Headguards for Light Sanda

This is an open-face head guard for Light Sanda training and sparring. Light Sanda is BCCMA's light-contact form of Sanda, for juniors and club fighters.

Sting describes a cut-away profile that keeps the face open and still covers the brow, cheeks and temples.

Light Sanda requires an open-face head guard and doesn't allow strikes to or at the face (BCCMA Light Sanda rules 2024, Rules 11.1 and 18.1.1). We read that as ruling out guards that close over the face, with full cheek protectors or a nose bar, so we don't list them for Light Sanda.

Sting markets this guard as approved by World Boxing and England Boxing, both boxing bodies, not by BCCMA or IWUF. So it's listed for training and sparring. Before a bout, check the event's rules, as organisers may supply some or all of the kit (Light Sanda Rule 11). Full-contact Sanda under IWUF's rules is different: its headgear must be IWUF-approved, in red or blue (IWUF Sanda rules 2024, Articles 7.1 and 7.3), and this guard isn't presented as IWUF-approved.