If you're reading this, then you're using one of the three best free blog sites the internet has to offer (BlogSpot, WordPress, or LiveJournal). Me, I'm using all three of them at once. I'm using three at once, because when this entry is finished, I'll hopefully not only changed your point of view, or opinions, but hopefully I'll have changed how you choose your fight gear.
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Demura Sensei, Briscoe Sensei, and Hilliard Sensei |
My name's
Michael Oka, my friends call me
Oka, so you should too. I'm a twenty-two year veteran of Shito-Ryu, with a solid lineage.
Additionally, I train under
Jerry Fraijo Sensei in
Clovis, California. My lineage through Fraijo Sensei, ascends directly through Tim Shiomi Sensei, and Kenzo Mabuni Sensei (the son of Shito-Ryu
founder Kenwa Mabuni Sensei).
I have solid instructors, solid training, and like most of you who train hard, I
need to keep myself in the best shape I possibly can. This means proper diet, proper exercise, and proper training -
but - this also means that I need the
best possible gear to train with.
Anyone who trains has probably at one point, or another gone to a
Dicks Sporting Goods, or
Big 5 to look for fight gear. They've got a huge supply, and odds are most beginners have no idea the injuries they're about to walk into.
I discussed some of the brands I've seen at the sporting goods stores, or little mall outlets, with other martial artists, and when I discussed names like
Macho,
Swift, and even
Everlast, the sentiments were majority shared. Rubber dipped, painted, or coated high impact, high density foam padding like you'll see with Macho, or Swift brand martial arts gear is great for kids, short term practice, and certainly great if you
don't plan on practicing professionally.
...and for
some of us, I am certain that's fine.
When I asked about Everlast, the consensus was that "...Everlast
neverlasts..." and
that was the kindest compliment I could pull up out of the conversation.
So, I got to researching. You see
a lot of these martial arts supplies being pumped out through small vendors, and
discount martial arts gear from sites such as
Tiger Strike, or
Martial Arts Overstock, and at least to
me, that's not very reassuring. There
has to be a reason the gear is oversold at underwhelming prices, and there has to be a reason why there is so much
overstock that the vendors can afford to sell the gear at irrationally low prices.
I pulled most of this up by discussing gear with other martial artists, and then researching it with a simple Google search. If you check it out yourself, you'll see what I'm talking about.
So why hurt yourself? Why waste time searching for
any discount martial arts supplies, whether for sparring, MMA, UFC, or training? Never mind
used gear vendors, and the idea of using something someone else didn't want because they chose to upgrade to reliable gear.
You need to be 110% when you step into a match!
It doesn't matter what style you practice, whether it is mixed martial arts, traditional martial arts, Karate, Kung Fu, Aikido, Kajukenbo, Muay Thai, or Brazilian Jiujitsu. You've put
way too much into what you do to find yourself
forced to quit because of an injury
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You want to win big, and walk away from it to fight another day. You want to train hard without risking your health, and safety. Go Piranha Gear.
Piranha Gear offers a
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that my fellow martial artists is something severely
lacking from the fight gear industry today.
Piranha Gear has what you
need and if you find they're out of stock, they do their best to go
out of their way to get it to you! You can't beat service like this, no matter who you are.
Check the site out, get yourself some gear! Not only is it quality, you won't have to empty your bank account to get it - and - because you've been so patient with me, use this 10% Discount Code at checkout, and knock a chunk off your purchase.
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(You're Welcome!)
- M