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Your cart is empty.These vinyl forearm guards are constructed with multiple layers of impact absorbing foam and dispersal of impact. The guards feature a tapering design, narrowing from the below the elbow to the bottom of your wrist. A built-in sheet wick helps keep your arm dry and comfortable and preventing slippage. Two velcro straps plus one additional support strap give your guards a secure and comfortable fit, giving you better control during your sparring sessions.
Smart Shopper
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021
Nice coverage of arms. Works for my kung fu class.
HCC3
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
These forearm guards and their companion shin guards are very good, and more protection than any Olympic Taekwondo athlete below black belt needs. Unless your child is competing for a spot on the junior national team, competing as an adult black belt, or competing in a heavy weight class in the 33 and over divisions it's unlikely he will feel anything though these, including shin-to-knee collisions.If you or your child are competing at the echelons mentioned above there is more technologically advanced gear (at a substantially higher price) that will offer slightly more protection, which may or may not, in your view, be worth the additional cost. When I competed at the national and international levels I wanted the most protective gear I could legally wear, and the enhanced protection was worth the expense. In those days this style of equipment *was* the best gear available. While it was more expensive than the cloth-and-foam guards that remain a staple for most competitors today, I don't recall the price difference being quite as large as it is between these guards and the new state-of-the-art guards, whose design really boils down to some extra padding aligned with the bones they protect and some anti-slip features to help prevent the guard from twisting when taking a glancing blow.In short, this level of protection is overkill for junior color belt competitors; I recommend the cloth-and-foam forearm and shin/instep guards for that group of competitors. For more advanced competitors, competitors who compete against other strong-but-clumsy or unconventional players who tend to "bang" shins, knees, or even elbows sometimes, these provide good protection without the premium price of the state-of-the-art equipment.
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