In combat Sport, full contact training is absolutely necessary, however, good sparring gear is a must to ensure safety.

There are many elements of training that must be included in your program, each one of them as important as the next -

• Conditioning
• Strength Training
• Technical Skill Training
• Grappling
• Sparring
• Drills
• Flexibility

By using good sparring gear whilst training, unnecessary injuries will be avoided. This is especially important as most of your sparring will be carried out in the period approaching your competition and you do not want to be carrying injuries into the arena with you.

Depending on your specific Art, some of the following items will be useful -

• Mouthguard
• Head Guard
• Sparring Gloves
• Grappling Gloves
• Groin Protector
• Foot Pads
• Chest Guard

Sparring and Grappling can both be trained at varying levels of intensity but sparring gear will certainly help you to train more safely.

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