Good response
This: to my mind is the best way of responding to the USFCA certification.
If you don't like something, do it better.
If you don't like something, do it better.
Kit mod: heavy sparring glove 2
Updated for 2018.
So the below post is very old now and was written in 2014. This post still gets a lot of hits so I just thought I'd clarify that the below idea was put together before many (if not all) of the heavy gloves currently on the market really hit. Now in 2018 the below should be considered a curiosity that illustrates the time before dedicated HEMA suppliers came along rather than something to guide your thoughts. Personally, for the last few years or so I've been using SPES Heavies pretty much exclusively.
Though I still think the idea of a protective unit of hands, forearm and elbow all joined up would be a quite good idea.
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This is a follow on to heavy sparring gloves and SPES arm protectors.
Finally: a pretty good HEMA glove.
Essentially I've created this final stage by removing the cuff from the gauntlet and attaching Velcro so the SPES arm & elbow protection attaches to the gauntlet. The Velcro attaches under the lip of the arm protection providing…
So the below post is very old now and was written in 2014. This post still gets a lot of hits so I just thought I'd clarify that the below idea was put together before many (if not all) of the heavy gloves currently on the market really hit. Now in 2018 the below should be considered a curiosity that illustrates the time before dedicated HEMA suppliers came along rather than something to guide your thoughts. Personally, for the last few years or so I've been using SPES Heavies pretty much exclusively.
Though I still think the idea of a protective unit of hands, forearm and elbow all joined up would be a quite good idea.
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This is a follow on to heavy sparring gloves and SPES arm protectors.
Finally: a pretty good HEMA glove.
Essentially I've created this final stage by removing the cuff from the gauntlet and attaching Velcro so the SPES arm & elbow protection attaches to the gauntlet. The Velcro attaches under the lip of the arm protection providing…
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