What is the best gear for sparring?

My friend and I have both done martial arts for years, but in different arts. I'm more of a grappler and a hand fighter, while he's got some real power behind his kicks. What are the trusted brands of MMA-ish sparring gear? More specifically, what are some good models of gloves that won't restrict grappling, and foot pads so I don't have to get any of my ribs set again? Durability and price are also factors for consideration, but if there's a great product out there, I'd apreciate hearing about it. Thanks.

What is the best gear for sparring?
There are a few places online you can view and see the equipment before you buy it.





there is Century Martial arts already mentioned above.





Sakura Martial arts: http://www.sakura-0.com/





Asian world of MA: http://www.awma.com/





Thats just a few. You can find more online buy searching in any search engine like yahoo, Google or which ever is your favorite.
Reply:bare knuckles or brass knuckles. Trust me i know
Reply:Century has a great line of products. If you guys are gona spar, setup some sort of rules before you do. Divide your time with grappeling and stand up to get the most out of eachothers knowledge on each subject.


http://www.centuryfitness.com/
Reply:DUDE under NO circumstances, buy century for MMA. That's for Karate pu$$ies.


It's cheap material that won't last too.





Buy


Combat Sports International





They only design MMA gear. I have bought their gloves and shin/instep gaurds, and they kick ***.





I have Shock Wave headgear. It works great.





DO NOT BUY "CENTURY" FOR FULL CONTACT TRAINING!!!!(unless you like a sore head)
Reply:check out nemesisgear.net and or go to ufc.com and follow a link to ther sports shop. I like nemesis a lot

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