Sport Armor

A colleague and I doing some free form two weapons sparring. I'm in red. His spin attack near the end that I duck under almost looked planned, but it wasn't :)

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• sword
• armor
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• spar
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• fighting

[PuddingblendeR]

where can buy such armor?

and is it also resistent against wooden weapons like rattan escrima stick?

and wich parts of the body are protected?

[JeffDeBiase]

@PuddingblendeR Oh yeah, and the upper chest would be protected but not so much from the mid section downward. If you are looking specifically for Escrima protection I believe you can buy harnessess/gambesons for sparring. They also use hockey gear for hand protection.

[PuddingblendeR]

@JeffDeBiase its not for escrima weapons only, also for longer weapons like a staff, and unarmed as well.

[JeffDeBiase]

@PuddingblendeR Cool \m/

[PuddingblendeR]

@JeffDeBiase so is it resistent against that type of weapons?

and where can i buy those things?

[JeffDeBiase]

@PuddingblendeR Oh I didn't know you were asking me if the armor is good against staff. As I said, I have not personally tested the armor against hard weapons.  The best bet is to look around and determine for yourself. I would post links but youtube won't let me, so do a google search for "sportsword armor" and "Motorcross protection." You should find the stuff you see in the vid. Later.

[JeffDeBiase]

@PuddingblendeR The armor is mainly motor bike and lacrosse gear. If you did a search for motorcross equipment you could find very similar armor. We never tested it against rattan however I would go so far as to say the head shoulders, forearms, back (spine), knees, and shins would be protected. Thighs and everywhere in between those spots I mentioned are unprotected.

[JeffDeBiase]

@airtsuamark Wow, so sorry for the late reply, I must have missed this completely. The armor was not bought from Century. It is actually modified Lacrosse gear....

[airtsuamark]

are u wearing martial armor from century?

[JeffDeBiase]

Hi Doug, no I haven't done SCA, but I know folks that have. Seems like fun stuff, but there's a lot of freedom to practice with various weapons with the people I know. Currently I'm working on quarterstaff.