ProForce Combination Cloth Shin / Instep Guards

Great deal for the price. I use them for bag work and you can definitely feel the impact but it doesn't hurt or cause bruising. Made from soft and comfortable material. Can get a little warm if worn for a long period of time (45 mins+) but that is to be expected if you are getting a good work out :)I have been using them for a month and no wear and tear. They are machine washable and that helps in keeping them clean. The fit is good and it doesn't slide off but there is little sideways movement as I kick the bag. I have to readjust the Guards about every 15 minutes but that has more to do with my kicking style and not a knock on the shin guards.Quite satisfied with the purchase

The shin guards worked excellent during my muay thai kickboxing class. Super comfortable with great shin impact. Size was a perfect fit.

Good product. Used for karate sparring practice, and these always protected me adequately. Lightweight, comfortable, well-fitting, and the encasing fabric never tore or damaged, despite LOTS of abuse.Only two issues with this product:1) You need to wash them every or every other training session, as they stink up from sweat fairly quickly. Not as bad as some other gear, but enough to wear I stopped keeping them in my gym bag for long periods of time without washing.2) I am not sure if this was unique to the pair I had, or if all have this problem, but the way the sewing is closed up leaves a sort of bunched up ball of the black fabric on the bottom part (the plantar surface) of the foot, such that it sometimes feels like you're stepping on something. Not bad at first, but after a long session of sparring, its like a "rock in your shoe" type of feeling. I fixed this by cutting out (literally) the bunched up part and gluing the ends together with super glue. It hasn't compromised the pads in any way.Ultimately, I am happy with my purchase, and would recommend these for light to medium contact sparring, as well as general shin protection in other activities.

Before I got this product, I was almost always coming home with bruises and sore spots on my shins from sparring. The day I received this product in the mail, I got to test it out for about 6 rounds of sparring and was so happy when I got done and had no shin pain whatsoever. It is somewhat difficult to get them off when you are done sparring, but that is a small price to pay to have the protection these things offer. Probably one of my best purchases to date from amazon...seriously. pay close attention in the product description to the dimensions you are ordering... the large was I think 5 3/4 inches across on the padding, which was perfect for my feet, but I do have somewhat narrow feet; so I would recommend measuring the distance across your instep and finding the size that corresponds to that. Some reviews I have seen on other instep pads say that they have issues with the instep pads covering the pinky toe, this didn't happen to me, I guess because my feet might be narrow, but are also big ( I wear a size 12 in most shoes), so it just simply wasn't an issue for me. Highly recommend these. Have told several people in my dojo about these. Great quality for the price.

I do Krav Maga, and the kicks and mats were doing a number on my shins and on the tops of my feet. I finally got sick of having scabs and got these. Very comfortable. I am 5'6", female, 130-135 lbs, and I got the mediums which fit me perfectly. For reference, I wear an 8.5 running shoe (US) and my calves are 14" around at the widest point.These are lightweight and really comfortable. Just enough padding to be protective without being obtrusive. I've been contemplating wearing them even for the ground survival classes, not just the combative classes, sine they wouldn't add that much size to my legs and would protect the tops of my feet from the mat.Very happy with these, and I expect them to last me for quite a while. Would recommend.

Got these because I needed something cheaply/quickly for an MMA class I just started. They worked well for me until I started doing more sparing with people who don't really understand what "He's the New Guy" means. I took a solid shot to the upper shin and now I've got a nice lower leg hematoma.I've seen some of the more experienced fighters use these as additional padding under their higher quality pads, which is how I'll probably start using them.Overall they do fit well and offer some basic level of protection, but once people start using 50% or more of their speed and power they just are not going to give you the impact protection your going to need.