Best Boxing Gloves to Save You Money and Last Forever 2017
Venum has been a great brand when it comes to boxing and Muay Thai gloves. Over the years, this brand has maintained its reputation...
Best Science Backed Knee Support for MMA and BJJ
1. Editor's Choice Shock Doctor Knee Compression Wrap
Combat sports and martial arts require some amount of tossing and turning, which ultimately have an impact on...
Best Sparring Gloves That Look and Feel Great 2017
The sparring gloves that impressed us in every aspect are the Contender boxing gloves by Venus. Venus has made an unbeatable reputation for itself...
Best Boxing Games with Realistic Gameplay 2017
It has been over a decade since the very first installment in the Fight Night series had been released by EA Sports. This has...
Best Skipping Ropes Designed to Last Forever 2017
There are a lot of stereotypes about skipping. Some people think it’s girly or ineffectual. Skipping is one of the best exercises known to...
Best Hang Wraps for Boxing and MMA 2017
Whether you’re doing traditional boxing, Muay Thai or even just hitting pads for exercise, you should always make sure that you have your hands...
Thai Boxing and Boxing Gear
- Best Gloves
- Kids Gloves
- Womens Gloves
- Thai Boxing Gloves
- Headgear
- Mouthguards
- Handwraps
- Bag Gloves
- Sparring Gloves
- Body Protector
- Thai Pads
- Shin Guards
- Double End Bag
- Speed Bag
- Boxing Games
- Boxing Shoes
- Thai Boxing Shorts
Things to Consider When Purchasing Training Gear
Throughout the years we have seen countless manufactures come and go. Some of them product low quality products and pump millions into advertising and marketing, at the end of the day they usually die. Martial arts equipment is much different from your regular gym shirt that you only wear once or twice a month. It needs to be built strong and last.
Good training gear needs to constructed using the best quality components and stitched in a way that allows for flexibility, breathability and performance. As the demand for training gear has increased over the years so has the quality of garments. Now, most high quality materials are made with odor protection, easy to dry polyester blends and reinforced seams for an even higher level of protection.
How We Review – 20+ Years of Experience
I’m Gary Stevens and I’m the guy who runs this site. Although I have an American last name I’m actually from Russia. Since the age of 3 I’ve been training combat Sambo and wrestling, when I was ten my father moved to America for work and I continued my training in multiple states. At the age of twenty I had become state wrestling champion and was an NCAA athlete wrestling at Iowa State. However wrestling wasn’t my only interest, I still competed regularly in Sambo and Muay Thai taking home several titles too.
It was during the final match for the US Sambo Championships that I suffered a serious injury – a total tear of my right knee. After several months of debilitating pain, 2 surgeries and months of rehab I was back on the mats – but this time for the kids. Since that time I have coached kids training programs and build a small business helping US companies source Asian made materials for their products and martial arts production facilities.
I created this blog as a way to share 20+ years of martial arts experience and knowledge with the world wide community. My overall goal of this site is to teach people one simple rule, “always purchase the best quality gear“. While some might think it’s more expensive, this is not true. Good gear lasts longer and provides more lifetime value than some silly Walmart 9.99 equivalent.
I hope you enjoy my blog and please comment on my posts. I apologize if some of my content seems silly as English is my second language.
Gary Stevens.