For 7 years of my life, when I was younger, I learned American Kenpo Karate. I am a triplet and my brothers and I trained and practiced 3 times a week, in the studio. Sparring took place in the private lessons and in group gatherings. When we were old enough and trained enough, we bought new sparring gear to participate with. Over the years the original sparring equipment was replaced with newer more MMA gear style. It was so fun to put on that gear and fight. You can really forget about life and just concentrate on attacking and defending yourself. Although, at times, it was boring or we just didn’t want to go, but it was good while it lasted. Even now, almost 7 years after we stopped, we like to put on the MMA gear with friends and fight in our basement. All of the gear still protects us great and feels better than ever