best headgear

[Ice Queen]

Well, mine was for full contact with safety weapons.
Speaking of which, where is a good place to get a good quality shinai at?

[Punisher]

"Well, mine was for full contact with safety weapons."

You have several opitions. If kendo is your thing try:

http://www.e-bogu.com/

You can find high quality shinai and bogu there. Their cheapest head guard runs $140.

At my school we use Action Flex brand safety weapons and the headgear they supply. Their website is:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/actionflex/index.html

The other alternative many people use is hockey gear like this:

[Ice Queen]

Thank you.