Muay Thai Protection

Hand wraps help keep your hands, wrists and fingers secure. They act as a protective layer between your hands and the gloves.

You should wear them through all types of training that involve boxing. Even if you have very large, soft gloves. After all, your fingers and the tendons in your wrist are fragile, so you should take every precaution to protect them.

When sparring and drilling, you at least need gloves, hand wraps, shin guards, a mouthguard and a groin guard.

Having a full set of protection helps you maximise training, while minimising risk to you and your training partners. This is because of the diversity of strikes and areas of attack in Muay Thai.

When the moulding instructions are accurately followed, boil and bite mouthguards work very well. The SAFEJAWZ collection features a highly reliable set of boil and bite mouthguards that are used by athletes across a variety of contact sports. They provide a high-level of protection for your jaw, teeth and gums through sparring and drill work.

We highly recommend wearing your mouthguard at all times when sparring. You only have one set of teeth!

Firstly, you need to consider size and fit. Then you should consider style and colours. Not all shin guards are shaped the same, so size and the way they sit on your shins and feet differ. Always check the size guides of the individual shin guards to be sure.

We recommend getting a pair of semi-leather or leather pair for your drill work and sparring. In addition, some slip-on cotton shin guards are very useful for conditioning. They are also often the standard for amateur competition.