Description and examples of equipment required for participation in the Lei Tai event:

Lei Tai Equipment

Competitors must use U.S.K.S.F. / T.W.S.K.F. approved headgear, gloves, shoes, mouthpiece, and groin cup (hand wraps are allowed, but taping of hands will not be permitted). Female competitors must also wear a chest protector.

All Lei Tai competitors will be supplied with official t-shirts (one blue and one yellow) which must be worn for the contest. However all other equipment they must purchase and have approved prior to fighting in the event. The tournament will not lend equipment out for the Lei Tai event.

ATTENTION! It has been brought to our attention that similar looking helmets made in Pakistan have malfunctioned under pressure (ex. broken plastic cage). We will not allow these helmets to be worn in future tournaments. Please check if your helmet is of that kind (made in Pakistan) and consider discontinuing use for full-contact training.

Also, keep in mind that plastics will, over the years, become less and less resistant to impact. Please keep this in mind prior to fighting in the tournament, if you have an old helmet (older than 3 years) please consider purchasing a new one prior to involvement in the tournament.

Please note: The annual USKSF event (Hunt Valley, MD) no longer provides gear to fighters. You are required to wear the USKSF issued t-shirts and pants. If your shoes, gloves, or helmet do not meet the requirements, you will not be allowed to fight.

For the USKSF North Region Tournament:

All Lei Tai competitors are required to wear the USKSF North Region issued t-shirts (one blue, one yellow).

Shoes will not be supplied by the organizers. Make sure you have approved shoes, or you will not be able to compete in this tournament.

You will not be able to compete if you do not have all the necessary equipment (this includes groin protection and mouthpiece). All equipment will be checked prior to fighting. Failure to appear with proper equipment is grounds for disqualification.