Upper body protection

Gajardoni Challange fencing jacket

The Gajardoni Challange fencing jacket, made by Gajardoni (Italy) is a new HEMA jacket made for longsword fencing in mind. You can find a lot more details on this link about this jacket, and I also collected some reviews about this product:
http://www.gajardoni.com/en/home/53-challenge-jacket-800-n.html

Website:
http://www.gajardoni.com/en/

Review by LondonLongsword (David Rawlings), also review from the Gajardoni training breeches:

Review by Jayson Barrons:
https://hemanews.com/2016/08/12/gajarodoni-challenge-jacket-the-game-is-changing/

PBT Chest protector

Plastic Chest protectors are great for two reasons. The first is, that they can protect against an occaisonal broken blade entering the body, if the protective garment, they are worn under fails.

The other reason is, that they protect the ribcage against thrusts and also spread the force of a blow on a larger surface. They are recommended to be worn under some sort of upper body protection, coat or fencing jacket. They can also be used by themselves for light sparring, or drilling. The main problem is that they don’t protect the lower part of the torso, so a thrust or blow to the belly can be quite unpleasant.

I recommend these (or other similar products) to anybody, who plan to spar with some intensity and force.

Available at:
http://pbthistoricalfencing.com/

Axel Petterson Fencing Jacket

The Axel Petterson Fencing Jacket is one of the most commonly used upper body protection in HEMA circles.
It’s based around medieval gambesons and modern fencing jackets. It comes in several different variations in both protectiveness and price. You can find several reviews on the SPES website.

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