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Official WTF trunk protector (hogu), forearm guards and shin guards Hogu (호구, 護具) is the armor worn by practitioners of Taekwondo and Geomdo during sparring and competition. Translated into English, hogu means chest or chest protector.
It consists of a facemask with several horizontal metal bars running the entire width of the face, from the chin to the top of the head. To this is attached a long rectangular thick cloth padding that curves over the top of the head and extends to cover the shoulders. A throat protector is attached to the bottom of the facemask.
rib protector; shoulder pads; jockstrap with or without a cup pocket and protective cup; hip, tail, thigh, knee pads; mouthguard; Gloves : Gloves [2] can help a receiver keep his hands more warm and protected in poor weather. cleats/shoes
A separate mail collar called a "pisan" or "standard" was sometimes worn under the aventail as additional protection. [6] Towards the end of the 14th century, threats including the increased penetrating power of the lance when paired with a lance rest on the breastplate made more rigid forms of neck protection desirable. One solution was a ...
Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.
There are only 10–20 cases annually in the United States. [1] These cases occur mostly in boys and young men (mean age 15), usually during sports participation. [1] It occurs most frequently in baseball when the hardball strikes an unprotected chest, although there have been cases of commotio cordis in players using a chest protector. [1]
A Dutch bracer from the late 16th century, made of ivory and intricately decorated . A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm.
A bib is a garment worn hanging from the neck on the chest to protect clothing from accidentally spilled food. Bibs are frequently used by young children, especially infants, but also by some adults. Bibs are frequently used by young children, especially infants, but also by some adults.