Training Headgear ONLY
NOT FOR COMPETITION
LEGAL
COMPETITION Headgear
JAW BAR
JAW BAR
TKO
FIGHTGEAR
EXTRA PADDED
EXTRA PADDED
GRANT
TOP TEN
JAW BAR
CENTURY
FAIRTEX
FAIRTEX
KARATE
KARATE
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WEDNESDAY, June 16th, 2004, AT 8:20 PM, PT
LEGAL Headgear For Competition
It has been brought to our attention that we need to watch the "Style" of headgear some fighters have been wearing in Amateur competition. As many here know, it is illegal for an IKF Amateur fighter to use any "Training" style headgear. This has always been described as headgear with a jaw bar across the front of the jaw. However, there are other headgears that are NOT allowed in IKF Amateur competition.
Headgear that are sold with the word "Training"
in there title are not legal "Competition" headgear for IKF Amateur Kickboxing. (Just like they are not
allowed in USA Amateur Boxing) The issue with "TRAINING"
Headgears is that they usually have the large ear padding or the jaw bars. When
you look at the LEGAL Competition Headgear you will notice there is no Jaw Bar
and the Ears are far less padded. Training Headgear range between 16 - 18
ounces depending on the size while Competition headgear is 10 ounces.
Here
are some photos of both styles.
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