New and strange equipment

[Usagi San]

Don't see any thread about it so here it goes, look at the men in the video; as any one seen this before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfoNFXnN7zQ

[Fonsz]

That was some weird Men, but maybe we saw a glimpse of the future or something? It looked very sturdy so I guess you won't feel a thing when you're hit.
The performance/demonstration how ever looked very impressive! Especially the synchronised strikes and timing and stuff. It looked very crispy as if it were dare I say Military Drill? It looked very good and if you can think away the Buck Rogers Men it was an extraordinary display of Kendo timing.
Maybe some Korean speaking Forumites can enlighten us on what is said and done here?

[Sirsmokesalot]

Hello!

They´re Men really look Strange... I don´t know what this is suposed to be? A new Bogu Product maybe? But what would it make different then the "standart" Men beside the "strange" look?

Regards
Sirsmokesalot

[bullet08]

hmm.. that men looks like it's some what molded to the head of the person who's wearing it. more like helmet then traditional men. tho.. i think it looks rather ugly.

pete

[Bennosuke]

It was weird. I don't think it was neccisarily ugly though. I'm just curious about what its for and why it was made.

[Kenzan]

I fully expect the Men to be rigged with some sort of an led that shows a "valid point".
I seem to remember reading somewhere on this forum that the Kumdo Federation wanted to incorporate that sort of thing, ala Fencing.

[johnkichu]

That's the new no-shock men that the Koreans are working on. It's suppose to be very sturdy and comfortable to wear, and provide much better proetection. It was developed mainly to protect young children better, whose brain is more susceptible to shock damage. I haven't seen it in person so I don't know what it feels like. Perhaps Team Korea will begin introducing it.

Traditionalists in Korea have already voiced their displeasure over it, without ever putting one on, and I'm sure traditionalists everywhere will do the same.

[cesarekim]

The video is from the SBS Kumdo Competition. From what I could understand from the commentators, it was a demonstration by 4 "kids".

The men is basically a new development for children and young adults. We've all been clubbed at some point so we know how painful that can be. Those men are made to protect the heads of the people practicing and is being pushed for children.

The SBS Competition is usually held in July so it's pretty recent. I will have a couple of friends check on this...

HTH
cesare

John already beat me to the punch. Sorry for the double post

[Fonsz]

The video is from the SBS Kumdo Competition. From what I could understand from the commentators, it was a demonstration by 4 "kids".

The men is basically a new development for children and young adults. We've all been clubbed at some point so we know how painful that can be. Those men are made to protect the heads of the people practicing and is being pushed for children.

The SBS Competition is usually held in July so it's pretty recent. I will have a couple of friends check on this...

HTH
cesare

John already beat me to the punch. Sorry for the double post

I can understand the logic behind inventing something like this. But please don't tell me these guys were kids. If they are kids than I'm a grandfather of eighty years old. ..............Just noticed the kids in your post are between quotation marks. So they're not kids, but they sure looked very good and would make your Korean heart proud if you are Korean.

[Paikea]

So they're not kids, but they sure looked very good and would make your Korean heart proud if you are Korean.

Everybody under 28 is a "kid" this year. Next year, it will be 29.

[Omnis]

Yeah, it looks like the flaps have really strong reinforcement where they meet the helmet. They also go in a whole lot when tsukied. I'm guessing that it's for extra protection against missed thrusts. That helmet looks pretty cool, though. It looks like everything-- even the mengane-- is made of that super-hard rubber stuff.

[目の届く限り]

It must be intended for kids but kids wouldn't do such a good presentation. Also they'd feel they're in a George Lucas movie and that wouldn't be good either...

[skull_leader]

i think it looks really good, and you know how koreans are so practical and weve seen how they use velcro hakamas so this will be their new men model.

by the way i also like their hakamas
in fact i think there should be other colors for uniforms and bogus

[Kenzan]

I say, if they are going to go that route, might as well just add an electrified neon tube to the Shinai, Velcro on a flowing black cape, and instead of shouting MEEEEEEN or whatever the equivalent is in Hangeul, just simply run around telling everyone that they are their father, and practice making menacing raised fist clenches at each other.

[ShinKenshi]

I know that Bogubag sells bogu that is reinforced on the kote and men with a material called sorbothane that is supposed to distribute the force of the strikes throughout the piece of material, reducing the impact felt by the kendoka. I've got a heel pad made with sorbothane and can vouch for that. It's a 5.5 mm stitch and they claim it's designed for smaller people who have a tendency of getting hit too hard. Since this is already out on the market, I don't really see the need to develop this new men, although it does seem sturdier and more likely to prevent injury to the ear from a wayward men strike.