Decent but affordable sparring gear?
 

I have reached the point in my martial arts training where my teacher has asked me to begin sparring.

As such, I need some sparring equipment. I can get some through my school, but they are asking $60 - $80. A bit out of my price range at the moment.

Anyone know where I can get decent quality, but affordable sparring gear on the web?

I tried E-Bay, and the results were less than satisfactory. I ruled out the vast majority of auctions because I'm so large, the sizes were inadequate.

I really only need footgear and headgear. Even though kicks are very much allowed, we don't wear any torso protection.

Any tips would be much appreciated!

Not sure man, 70 bucks is a great price IMO..... I haven't bought any gear for a while now as I haven't been in TKD for about 3 or 4 years now :(.. I really need to get back in. Great stuff. And yeah Torso protection is for Olympic Sparring, AKA Full Contact. Sparring, for those of you who read this and don't know, Is a way to practice your skills without KO'ing people, as KO'd people cannot continue to test your skills... ;) Kicks are allowed, but obviously your instructor is smart and makes sure to emphasize its not full contact. Just a matter of knowing your distance on that. You don't need Hand or Shin Pads? PM me about this thread, so that when i get back here later, I immediatly go to my sources, I"m about to pass out, so I'll do it when I wake. But I'm happy to help out a fellow martial artist.

BTW, at my school, we'd buy them within a month ;)