[Max Shane]

I don't know, but there's something very manly about having hard ass shins and hearing but not feeling the click of shins hitting. Lately I've really been enjoying not using shin guards when sparring for some reason. We don't go too hard or anything, and it still sucks a bit to get checked with the knee, but sparring is so much more graceful when not using those big ass shin guards and alot cooler for some reason. However, we're smart about it and gaining little fractures on my shins is the last thing I want. Hell, sometimes me and a partner just kick and check shins together over and over.

Now of course this would be totally stupid to do without conditioned shins, so don't attempt unless you're sure. But does anyone else feel this way or do this?

[King Kabuki]

When I did Muay Thai I never used shin guards. Didn't really see a point to them. And I did shin conditioning, the kind most people told me I was crazy to do.

Also, getting small stress-fractures on your shins is inevitable.

[Max Shane]

You didn't wear shin guards cause your a man. Men don't wear pansy ass shin guards. Pansy ass boys wear pansy ass shin guards. Pansys can't take an iron shin to their fragile little twig of a leg.

Or so I now believe.

[MagnumCT]

I apply poisonous spiders to my shins and tie them down with snakes. That's what a real man does.

[Carlson]

Originally Posted by MagnumCT

I apply poisonous spiders to my shins and tie them down with snakes. That's what a real man does.

haha...awesome

[King Kabuki]

I apply poisonous spiders to my shins and tie them down with snakes. That's what a real man does.

It depends on what kind of snake. If it's a venemous Viper then you're a man. If it's a constrictor, then you're just a pussy who only wants to be hugged.

[MagnumCT]

I use asps. Very dangerous.

[InternetHero]

I never wear them. I don't feel there's any point of throwing what would be a leg kick and having it absorbed by the padding when you kick the heavy bag. Otherwise when I spar and eat a knee block I feel it'd be twice as bad.

[ASiAnVaLEtUDo]

I usually spar hard with shinguards but I also spar w/o shinguards but I go lighter but in no means are they tapping. Sometimes I spar about 50-70 percent with no shinguards. That usually ends up very conservative and we end up picking our shots and doing timing alot more. I do know that Peter Aerts always wears shinguards when he drills and spars. When he drills, he even goes as far to wear bigass shinguards and on top of that, he puts that karate/kickboxing(american style) footpad over his instep on top the shinguard. that is some major ass protection

[vegaskurt]

I never wear shin guards on heavy bag work but my teacher makes us wear one shin guard for blocking drills. Like I will wear one on my left leg and my opponent will wear one on his left. That way its always bare leg to bad. Then again I'm new to all of this and my shins hurt like a mofo from last night.