Harbinger 320 Gloves Review – Krav Maga Gear

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harbinger-320-gloves-review-krav-magaIf you are training in Krav Maga or a variety of other martial arts, chances are that you need training gloves. They need to have enough padding but not too much, be flexible and durable, and not cost an arm and a leg.  The best solution I’ve found currently is the Harbinger 320 gloves.

Overview

The Harbinger 320 gloves do a good job protecting your hands from wear and tear while you pound on a bag or target.  They are flexible enough to provide the dexterity needed for grabbing and other hand techniques.  They are easy to put on and remove and come in 4 sizes for just the right fit.  Overall, very impressive gloves.

Pros

  • Made from durable leather
  • Lightweight padding
  • Great wrist support
  • More padding for your fingers

Cons

  • Grip bar can get in the way with some hand techniques
  • Wrist wraps can slip during intense workouts

Ready to get your own Harbinger 320 gloves?

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Not ready yet?  Continue reading for a full review…

Harbinger 320 – Full Review

When I started in Krav Maga, my first gloves were Century® BRAVE™ Open Palm/Finger Bag Gloves.  I used them for about 6 months, 5 times a week for Krav Maga and fitness kickboxing.  One evening after class, I was taking off my gloves when the Velcro stayed together but the whole back of the glove ripped off.

Not good.  Time for some new gloves.  After quite a bit of research, I found my answer in the form of the Harbinger 320 gloves.

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Looking for a Krav Maga t-shirt? Check this one out…

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*** UPDATE ***

The campaign is over and unfortunately, it was not funded (needed to sell 10 shirts, only 3 sold).  It was a nice experiment that did not work out.  One day I’ll roll it back out and see if it is successful.  Thanks to all those who visited the page, even if you didn’t buy.

If you want to be notified when these (or other) t-shirts go back on sale, drop me a note.

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Krav Maga is a great self-defense system that utilizes natural body movements and targets vulnerable parts of the body to keep you safe.  One of the important ideas within the system is retzef which is often defined as follows:

Retzef: continuous combat motion to overwhelm the enemy

Bare your Krav Maga teeth and show the world your retzef with this shirt.

(full disclosure:  This is my campaign and if you order and the shirt is funded, I receive a small amount of profit.  The money doesn’t really matter, I just want the shirt)

If you like the design, leave me a comment.  Even if you don’t order a shirt, I’d appreciate your feedback on the design.

What is Krav Maga?

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The definition, according to OxfordDictionaries.com, is:

Krav Maga (ˈkräv məˈgä):  A form of self-defense and physical training, first developed by the Israeli army in the 1940s, based on the use of reflexive responses to threatening situations.

After a little over 6 months practicing Krav Maga, here is my definition:

Krav Maga:  A self-defense system designed around natural reactions, efficient movements, and violent, overwhelming counter-attacks.

If you are not familiar with Krav Maga, here is a video that shows many of the techniques in real world conditions, including a home invasion and attempted carjacking:


Krav Maga Compendium from TKM on Vimeo.

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Where’s Alan Reeves? – The Final Post

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Where’s Alan Reeves? – The Final Post - Reaching #1Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google.  This is the final update for my attempt to rank this site first on Google for my name, Alan Reeves.  If you missed any of the posts, you can find the first one here and last week’s here (126).

As of last week, 6/22/14, this site hit #1.  It has been a very, very long journey, ranging from #91 all the way to the top.  So, let’s take a look at the journey itself, starting with Google.

There are 24 sites that hit the top 5.  Some hit just once (like Triberr) with the top site showing up at 152 times (BlueCapra).  Here is a nice pie graph that shows up the relative number of occurrences for these results:

Where’s Alan Reeves? – The Final Post - Google results by site

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Where’s Alan Reeves? – Getting To 1st On Google – Week 126

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Where’s Alan Reeves? – Getting To 1st On Google – Week 126 - At last, 1st on Google!!!!!Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google.  This is the 126th update for my attempt to rank first for my name, Alan Reeves.  If you missed any of the posts, you can find the first one here and last week’s here (125).  Below are the results as of Sunday, 6-22-14 (click here to do your own search for Alan Reeves on Google). Drum roll please….:

This week I’m at #1 on Google.  Overall, my top 5 results decreased 26 spots with 4 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  As a whole, I showed up 9 times in the top 100 search results, but that is okay… I’M AT #1!!!!! (at least, for right now…) [Read more…]