Here are the new, curved Thai style pads by RevGear. These have just been released so our official review will be coming shortly. However, if you end up getting them before us, then feel free to leave a review of your own below to let people know what you think of them. Judging by the picture however, they look fairly ...

I started off my latest trip in Thailand with a couple days in Bangkok (as I usually do) and like always, I stopped by the shops outside Lumpinee stadium to pick up my training gear for the trip. At the time, I picked up a pair of the Top King “Empower” Gloves and I also saw a sick looking pair ...

Boon Sport is a Muay Thai inspired line that is based out of Bangkok, Thailand. While BOON Sport isn’t nearly as well known as say Fairtex or Twins, they have build a solid reputation amongst the more hardcore Muay Thai enthusiasts for producing top quality training gear. The words “BOON” and “Quality” has become synonymous to many who have used ...

Working the Thai pads is a must during your training sessions. Doing so is a great way to develop your fight-specific conditioning, your technique and your overall power. Having spent a couple years in Thailand (and training 6x per week during that time frame), the pads that I’ve used the most are the ones by Twins Special (as Twins is ...

The importance of pad work is discussed every time we spotlight a set of Thai pads. After all, pad work is a great way to develop fight-specific conditioning and technique. Warrior International has released 2 different Thai pads into their line; a “pro” version and a “pro elite” version. What you see in the image above is the “pro” version ...

Venum fightwear started with exactly that – fight wear. Now, the company has expanded and they’ve recently put out a line of MMA/Muay Thai training equipment. One of the additions to the line are the focus mitts that you see in the image above. These are competing in the marketplace with the likes of the Hayabusa “Optistrike” pads as well as the focus pads ...

We’ve already showcased and reviewed the focus mitts by Hayabusa, Warrior International and Bad Boy. In those reviews, we’ve discussed the importance of dedicating a couple rounds of your pad training solely to developing your hand speed and combinations. Introducing the new “contoured” focus mitts by Combat Sports. These focus mitts are made with real leather and they offer about 1.5 inches of ...

If you’re serious about your striking, then you know that there’s certain aspects of training that can’t be avoided – pad work being one of them. While living and training with the Thai’s in Thailand, the striking-specific training included shadow boxing (to start),  a few rounds on the heavy bag (to develop power and condition the shins), 5 rounds in ...

It’s been proven time and time again that Muay Thai is one of the most effective striking arts in the world. I think it’s THE most effective, but then again, I may be a little biased in with my opinion seeing as how I spend the majority of my time living and training at a Muay Thai camp in Thailand. ...

It seems like Venum fightwear, which in a Brazil based company, has been outsourcing their Muay Thai products to be hand crafted in Thailand – which is a smart decision on their part. After all, who better to make Muay Thai equipment than the Thai’s themselves. Here we have the new “Venum Professional Thai Pads“. As you can see from ...