A varity of Kickboxing Equipment exists, most you can borrow from where you train such as kickboxing gloves; but is useful to have your own – one reason being that they will not be as sweaty!

Other equipment can be necessary to prevent you from further injury, such as hand wraps.

This site can provide you with information about kickboxing history, useful equipment to purchase, and places you can buy certain equipment from.

Hand Pads

These mould to the hand, providing a more comfortable fit.

Hand Wraps

Good for the protection of your wrists.

Leather Boxing Gloves – A low price for quality boxing gloves.

Boxing Gloves, Leather 12oz

MAR Training & Fighting Gloves (Synthetic Leather) 10-oz - These are some of the best kickboxing gloves there is – click on the image to find out more information and buy from amazon.co.uk

MAR Training & Fighting Gloves 10oz

These Kickboxing gloves are perfectly suitable for use in competitions.

M.A.R. International Kickboxing and Boxing Gloves

Option A gloves, weight: 4oz

These light kickboxing gloves would be great for women or children and are designed for kickboxers who value precision over power. Kickboxing gloves are available from many brands and in many styles and sizes, however MAR or M.A.R kickboxing gloves are highly regarded as one of the best quality brands available.

Kickboxing has a very interesting and complicated history, starting with Thai Boxing, which is also known as ‘Muay Thai’ is still extremely popular in Thailand and is a national sport of Thai society. Since the Sukhothai period, between 1257 – 1377 AD, Thai boxing has continuously been in competition. Soldiers have trained and used the techniques for as long as there has been an army in Thailand. Thai childhood involves watching, learning and copying it.

Kick boxing is a martial art created to defeat Muay Thai, by the Japanese boxing promoter: Osamu Noguchi, in 1950. Osamu Noguchi wanted to introduce to the Japanese people what he had seen in Thailand, so he sent some Thai boxers to Japan and founded the Japan Kickboxing Association. He named the new martial art “kick-boxing” and the rest is history as they say.

Kick boxing is said to be a mixture of karate and thai boxing. Participants are authorized to hit each other with fists and feet, but only above the hip. Utilising elbows or knees is forbidden and the use of the shins is seldom allowed; grappling is also not a technique used.

Kickboxing has come a long way since it’s conception all them years ago and lessons have been learnt from the history of kickboxing and is now enjoyed by thousands of people across the globe. It is particularly popular in Asia and Europe. Historically speaking Kickboxing is one of the oldest forms of martial ars that is still widely practised in modern society.

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