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Quote: Originally Posted by bunzo7 hows it smell? my 12 oz. ringsides got that damn "made in china" smell..i cant really stand it..it makes my 16 oz. twins smell better lol i think people should start writing a small part their reviews based off of the 5 senses even 6 if your special lol Mine smell great. Like nice high quality leather.

No, Scott said he made a few pair with the 1/2 length finger hood. They only had 2 pair left.

The new insoles I am using are "memory foam" and not very thick. They were $8 at a drug store. Made a BIG difference. Just tonight I trained 2 hours all standup and they felt good. They are stiff shoes that need breakin.

Is there some sort of bar across the top of the wrist section? What is that? Congratulations on your purchase!

It seems nearly all of the 'grappling/mma' shin guards are like that regarding the amount of protection they provide. Or does someone know of a brand otherwise? Also, I could be wrong, but it seems to be that the Combat Sports mma shinguards have the exact same design, but the added benefit of being cheaper: Combat Sports MMA Training Shin Guards-Combatsports.com They don't look as nice as the Hayabusa's though. ;)

Quote: Originally Posted by CodyD How did the Fartex's and how do the Top Kings hold up in other areas, like support and comfort, to the hayabusa's? The Fairtex Pros provided excellent protection even when hard sparring, but I found that they slipped around on me unless I really cinched the straps up tight...in which case I found the straps kind of uncomfortable. The Hayabusas are in some ways the opposite...extremely comfortable...

Tried to embed but failed at embedding. The TU website has Razor Rob using the new TU Heatseeker gloves, they look the same except for the logo but I'm sure the foam padding has been updated a bit.

hows it smell? my 12 oz. ringsides got that damn "made in china" smell..i cant really stand it..it makes my 16 oz. twins smell better lol i think people should start writing a small part their reviews based off of the 5 senses even 6 if your special lol

I decided to buy these shinguards since they seemed to offer the best degree of protection for the foot and the kneecap. When you start to wear them they seem to be somewhat too long on the foot (I'm 6' tall and the L site covers almost completely my foot) but you get accustomed to that. The protection is great: sometimes I would have even preferred they were a little less padded to feel the kicks a little bit more when checking....

Quote: Originally Posted by ClampXVII I'm pretty sure they're black laces judging from the other photos, but you're right we got nice gloves for the price. Yeah, I checked out those other photos, my bad lol.