It’s no laughing matter if you’re sparring in the ring and the Wrestling Shoe on your feet is old, worn, or substandard. Protective gear is supposed to be just that. ‘protective’ otherwise what’s the point. It’s the same for head gear, although in the wrestling sense that is not so much to protect your head as your ears, but protect it should. It might seem brave to go against the grappling grain, but many a young man, and it has to be said woman too, have sustained injuries that have taken them out of competitive fighting for good, and all because the shoes of their feet were not up to scratch. If finances are a bit tight and you can’t afford to buy the proper stuff, then it would be a good idea to wait until you can before getting back in the ring, no matter how much you love the sport. It’s true that wrestling is as much about fashion and hype as it is grapple and brawl, but it’s still a potentially dangerous profession (or hobby), and should be taken very seriously from a health and safety perspective. Being young with a great level of fitness does nothing to prevent you from accident, which can happen and does happen, all the time, even with the stars. The difference being, those who dress properly are up and about and back in the ring a lot faster than those who weren’t, the latter sometimes seeing no return to the sport with some injuries.
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