Fogged Glasses

[Old Warrior]

As strange as this may sound - it happens every time. Near the end of class we gather up at one end of the dojang and the Master calls us out 2 at a time to bout. As long as I'm moving around practicing my glasses are fine. As soon as I sit down the heat off my body fogs them so badly I can't see. So when he calls my name. I'm all psyched, but I can't see a thing.

So, fellow Kenshi -what do I do to stop the fogging. I tried one of those no fog cloths (for car windows) but it didn't work real well. I really can't see without then. I can't imagine hitting son mok (kote) without them. My equilibrium gets upset when they're off. It seems like contacts or laser surgey is the only alternative.

[Henning]

Check out the thread; http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=343&highlight=glasses

The easiest way to beat me is to make me sweat, then stop the fight pretending to be in need of fixing equipment. I will then have to wait in sonkyu. Hence the fogging starts. Next we have a blind kendoka on the court. Not very difficult to beat.
Lol.

[Odachi]

Here is a old trick used with paintball masks (before thermal lez), take a small amount of dish soap on your finger and spread it around on the inside of your glasses. You will see a blur, but much better than the fog.

[Hai_hai]

I don't know if you have glass lenses or polycarbonate lenses. You can try applying anti-fog spray that is used on hockey masks, by Itech. It smells like swimming goggle anti-fog liquid so I guess it's the same thing. You spray it on, wipe it and let it dry. If there's more moisture than the anti-fog can handle, it will end up as water droplets instead of fog.

[KhawMengLee]

Spit. It may sound weird but anti fog is expensive, soap is very troublesome(seeing how u have to mix it with water and then let it dry evenly accross the glass surface).

A bit of spit rubbed on the lense before u start works well. I've been using that with my sports goggles for kendo and never had a problem.

[Serenity]

Old Warrior, I have the same problem. :glasses: I wear glasses since I was a little kid and without them I'm blind. :ko: I can't see an inch before me. :cross_eye (Sempai where are u:confused: , oh there u are:devious: , ... meeeeen:grin: ; a few seconds later... hmm (sempai) that was my kote :eek: )Then I tried contacts -> best decision I counldn't make. :D I was reborn :cheerful: -> it's such a good feeling, I see much bether then with glasses, the view is sharper there are no limitation -> u view is independet. It's gives you lot more selfconfidence. I can't imagine my life withut them, especially in Kendo! Glasses are causing much problems during practise -> u can't concentrate on important things (like zanshin ect.) while correcting glasses, u can't see anything, because the glasses get dirty (sweat), u have to clean them every five minutes and not to mention the fog and the pain when wearing men! Men presses dow the glasses on your nose and ears -> great pain . So I don't wear glasses when doing keiko in bogu -> and the boys in my club who are wearing glasses don't wear glasses too.

So, I recomed you contacts. You will see, once you try them, you won't wear anything else. But contacts are only for PWR (power) - (-0,5 to - 8 don't know exactly). For further info please ask your doc.

About laser operation:
- it's expensive,
- you PWR mustn't change for 2 years,
- it can be done only if you have PWR -

I hope I could help a little bit.

Serenity :glasses:

[Hai_hai]

Spit. It may sound weird but anti fog is expensive, soap is very troublesome(seeing how u have to mix it with water and then let it dry evenly accross the glass surface).

A bit of spit rubbed on the lense before u start works well. I've been using that with my sports goggles for kendo and never had a problem.

It really isn't that expensive. $8 for a 7.4 ounce bottle. You don't spray a lot on so it would last a year.

[Stimpson J. Cat]

Spit. It may sound weird but .
You commonly see scuba divers spitting into their masks before putting them on, I don't dive myself, but they must think it works. I know a guy who dives a lot, if I see him in the next few days I'll ask him about it.

[darren]

If there is no air flow behind the lenses they will fog up. Try to find a way to allow air to flow freely at the top and bottom of your lenses. They will not fog up.

Personally I can't wear contacts. For years I wore a small pair of glasses inside my Men but I didn't like how they would get jostled around because the temples are caught between my head and the Men. I NEED to wear my glasses.

One solution is to get glasses that are held on with an elastic headband. Another solution I have been using for the past year is to actually mount a pair of glasses (without the temples) into the Men grill.

[Neil Gendzwill]

There are two styles available, the ones with elastic headband shown here (http://kendoshop.com/eshop/index.php?mode=subdetail&num=190&flag=catedetail) or Mengan which clip into the men, shown at the bottom of this page (http://www.bogubag.com/Bogu/Pads/pads.html).

As far as laser surgery - my recommendation is against, based on a lot of information found here (http://www.surgicaleyes.org).

Contacts work well for me.

[Hai_hai]

If there is no air flow behind the lenses they will fog up. Try to find a way to allow air to flow freely at the top and bottom of your lenses. They will not fog up...
This person has never worn a men.

[Arnold Strong]

Use shaving cream. But spread it evenly and cleanly. Don't rinse it with water, just use issue. All you really do is put a bit of shaving cream on, use your fingers to spread it around and then use a piece of tissue to wipe off the shaving cream.