[Tone C]

Right,I am back online again,a week later than originally planned but hey,shit happens,right?

I got the opportunity to finally roll/train in these gloves but only for grappling with strikes and a little bit of light stand up no pad or bag work as yet I am afraid,possibly tomorrow,depends upon what I decide to teach...

Okay,these are actually comfier on,without any breaking in than the Fairtexs are!When I trained in the Fairtexs to start with it took a few sessions until they softened up enough.These felt fine straight off the bat.We were playing with figure 4/kimuras etc and they were great,not getting caught up or being any problems trying to put them on whilst jockeying for position.We played with them with guard escapes/side control escapes using strikes.I had a big guy on top and although I was aware of being hit it was quite tolerable and not as much impact that I would normally expect to take from the guy who was punching.So they work well in that respect.We did a little stand up sparring(I got caught a couple of times-rusty after not training recently!).Again no problems with that either.Not going full bore but even so it wasnt a problem.

One of the guys that I teach said that he preferred the straps upon another pair of gloves that he normally uses(we were not using wraps) which he feels give him more support but he has notoriouslly weak wrists.I had no problems and I dont think that the strap on these is an issue.The other guy had no other complaints about the gloves but he is used to another style of gloves with less padding nad not this type.I think after a couple of sessions with these he would happily switch especially as his partners will be grateful to him.....

The thumb straps do leach out some black ink but that will calm down soon and you guys know how to use soap,right?Plus you always seem to get that with new dyed products anyway.

Just as an observation the thumb pieces are a tiny bit bigger/wider(the outside bit) than the Fairtexs.It does not make any difference to the glove as far as I can tell but its just an observation,its only a tiny bit bigger.

I would highly recommend these gloves to anyone looking for a good inexpensive Shooto style glove.I'll update after training pads if you guys want.

[BabyPhenom]

It isnt available on the website yet... sucks

[Tone C]

Right I rolled and sparred (light ) stand up and clinching and grappling with the KOs on Sunday with another guy I teach and we both normally use Fairtex training gloves(as shown in the first page).On Sunday we both used the KOs to see how they felt over a nice long session of about 2 hours.There were no problems for either of us,clinching and pummeling for underhooks went fine,the gloves did not tie up to any great extent.With light to medium stand up (hands and legs too) they were fine,neither of us got injured from a light tap or anything stupid like that.When rolling upon the floor they also felt fine,they stayed in place well enough and did not need to be adjusted every 20 seconds.

At the end of the session I asked the other guy(Hi Andy....*waves*) what he thought and he just looked down at his hands in kinda surprise and went "Oh yeah they felt fine,I forgot I wasn't wearing my normal gloves."That says a lot about how these feel on almost straight away!He did not experience any problems with the wrist support either,he said they flt comfy on,happy with the fit and straps and the support offered.And that is quite a glowing referece from this guy as he tends to injure himself badly and go "Yea it stings a bit."Whereas I'd be screaming like a bitch.He tends to a master of understatement.

I have done a little bit of padwork but not enough to give them an exhaustive review yet regards them for that kind of impact work yet.Sorry.

[Darph]

Hey guys,

I purchased a pair from Neil directly. I'll let ya know how awesome they are when I get them.

[Tone C]

Originally Posted by BabyPhenom

It isnt available on the website yet... sucks

Yea,I think he has some in stock if you phone up though?

And Darph,what did you think 'bout them?

[blaa_kriger]

whats the price for these?

[ShadowNINku]

so due next are the Thai style gloves and these here MMA training gloves.....we wait still, hope we get a choice of colors?

[Tone C]

Originally Posted by blaa_kriger

whats the price for these?

They are about $35.00 with free shipping to the lower 48.I emailed Neil to ask him for you.And they are in stock already but not up on the site.The Thai gloves are still undergoing product development apparently.Hope that helps.

[blaa_kriger]

that helps thanks...thats a very nice price...will give these a shot

[ShadowNINku]

Originally Posted by Tone C

They are about $35.00 with free shipping to the lower 48.I emailed Neil to ask him for you.And they are in stock already but not up on the site.The Thai gloves are still undergoing product development apparently.Hope that helps.

we'll send him an E-mail then , I want these, they look alright