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gottalovet
White Belt
Joined: 25 Aug 2004
Posts: 2
Styles: Goshi shun (yellow belt)
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 Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:57 am Post subject: Vinyl vs. Foam |
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[b]Hi
I am interested in buying sparring gear to use during practice and tournaments. I was wondering which would be better, foam or vinyl? I want something that would last a long time and had good protective padding. Any suggestions? Please let me know asap. If you like u can email me also. |
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Rotten Head Fok
Green Belt
Joined: 29 Jun 2004
Posts: 380
Styles: Choy-Li-Fut, Tai Chi Chuan
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I have sparred foam, I liked the padding at first, but they split, fell apart after a few months of use. (usually 3 times a week by adult size practitioners)
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AngelaG
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 865
Location: Devon, UK
Styles: Shotokan
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aefibird
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2003
Posts: 4416
Location: UK
Styles: Past and present: 2 styles of Karate, TKD, Aikido, Wing Chun, some Tai Chi
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I'd prefer vinyl over foam, but as AngelaG said, if you can afford it then go for leather. It'll last you MUCH longer than either vinyl or foam.
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gottalovet
White Belt
Joined: 25 Aug 2004
Posts: 2
Styles: Goshi shun (yellow belt)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| thanx for ur replies. they were really helpful. |
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Pacificshore
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 1698
Location: West Coast
Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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I used both, and I think I prefer the vinyl 
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Shane
Purple Belt
Joined: 21 Sep 2004
Posts: 576
Location: WA
Styles: Combative Arts
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I'm going to tell you some of the best shin insteps are the fairtex pro style
they are a little spending but they are built to last and your goint to have ultimate protection. Go with the pro style not the standard due to the bulk.
if you can get away with regular kickboxing/boxing gloves fairtex is great but if you need to go with a more traditional style go Macho has some pretty good gear. But for intense training fairtex or even twins
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