Striking

The best boxing glove brands are: 1.
Winning 2.Cleto Reyes 3.Grant 4.Hayabusa 5.Ring to Cage 6.Rival 7.
Fly 8.Adidas

Boxing gloves come in various sizes and weights, from 6 oz. youth mitts to 20 oz. heavyweight gloves. The size of gloves you should use depends on your weight and hand measurements as well as what you’ll be using them for – boxing training, sparring, or amateur/professional bouts.

Boxing is perfect for weight loss because it is an intense aerobic and anaerobic form of exercise that supports both fat loss and muscle gain. With boxing, you can learn a new skill while staying engaged,having fun, and losing weight.

There are four major boxing associations who award belts: World Boxing Association (WBA);
World Boxing Council (WBC); International Boxing Federation (IBF); World Boxing Organization (WBO) with the WBC being considered the most prestigious. The 4 major belts in boxing are awarded from these recognized organizations.

The boxing weight classes are:
Minimum weight/Strawweight (105 lbs)
Light Flyweight (108 lbs)
Flyweight (112 lbs)
Super Flyweight (115 lbs)
Bantamweight (118 lbs)
Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)
Featherweight (126 lbs)
Super Featherweight (130 lbs)
Lightweight (135 lbs)
Super Lightweight (140 lbs)
Welterweight (147 lbs)
Super Welterweight (154 lbs)
Middleweight (160 lbs)
Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)
Cruiserweight (200 lbs)
Heavyweight (no upper weight limit)

Sample Muay Thai Workout: 1. Warm up (Run, skipping rope) 2. Technique (Shadow Boxing, Pad Work, Heavy Bag, Partner Drills) 3. Sparring (Live sparring, Clinch Sparring) 4. Cool Downs (Stretches, Meditation)

The Wai Kru is a ceremonial dance performed before Muay Thai fights. It is meant to be a display of respect, honor, and gratitude toward a fighter’s coaches, training partners, family members, and ancestors.

Lethwei includes all the strikes of Muay Thai as well as the use of headbutts. Plus Lethwei fighters generally will only wrap their hands with gauze or fight with bare knuckles. Finally, in Lethwei victory is only achieved through knockout or opponent withdrawal due to injury. Otherwise the bout is considered a draw.

For your first day of Muay Thai, you should make sure you have 1. Gloves 2. Hand wraps 3. Comfortable Clothes 4. Water.

The best shin guards for mma and muay thai are Fairtex SP5 shin guards. If you are a beginner and want a more affordable pair we recommned xmartial combat sports shin guards.