headguards

Skull safety gear

Headguards are protective gear worn on the head, typically padded helmets used in boxing, martial arts, or other combat sports to absorb impact and prevent injury: Amateur boxers are required to wear headguards.

The term also applies to protective headwear in other contexts, such as rugby scrumcaps or industrial safety equipment.

martial arts

taekwondo

Korean striking martial art

  • karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
  • kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
  • dojoMartial arts school

tournament · kumite · sparring · face shield · foam padding · approved · WTF · competitor · scoring · Muay Thai

boxing

sparring

Practice combat training

foam · training · ring · competition · Olympic · mouthguard · gloves · cornerman · bout · referee

rugby

ear protection

Devices shielding against noise

hooker · cauliflower ear · soft shell · Gilbert · Canterbury · lightweight · breathable · tackle · ruck · concussion

equestrian

helmet

Protective head covering

jockey · polo · eventing · show jumping · dressage · ventilated · safety · fall protection · GPA · visor

industrial

hard hat

Protective headgear for worksites

ANSI · workplace · factory · warehouse · impact resistant · shell · suspension · adjustable · vented · forestry

Opposites
protection vs. vulnerability

headguardsbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

helmetless · unguarded · exposed · vulnerable · weapons

body region protected

headguardsfootguards

Royal ceremonial soldiers

shin guards · chest protectors · body armor · hand wraps · foot protection

Family

headguard

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G