My son's Taekwondo Protective Gears

Had been off from blogging due to my new Saturday bonding with my son Marty.
After his Kumon in the morning, I am a stage mother on his Taekwondo lessons
in the afternoon.

Last Saturday, we bought his Kix Taekwondo protective gears after several
sessions of borrowing gears from his team mates during their sparring sessions.

I was surprised with the price of these gears. From all the sports houses we've
checked, these are available only on a per individual purchase.

Its very important that you fit the gears when buying and try to do some kicks,
punches and forms to check if you can move comfortably and properly with
the gears.

My son's uniform called Dobok.

Here are my son's Taekwondo protective gears which we bought from
Sports Central and Toby's.  Prices are the same from these two stores.

1. Head Gear - protection from head kicks

2. Chest Protector - hogu is essential for sparring.

3. Groin Guard - for taekwondo tournaments you need to wear your
    groin guard underneath your dobok.

   Male groin guards have more of a cup shape. And female
   groin guards are flatter.

   To put your groin guard on step into it. The elastic goes round
   your waist and round the back of your legs to hold it in place.

4. Shin Guards - protects the front of your shins.
   Make sure they're not too long. You need to be able to bend your
   ankles and knees fully.

5. Arm Protectors - When you block a kick they help protect the
    bone running down the outside of your forearm (your ulna).

Other equipment which are still optional but required when you join
sparring tournaments: Face Shield, Mouth Guard, Sparring Shoes,
Foot Protectors.

He also has Kick Pad to practice focus, strenght and speed in kicking.