Haven't tried that one. The standard WEKAF helmets on Ebay only cost about $10 more and are a known commodity, heavy duty steal and leather. If you want to save some bucks and go non-standard, you can try a pair of used LaCrosse helmets. I've found them at used sporting good stores for about $20. At a garage sale or thrift store, they'd be dirt cheap. They give plenty of protection against hits, but are not so good against hard stabs to the face with slender rattan. We've been using heavier rattan with padding which won't go through the face shield and haven't had any problems. The real drawback is that all these helmets give too much protection. Lately, I'm leaning more towards fencing masks so people don't just disregard getting hit and put up a better defense. After all, we should be training with an eye towards learning how to defend ourselves when we're unprotected, right?
Anyway, if you try that headgear out, please post back and give us a report.
