Over 2 decades of studying the martial arts and today I had the brainwave to start doing reviews on the various bits of equipment that I have used over the years.
Ok enough waffling, I'll start with an indispensable piece of equipment for training and sparing, the gum-shield or mouth guard. My favourite mouthguard is made by Shock Doctor. Its the Gel Max Mouthguard. I like the colour but better still is the way it fits in your mouth and the protection it gives. It's without question the very best mouth guard I have used. When moulded properly it fits beautifully and does not fill your mouth or make you gag like some mouthpieces do. It has a rubber frame that provides brilliant impact protection. You also have a choice of various colours *__*. The case is quite cool too, nice and modular. It's inexpensive, it cost about £10:00 at Sports Direct.
I definitely recommend it. Train safely
In a final match up of the usual suspects, the K-1 Grand Finals kicked off once again Semmy Shilt was victorious beating Peter Aerts in the final. The Lumberjack suffering a ruptured knee in a bad slip. As with all Semmy Shilt fights - not exciting at all. The fellow is just too large. Nonetheless there were some very good fights one of them being the Remy Bonjasky/Badr Hari match. These are 2 very technical Muay Thai fighters I greatly admire. Badr Hari has bulked up quite a bit but, it does not seem to have short changed him in the kicking department. He is still lightening quick. His punching has improved a lot and in my view I feel he should have won the fight. Make up your own mind from the video above
