MMA Training and Gear Forum >> Sparring with or without headgear, what say ye?

victorchensky - if you arent using it that is fucking retarded and to be fair, if you keep it up it wont be long until you actually become retarded. apart from all the risks from getting lacerations and facial fractures as well as cauliflower ear, not wearing headgear also forces the participants from using elbows and it is also not conducive to the health of your opponents hands which can be easily hurt from hitting a bony strucutre suchnas the head and there is risk from head to head contact. also without headgear participants are unable to spar at a high intensity due to these associated risks. as a guy who used to spar religiously without headgear, i look back and say that was some of the stupidest shit ive ever done. id say it would be reasonable to spar without headgear if one is going light. however if you train in a very intense and violent environment, it would be foolish to train without the hat on.

i implore you to not only wear headgear but, to also buy the best headgear there is because the brain is the most valuable asset one can possess. i recommend investing $250 on winning's headgear, it is extremely expensive but it is simply the best headgear in the world hands down.