A mask just protects your face because if you are not wearing it you can get hurt really bad.
like you can get cut or a bad injury on you head.
the way you put it on is tight in the straps under the chin so it deosnt come off.
be sure its on tight,and it deosnt shake back and forth.it also protects your neck.
because tha means its to big.
you just want one that is the right size.
This girl was coming to visit from abroad and she did not have any equipment, so we lended her a jacket and a mask (of which you can see a picture here).
We exchange a few touches, and on one action, she comes forward on my extended arm, and hits herself on the bottom right part of the mask (where the jaw would be).
She instantly backed off, and removed her mask, while rubbing her jaw. I come forward and ask her if she's OK, feeling a little awkward.
She's fine, but after the first moment of panic, we looked at her mask, and the mesh was completely bent out of shape at this point. The mesh was not broken, but seriously damaged.
I am *certain* that I did not put any strength in my touch, and she was just coming forward.
That was certainly less than 12kg (as far as I am concerned it was a very light touch).
So I was just wondering if someone has had similar experiences before.
If you have a Negrini mask (the non FIE type) you might want to run some punch tests on it before the inevitable happens.
As far as I am concerned I am not using or buying any of these masks anymore. The offending mask was brand new and has been put out of use permanently, but there are dozens of this kind of mask in our club, and I am afraid that this happens again and someone is not as lucky as we've been this time.