HEAVY GLOVES KAIRN V3

HEMA HEAVY GLOVES "KAIRN" VERSION 3

Here is version III of our famous ‘KAIRN’ heavy combat gloves, a new version designed to take protection and mobility to the next level. This version features improved thumb integration and an even more optimal arrangement of the protective shells, ensuring maximum safety during your sparring sessions.

Practitioners of HEMA, historical fencing or armed martial arts: you know better than anyone just how crucial hand protection is. A good combat glove can make the difference between a productive session and an injury. These padded gauntlets have been designed specifically to meet the demands of serious fencing practitioners, whether they train with swords, rapiers or wooden weapons.

Heavy gloves designed for combat

Historical European martial arts require equipment capable of withstanding powerful strikes whilst allowing for genuine mobility. Blaklist’s “KAIRN” version 3 padded combat gloves meet this dual requirement: maximum protection and preserved mobility. These gloves are ideal for épée fencing, particularly long épée, as well as for any combat involving nylon or steel simulators with controlled contact.

These heavy HEMA gloves are also highly favoured by practitioners of Kali Eskrima, Irish stick fighting, cane defence, or any discipline involving stick combat. Several glove models are available on the market, but few offer this level of safety whilst maintaining true finger mobility. The KAIRN V3 glove is one of these exceptional models.

Maximum protection for your hands in HEMA and fencing

These heavy HEMA gloves offer total protection. The polypropylene shells overlap cleverly to ensure continuous protection of the hand, without ever compromising mobility. The finger is fully covered, and the thumb benefits from specific, completely redesigned protection in this version: each finger is accounted for, with the thumb treated separately for optimal safety.

The cuff of the glove effectively protects the wrist and will cover your padded combat jacket, ensuring continuous protection between the jacket and the glove. A strap allows the glove to be precisely adjusted to the wrist for a secure fit in all circumstances. Pair these gloves with our HEMA combat jacket and shin guards for a complete kit. The jacket and shin guards perfectly complement this safety set designed for historical martial arts.

A soft leather lining for comfort and dexterity

The inside of the glove is lined with a soft synthetic leather inner glove. This leather lining offers excellent comfort against the skin and actively contributes to the overall dexterity. This soft leather lining allows the protective shells to follow the natural movement of each finger, without any uncomfortable stiffness. The leather used for the lining is selected for its durability and softness against the skin.

This quality of inner leather, combined with the design of the protective shells, allows you to execute the most refined fencing techniques — sword binding, demi-épée, and long sword work — without compromising on precision or mobility. Techniques such as weapon grips, counter-grips or feints require real sensitivity in the hands: this HEMA gloves offers this without compromising your safety.

KAIRN V3 HEMA heavy gloves compared to market leaders: Red Dragon and others

In the world of heavy HEMA gloves, the Red Dragon brand is often cited as a benchmark. Red Dragon gloves are shell gloves renowned for their protection in historical fencing. However, Blaklist’s KAIRN V3 stands out for the quality of its supple synthetic leather lining, the superior mobility of its shells, and unrivalled thumb protection. If you are torn between a Red Dragon glove and the KAIRN V3, bear in mind that our version offers a level of finish and safety that few fencing gloves on the current market can match.

HEMA practitioners who have already tried Red Dragon gloves will appreciate the difference: the Red Dragon is a benchmark, but the KAIRN version 3 takes the standards even further. Whether you’re a regular user of Red Dragon gloves or looking for your first serious HMA combat glove, this version 3 of the KAIRN Dragon deserves your full attention. Among all heavy glove models for historical weapon fencing, the KAIRN V3 stands out as the solution.

HEMA, sword fencing, combat weapons: which glove for which discipline?

The KAIRN V3 HMA heavy gloves are suitable for a wide variety of disciplines: medieval sword fencing, long sword combat, training with simulated weapons

SIZE chart : Measure from the base of your wrist to the tip of your middle finger. Please see the size chart in the images enclosed.

• High protection of the thumb
• inner glove
• articulated plates
• The inside of the gloves is made of durable synthetic leather
• Barrel protecting the wrist
• Made of highly resistant polypropylene

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