Gain the experience before you need it
"Experience is something you get shortly after you need it." High Gear® was engineered so training partners can behave like real adversaries in a real confrontation.
A drill called "The Panic Attack"
In 1980, Coach Tony Blauer developed a force-on-force scenario drill that exposed a critical gap in training equipment. Existing protective gear was too bulky, too restrictive, and eliminated the fear of impact. It didn't replicate real confrontations.
Tony spent five years designing High Gear® from the ground up — testing foams and plastics until he found a configuration that transferred impact but also dispersed it. The result: a suit that lets you know when you screwed up, without putting you in the hospital.
High Gear® revolutionized scenario training. For the first time, role-players could move naturally, speak clearly, and behave like real adversaries in real environments.
Not just padding. Engineered psychology.
Every design decision serves one goal: gear that changes how you think and move under real pressure.
Natural Movement
Streamlined, ergonomic design allows role-players to move naturally — just like in real life. No bulky restrictions.
Impact Reduction Design
Transfers impact but disperses it. You feel when you make a mistake, but you don't get injured.
Realistic Adversary Behavior
Helmet design allows clear speech. Role-players can replicate actual attacks in real environments.
True confidence is found inside drills like this
A short look at High Gear® scenario work — role-players moving naturally, in a real environment.
"If your scenario gear is too bulky, it eliminates the 'fear' of impact. You need this to really develop the proper mindset. If your gear is too thick, it offers too much protection and you know it will protect you — that changes how you think and move. My thought process is that to learn to protect yourself, you must respect the danger. You will not be wearing a padded suit in a real confrontation. I spent 5 years designing this suit until I found the right configuration so that the gear transferred impact but also dispersed it. The result was a suit that let you know when you screwed up!"
— Coach Tony Blauer
Two decades of scenario work
High Gear® in use across tactical teams, military units, and live demonstration environments.
High Gear® is the grappling mat you wear
You wouldn't train for wrestling, BJJ, or grappling on a concrete floor, would you? Of course not. Now you can practice in any environment.
Used by elite military, LE, MMA fighters, and self-defense professionals worldwide
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