The Clinch
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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.
Gear
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.
Gear
Do you want to be known as the person at the gym with the smelly mitts? Think carefully. Because every gym has one. Here is how to make sure it is not you.
Gear
Your wrists are the most important thing to protect in Muay Thai training, and the wrap is how you protect them. Here are the main wrapping styles, what each one does, and why the wraps you buy matter.
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