Heavy Sparring Kit - Gear Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 мар 2017
- Hosts Lee Smith and Jane Johnston go over their heavy Sparring Kit.
Leather elbow protectors - VargusHidesandDyes/
Spes jacket - histfenc.com/productcart/ap-fencing-jacket-350n (Men's)
histfenc.com/productcart/ap-womens-fencing-jacket-350n-v3-0 (Women's)
Other misc gear can be found at www.woodenswords.com, www.darkagecreations.com, www.histfenc.com, or southcoastswords.com
In my second session I took a glancing blow to the groin, my cup clicked a bit so I knew contact was made. Didn't feel a thing. It wasn't until I got home that evening and took my gear off, and the cup was split down the middle. They get hot, your crotch will sweat and feel unpleasant, but if you go into sparring wearing literally nothing else, WEAR THE CUP. I'd rather go without a mask than a cup if I was forced to choose lol. That cup cost me like £5. No excuses ever. Always wear a cup fellas.
really appreciate your videos. as a person who is just beginning in hema with a remote access to an established club, your videos are really helpful to me, and im sure the hema community in general. since my hometown is coquitlam i'll probably be stopping by for a session or two when im back there visiting. keep up the good work
Late to the party, but I have been doing sports fencing and one of the things I learned is that you can also get hard plastic chest protectors for men from Leon Paul (and other fencing suppliers).These can be useful for preventing broken ribs and generally to make sparring a little more comfortable. They are a bit limited in the sizes though.
Feels wierd to be mentioned in a youtube video :p
There are cheap muay thai cups made of steel. The one I have is from RDX and it's wide, comfortable and good luck damaging that. So far I never had any painful nut shot in any sport wearing it.
I broke a rib from a light thrust with a practice spear which was heavily padded with foam at the tip. Sooo stupid. But yeah, ribs are fragile. I also tore up the underside of my boob tissue (so, the inside. I was completely unmarked visually) which still feels weird 8 months later, so I'm very much in favour of both fencing jacket and chest protector!
they look lovely
Thanks for the review! I would suggest the Nutty Buddy cup! Looking for the SPES Skirt now! Thanks!
Jane, I am your absolute fan.
...Huh.
My God. Such poetry!
Yeah you "really" don't want to fence without a cup. Last time I was at out club I started fencing a guy and he thrust straight into my groin right off the bat. I was very thankful to have been wearing a cup that day.
Fencing shoes are a really good choice for hema. They're really flexible and purpose built for fencing.
On SPES Heavies. I used them to compete in my first longsword tournament not too long ago and I caught a zwerch to the thumb and it hurt like hell and burst open my thumb and I bled everywhere and a fellow clubmate got their thumb broken two tournaments prior. I would reccomend the polish Sparring gloves as I have used those since without incident. The thumb protection is just sorely lacking on the SPES heavies.
Sorry for the late question, but assuming one owns a hard chest protector of sorts, could they get away with a less layered jacket (although definitely more layered on the arms and maybe the back) for synthetic sparring? I've seen some of the jackets, and they seem a little pricey, so I was thinking of making my own fencing jacket of sorts, but layering several layers of fabric would be easier to sew by hand rather than machine which is time consuming; and I'm unsure what form of batting could be substantial enough to withstand full intensity sparring if I were to use only two or three layers.
Good luck getting anything from South Coast - I have a custom jacket ordered 8/20/18 and a fauld ordered 10/5/18. Still no word...
Could you make a video showing how you put on all that stuff?
Spes Lobster gloves are way better now than they used to be.
it´s sad that all that gear is SO expensive :(
Odd question, but please bear with me. In all seriousness, what do you wear UNDER your jacket? Is it just a tshirt, or is there some sort of light gambeson type thing for additional padding? Is the SPES alone enough to take the sting out of steel? I get that it's not supposed to feel good getting hit, but having never laid hands on a SPES jacket (or any HEMA jacket) I had to ask. Also, what about the hips and thighs? Hockey girdle, baseball sliding pants, or just regular shorts? Thanks!