MMA Gear Review: Nike Pro Max Rashguard
Written by Mike on September 8, 2008 – 3:16 am -Now rashguards are not definitely not legal gear of mixed martial arts competition in the octagon (i.e. United States athletic commissions). However rolling on the mats shirtless is unhygienic. The mats may be dirty for one. Your partner may not appreciate touching a sweaty body for the duration of practice. Worst of all, skin diseases, particularly Staph infections, may be easily transmitted via skin-to-skin contact that will happen in training, without the proper mma gear, that is. Rashguards as the term suggests, protects one from skin conditions. The tightness of the design simulates mma competition by having no grips available, like that with the gi. In addition, no gi submission wrestling competitions allow the use of rashguards.
Nike Pro Max is not marketed under mma gear as a rashguard for bjj and submission wrestling training but it should be.
T-Shirts are of course, more easily available alternatives to rashguards, but they have a tendency to get wet and hinder movement. A partner’s feet and hands may also get caught in a T-shirt’s looser openings.
There are many brands of rashguards available from merchants catering to both the surfing and martial arts community. However, to expand one’s options, there are other products outside the martial arts circles that can be used as mma gear.
One example of “other” rashguards is the Nike Pro Max compression shirt (short sleeved). These tops are made for use during baseball, football, futbol or cycling. Upon seeing one online, this reviewer finds that it resembles the rashguards used for mma gear in all aspects except in name. I bought it for an amount between 30 to 40 dollars and tried it out at the gym. Sweat wicks off the rashguard-lookalike quite well. It was as cool and unobstrusive as other rashguards I use as mma gear or submission wrestling outfits. This is just as good as other rashguards I have tried or perhaps even better. It is also quite durable withstanding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training a few days a week. This may be good deal for some who have only know of mma gear from more familiar brands associated with the UFC or the BJJ Mundials. It may also be worthwhile to note that Nike is an internationally known sports brand not just in the martial arts community.
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