Muay Thai Gear Guide
In-depth Muay Thai Gear Reviews
Muay Thai Gloves
Gloves: They matter
The Big Table of Muay Thai Gloves
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| Name | Price | Durability | Fit | Material | Overall | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayabusa Tokushu Boxing Training Gloves | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | Vylar | ★★★★★ |  |
| 180" Elastic Cotton MMA Handwraps | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | Elastic Cotton | ★★★★★ |  |
| TITLE Gel World Bag Gloves | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | Gel Padded Leather | ★★★★☆ |  |
| Everlast ProTex2 EverGel Training Gloves | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | Gel Padded Synthetic Leather | ★★★★☆ |  |
| Everlast Train Advanced MMA 7-Ounce Striking / Training Gloves | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | Synthetic Leather | ★★★☆☆ |  |
Selecting the Right Muay Thai Gloves
Picking the right hand wear is going to make a big difference in your Muay Thai training. Whether you’re considering hand wraps, tape, or training gloves, the final equipment you choose will definitely affect your speed, strength, and damage to your hands.
Like with our post on Muay Thai Shorts, we will be looking less at aesthetics and more at price and material. Durability and fit are also a big deal for gloves as a little wiggle room can cause big callouses after a long training session.
Price is rated on a 1-5 star scale, as is durability. The fit and material are also listed in other columns of the table. While we don’t rate the gloves on appearance, you can click on them to view them in higher detail.
What are the Best Muay Thai Gloves?
We do believe Hayabusa provides the best Muay Thai gloves. They do cost quite a bit however, and if you get good with hand wraps they can provide a solid alternative. In the future we are going to look into Boxing Tape and Fighter’s Tape. What do you think the best Muay Thai gloves are? Drop us a message on Facebook or tweet at us and let us know!
Muay Thai Shorts
These might not be the best shorts for Muay Thai
The Big Table of Muay Thai Shorts
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| Name | Overall | Price | Durability | Fit | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revgear Muay Thai Shorts | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | Tight | No |  |
| Hayabusa Official MMA Kyoudo Fight Shorts | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | Perfect | No |  |
| Hayabusa Mizuchi Fight Shorts - White | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | Perfect | No |  |
| Jaco Resurgence MMA Men's Fight Shorts | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | Perfect | Yes |  |
| Revgear Spartan MMA Fight Short | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | Loose | No |  |
| Revgear Deluxe Muay Thai Shorts | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | Perfect | No |  |
Selecting the Right Muay Thai Shorts
It’s not easy knowing that you’ve picked out the right Muay Thai shorts. When you’re going to be training, sparring, and grappling in something you want to make sure it’s perfect for you.
It’s not all about how the shorts look. Price and the material it is made out of are incredibly important, and knowing whether the sizes run small or large or if it has pockets can save you a lot of time and frustration.
If you’ve ever had shorts without pockets you know how frustrating it can be – but it’s important not to have big pockets so don’t expect to put anything more than keys or mouth guard in the pockets.
Finally, some shorts start off great but quickly deteriorate so durability is definitely a factor in the consideration. These factors have all been rated and analyzed in the table below. You can be the judge of appearance, pictures are included. You can click on them for more detail.
The shorts are presented in table format for your convenience so you can sort them by the categories (price, material, durability, cup, pockets). Prices do change so we used a 5-Star system to rate them.
Which Muay Thai Shorts Should YOU Get?
What are the Best Muay Thai Shorts?
There are two winners in this category, separated on price point.
The best low cost Muay Thai shorts are the Revgear Muay Thai Shorts. Made out of satin, they have an incredibly useful drawstring at their waistband which is useful for making the shorts fit properly to your waist. These do run slightly small because they ship from Thailand, so be sure to double check the sizing chart for your exact measurement (or order one size up). The benefit of this is that the shorts don’t billow out as much while kicking, and therefore don’t get in your way as much. Conveniently, they’re also incredibly durable so they are a great investment until you’re ready to purchase the other winner in this category.
The best high cost Muay Thai shorts are the Hayabusa Official MMA Kyoudo Fight Shorts. These are basically the Armani of Muay Thai shorts – they fit perfectly, look amazing, and will last forever, but you’ll pay a premium for it. Made out of Mechanical PolyDirectional stretch fabric with generous side seams, you’ll have full range of motion in these luxury shorts. They also added velcro to the waist with a smaller drawstring if needed as well. The shorter drawstring will not get in your way which may occur on some other models of shorts which dangle and flop around.
Which price point are you at? There’s no wrong decisions here, these are both excellent shorts. Be sure to check out the amazing kick at 34 seconds in to see why you need to invest in a good pair of Muay Thai shorts: