Back in February, I got an email from the folks over at MMAOpinion.com asking if I would be interested in reviewing the KD Elite XL Curved Body Shield.  Despite the fact that I havent had a lot of time to get new posts/reviews up lately, I felt I would be remiss if I passed them up.  I’ve had the shield in my possession for about a month now, and I think I’m ready to share my findings with all of you.

First of all, the KD Elite XL Curved Body Shield is exactly what the name implies.  It is a body shield.  It is curved.  And it is fairly large.  This thing was meant to take your more powerful strikes  – primarily kicks and knees but punches are just fine as well.  Having a straightforward purpose, however, is not enough to make a good product.  We need to really get down to the nitty gritty.

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