Equipment
Training with Contact requires safety Gear
You don’t need it all to begin but there are a few basic requirements
School Shirt, Black Shorts, Boxing Gloves, Mouthguard, Cup
Loaner Gloves available for Intro Class
As you progress you will need Headgear, pads, MMA Style gloves.
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TITLE MMA,CAGESIDE,
RING TO CAGE and KO FIGHTGEAR
BEGINNER EQUIPMENT
WATER, TOWEL and NOTE BOOK
MESH GEAR BAG
Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant Wipes, OUST
Your Gear needs to be wiped out, sprayed and air dried immediately after use. Drying Gear in front of a Fan is a good idea. Wet gear in a Gym Bag will cause Bacteria to grow!
CLOTHING
School T-Shirt
Longsleeve Rashguard/ Compression Shirt (not required)
Compression Shorts
Solid Black Athletic or Fight Shorts. Fight Shorts are more durable and and Stay on
Blank Shorts from CAGESIDE and Cagewalk
SHOES
Wrestling Shoes or Bare Feet (we train on Mats).
Soles must be kept CLEAN as we will all be rolling on whatever you track in.
Available at Academy Sports for around $30 These Adidas have Velcro for convenience.
GLOVES
14 oz, 16 oz or 18oz “Training or Sparring” Boxing Gloves with Velcro
NOT BAG GLOVES. Boxing Gloves offer more wrist support
Title MMA has a good selection
“Thai Style” Gloves offer more hand/wrist movement for Clinch work
Thai Gloves from CAGESIDE and KO Fightgear
MOUTH GUARD
Shock Doctor Gel Nano is good and available at Academy Sports or at CAGESIDE
Custom Fit Mouthguards from Gladiator for $50
CUP
Shock Doctor Bioflex at Academy Sports or at CAGESIDE
Compression Shorts over a Jock Strap is best.
Compression Shorts with built in Cup don’t stay in place well.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
MMA “Safety/Training/Sparring” Gloves
Open Fingered Gloves are needed for more advanced training.
Cageside Gloves and Ring To Cage Sparring MMA Glove
PADS
Cheap slip on Elbow, Knee Pads or McDavid Hexpads, Asics Wrestling Kneepads
Volleyball Kneepads work well for Training Knee Strikes
These Shin Guards work well for Thai Kicks but are not too bulky
HEADGEAR
More advanced Sparring requires Headgear
We will assist you in choosing and purchasing headgear
JUMP ROPE
HANDWRAPS
When you are doing multiple hard rounds of Heavybag, Handwraps are a good idea.
Velcro ‘quickwraps’ don’t work well. “Mexican Style” (semi-elastic) 180” are a good choice
GI
Gi Grappling is helpful to learning good fundamentals and is a part of our curriculum.
Discounted BJJ/Judo Top will be made available through the School
OTHER EQUIPMENT TO CONSIDER
FOCUS MITTS
Sharing Focus Mitts can be nasty They don’t have to be fancy…just YOURS
Good inexpensive Mitts from Ring To Cage
THAI PADS
Some people prefer to have their own Thai Pads
Thai Pads from Ring To Cage Cageside KO Fightgear
December 7, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Do you offer a starter kit for a beginner?
December 7, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Not officially but we’ll help you get what you need as you need it.
May 8, 2013 at 9:12 pm
Your way of explaining all in this paragraph is actually
good, all be able to easily be aware of it, Thanks a lot.
May 8, 2013 at 9:23 pm
We try.
Feel free to ask any questions