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Shizentai
Green Belt
Joined: 01 Mar 2009
Posts: 417
Styles: karate
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:08 am Post subject: |
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I wear contacts for karate now, but when I was a kid I'd have to take my glasses off whenever we were doing partner work. I remember that being a huge pain! If in the middle of the partner drill Sensei wanted to explain something I couldn't see him unless I put them back on. Once he was explaining something for a while, so I went and put them back on, but as soon as I got back to my spot he said "ICHI!" and my partner punched me in the face. Even though she just barely got me, I had a black eye for a week because the nose pad broke a blood vessel in my lower eyelid!
If you can't see well enough without them, and if you can't wear contacts, I highly recommend prescription sports goggles (as others have), because those at least are designed to protect your eyes from impact. _________________ "My work itself is my best signature."
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nyramat911
Yellow Belt
Joined: 22 Aug 2013
Posts: 25
Location: Australia
Styles: Shito Ryu
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Safroot,
I realise that this post is a little old now, but hopefully this will help... I've lived in the US where recspecs were the norm, but now that I live in Australia sports glasses are a bit harder to come by. In my dojo there's a "no glasses" rule for any partner work, and this extends to kids and adults. Consequently most adults just bite the bullet and overcome the "poking myself in the eye" concern and wear contacts, even if it's just for karate class. There is one guy at my dojo who wears sports goggles, but I've never asked him where he got them from.
This being said, however, if you speak to your optometrist you should be able to get a recommendation for sports goggles (OPSM has some options http://www.opsm.com.au/rx-sport-glasses but are notoriously expensive) or at the very least a valid prescription which you can use online. I'd imagine that something like this
http://www.sports-eyewear.com.au/product.php/68/sports-goggles-prescription-rx-progear
or this
https://goggleman.com.au/collections/ball-sports-eyewear
would be acceptable to use during martial arts training (but may be banned during competition, depending on the tournament rules).
Please let us know what you decide to do- I'd be interested in your review if you do decide to go for sports glasses. |
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Safroot
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 22 Dec 2013
Posts: 911
Location: Sydney, Australia
Styles: Kyokushin
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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nyramat911 wrote: |
Hi Safroot,
I realise that this post is a little old now, but hopefully this will help... I've lived in the US where recspecs were the norm, but now that I live in Australia sports glasses are a bit harder to come by. In my dojo there's a "no glasses" rule for any partner work, and this extends to kids and adults. Consequently most adults just bite the bullet and overcome the "poking myself in the eye" concern and wear contacts, even if it's just for karate class. There is one guy at my dojo who wears sports goggles, but I've never asked him where he got them from.
This being said, however, if you speak to your optometrist you should be able to get a recommendation for sports goggles (OPSM has some options http://www.opsm.com.au/rx-sport-glasses but are notoriously expensive) or at the very least a valid prescription which you can use online. I'd imagine that something like this
http://www.sports-eyewear.com.au/product.php/68/sports-goggles-prescription-rx-progear
or this
https://goggleman.com.au/collections/ball-sports-eyewear
would be acceptable to use during martial arts training (but may be banned during competition, depending on the tournament rules).
Please let us know what you decide to do- I'd be interested in your review if you do decide to go for sports glasses. |
Thanks nyramat911 for your recommendations, maybe the post was old but I have just restarted my training 2 weeks ago.
For sure I will look into it & if I decided to go for sports glasses I will let you know _________________ "The Martial Arts begin with a point and end in a circle."
Sosai Mas Oyama founder of Kyokushin Karate. |
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SaiFightsMS
KF VIP
Joined: 28 Oct 2001
Posts: 6397
Location: Ohio
Styles: Shotokan, Shorin Ryu, Shi-to Ryu
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I am blind as a bat without my glasses and invested in a pair of sports goggles that I wore. I got a second strap for them and even wore them in the pool when I was working with my deep water jogging vest. |
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Safroot
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 22 Dec 2013
Posts: 911
Location: Sydney, Australia
Styles: Kyokushin
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:16 am Post subject: |
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SaiFightsMS wrote: |
I am blind as a bat without my glasses and invested in a pair of sports goggles that I wore. I got a second strap for them and even wore them in the pool when I was working with my deep water jogging vest. |
I agree, sports goggles are the best option but way too expensive 😡 _________________ "The Martial Arts begin with a point and end in a circle."
Sosai Mas Oyama founder of Kyokushin Karate. |
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singularity6
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2017
Posts: 958
Location: Michigan
Styles: Jidokwan Taekwondo and Hapkido, Yoshokai Aikido, ZNIR Iaido, Kendo
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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My vision is pretty bad: about -3 in each eye (moderate myopia) and a cylinder of about 2 in each eye (borderline-severe astigmatism.) Needless to say, I can't see anything without my glasses. I think they'd run about $150 or so. I use prescription sports goggles. They're not crazy expensive, and since we hit each other in the face, I've had to pop lenses back in a few times. But... I don't get cut (frames are plastic with rubber padding) and if they break, I won't have to worry about driving home! _________________ 5th Geup Jidokwan Tae Kwon Do/Hap Ki Do
(Never officially tested in aikido, iaido or kendo) |
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