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You'll likely need a couple pairs of gloves. most gyms require a certain size for sparring. Probably 16oz. This tends to be the size required for boxing and muay thai fights as well.
For hitting a bag, i like to use light gloves and that is how my muay thai instructor taught me.
Some people like to use the 18oz for training so that when they fight, ...
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I've been training in (and recently teaching) Krav Maga for a while, and groin kicks are a regular occurrence. From my experience, it really doesn't matter all that much which cup you use, as long as you check it regularly, it shouldn't break spontaneously. Cups will usually crack first. Even if you wear a cup, it's still gonna hurt, you just have to get ...
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There is an additional angle here: the shin guards do not just protect your shins, they also protect your sparring partner from your shins. This can even be the more important thing, because while your shins can hurt a lot when hit, they are actually quite robust, they are very effective as blocks and can do great damage in attacks.
Head, groin and gum ...
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There is also a small glass rod type tool that you can find at better billiard/pool stores. It's designed to be rubbed along the pool cue to raise the dents that can occur through normal play. It will also work if the wood is already lacquered, where the steam trick (Which is quite useful) won't work on sealed wood.
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That doesn't sound like a huge hole. I would at least consider taping it and moving it to the to a spot off to the side.
If that solution sets off your safety or insurance alarms, I'd look into a mat repair kit. The Swain one includes:
(1) 7/8" x 7/8" patch
(1) 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" patch
(1) 36" reinforcement filament for repairing tears at edges
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You can glue it back together and then cover the end with something hard. Usually it's a piece of leather, but leather doesn't hold up.
I used run-of-the-mill 2-part epoxy for a while and it would hold up decently before the wire would start to cut deep and it needed a new coat.
The best I've tried so far is JB Weld, which is a type of epoxy. It's very hard ...
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You could try to put wood glue in the crack and than wrap the verga strongly with some cord.
But honestly i doubt that it will be possible to get the same flexibility. You will probably have to replace it.
Painting, slightly burning or even carving a good verga to add a personal touch should be no problem, if you go at it carefully.
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Just a heads up for those thinking of buying German made mats. I purchased 50 of the highest quality judo mats from Regupol 6 years ago (as I understand it they are the biggest manufacturer of mats in Germany). Model was E215 40 mm thick Tatami vinyl finish mats. They come with a five year warranty. Two months ago we pulled up the mats to clean the floor ...
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There is no certification for Judo mats, which sucks because I've seen people advertising 1" puzzle mats as judo mats where someone can get their back broken on.
Judo around the world is competed on 1.5" or 40mm mats.
You want to make sure you buy a quality mat. Its all about quality because not all foam is the same density - stay away from EVA foam its ...
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I don't wear them whilst training but on a bicycle (only on safe paths and often with just one ear in place) - the Klipsch Rugged S4i or maybe their Sport a5i.
They have an oval tip and big silicon earpieces that make them very secure. As a ruggedized headset I think they would survive sweat from training and would just run the wire inside a shirt.
I did ...
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Heavier gloves are generally preferred in sparring; in my gym, most amateurs won't spar in less than 16oz gloves.
Pros generally use 8oz gloves in a fight (although this is a negotation point when making a match sometimes), in an amateur bout I believe you must use at least 10oz gloves; although the exact specification depends on age/weight/experience.
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I'd go strongly with no. The only people I've seen have full compound fractures of the tibia and fibula are Muay Thai fighters. They're also the ones to spend the most time conditioning their shins to toughen them up. Long term it weakens them.
And really there's no point, you're not going to make them stronger not wearing shin guards, all you'll do is ...
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Muay Thai steel cups are the only way to go. Anything else has the potential (small, but still potential) of breaking when hit hard enough, and worst case scenario you get your foreskin ripped along with other such unpleasantness. They're also almost always too narrow, so it's easy to get one of your testicles caught between the cup and your thigh, which is ...
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If you have mechanical dents in the wood -- not broken fibers/splintering -- there's a wood working trick you can use to raise the dents: Get an iron, put it on highest heat setting. Take a clean rag wet, but not dripping. Fold the rag so a wet corner of the rag covers the dent -- touch the iron to the rag. The idea is to flash the water into steam with that ...
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I try to wash my hand-wraps between uses, and if I can't, I at least hang-dry them. They get smelly and gross fast.
My gloves, I try to take out of my bag between uses. I also have some cardboard tubes with holes punched in the sides that I jam in there to get some air flow and dryness action on the inside.
I have not tried these methods for more than a ...
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