Gerry:
The Macho headgear is by far the best I have ever used — definitely buy a set. I agree with armlok's critique of the Norris/Harbinger gloves. Although they are useless for stick sparring, I use them for aluminum/steel training-knife sparring all the time. With empty-hand sparring, the only damage you will usually get is on the knuckle of your thumb, where the thumb occasionally grazes the face cage during punching. I have had a pair of the Century-Norris gloves for years and have used them for lots of full-contact sparring matches and I have never hurt my knuckles. I would recommend buying a good set of elbow pads too, since you can easily split your elbow wide open on the cage (I speak from experience...). Don't get the Boxergenics gloves for use with the headcage, as they don't offer nearly enough hand protection.
Take care and train hard,
Jim McRae
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