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Gear

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The right equipment makes training more effective, and the wrong equipment makes injuries more likely. These guides cover the gear that matters: gloves, shin guards, shorts, hand wraps. What to buy at different stages, what to avoid, and how to look after what you have so it lasts.

Muay Thai shin guards

Gear

Muay Thai Shin Guards: What to Buy, What to Avoid, and Why It Matters

Shin guards protect you and your training partners from the accumulated damage of hard kicking exchanges. If you are still working out what else you need before [your first class](/clinch/first-muay-thai-class/), see our full beginner guide. Here is how to choose the right pair and avoid the beginner mistakes that make training unnecessarily painful.

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