Check out this headgears, astronaut style.

[Xebsball]

Check it out, anyone have any info on whats going on these pics and whats upt the weird headgear thing.

http://isweb36.infoseek.co.jp/sports/drghd/magazines/gonkaku/117/p165.jpg

http://isweb36.infoseek.co.jp/sports/drghd/magazines/gonkaku/117/p166.jpg

http://isweb36.infoseek.co.jp/sports/drghd/magazines/gonkaku/117/p164.jpg

[Starchaser107]

but a giant leap for jjj

[joedoe]

I've seen those used for kids tournaments but never for seniors.

[Xebsball]

Starchaser107, is that a JJJ tournament or something? Could you give more info on that?

[Starchaser107]

just a shot in the dark here.
..with all that grappling looking stuff going on there...

sorry :D

[Xebsball]

LOL :D

[Robinf]

One of our adult students has that headgear. The plastic front steams up and she can't see. She also has a hard time breathing through the fog.

I don't recommend them.

Robin

[Xebsball]

I found where's that from:

http://www.daidojuku.com/eng/top.htm

It is a sort of NHB karate tournament, go here for rules and videos:

http://www.daidojuku.com/eng/rule.htm

[Sharky]

anything that lets you go full contact or close to the head gets my vote

[tsunami surfer]

At the school I train at we use a similar type of head gear. Only it has a face cage like on a linebackers helmet. You can go full contact and not get a broken nose or smashed face. But you will still feel the impact to your head so you better be using defensive skills to keep your head attached. This type of gear allows realism with safety.