Best Boxing Gloves and Shin Guards for MMA, Muay Thai and Kickboxing Sparring | My Favorite Gear 

Question for Viewers: What piece of equipment has been the hardest for you to find one you like?

Male version of what’s in my purse😂😂

When is the "Iron Fist Nerds" shirt coming out? 😂 That gave me a laugh!

I'm a 27 yo female just getting into kick-boxing and BJJ. Thanks for the video, Mike! I'll deff be checking out more of your videos. You've obviously been around the block and know your stuff. And p funny too!

These gear review videos are so helpful, especially since I'm about the same height/build as Mike. One recommendation I would make about gear reviews in general is to try and find someone who has the same height/build as you do and see what works for them. You'd be surprised how much people think gear sizes are universal.

5:40 well said, thank you lol

how do? true. great gym ya got there. would have liked to have been 40 years younger and walked into 1 like that, but too tired after hard days work in mostly manual employ so sometimes fell asleep waiting for dinner. taztez

Keeps a notebook for the sick rhymes

Thanks Mike!

The best review ever I love it

Watching your video's is my daily antidepressant 😆

After watching this and many other reviews from Mike on rev gear I think I’m gonna go with them I already purchased some bag gloves that are on the way and quite a bit of other things that I’m going to purchase soon especially some bigger gloves I think Mike is on to something because I’ve heard they’re very comfortable my aunt Even has a pair of the pink sentinel gloves she says they’re amazing

Even though I was going to do with the team that I had to be a good idea for a while and it is a lot of work for the rest to do with the team that would have been trying to make sure that is not a big game for the rest

The helmet reminds me of bicycling, and how if you don't wear a helmet when riding a bicycle, car drivers are less likely to drive recklessly near you as they realize the damage they can inflict. And of course what is a helmet going to protect if a massive pick up truck or SUV hits you at high speeds? That speed and weight is going to delete you regardless.

I never realized the heavy bags are revgear bags instead of the outslayer bags

I definitely need this. Nice!

If anyone on here looking for affordable gear, Sanabul has great gear for getting started. Though Icy Mike has the hook on this Revgear, I am still using my Outslayer Thai bag.

Lol, you got my thumps up with the mints

I want a video on revgear punching bag

Nail clippers: If you know you know.

A cup that's like a pinata, where candy comes out after you whack it real hard

WHat about the head gear though ?

What weight are you using on the Revgear Thai style boxing gloves?

I’m 5’7 what size should I get

What are the best of all time in my career and it was the same thing as a game that would be better than I did before I got a job that I was able and I had to be a part of this kind and I had a good thing for me and I had a good thing for me and

Poor plug

Get your pissy feet of the mat man!

Great vid mike..i gotta get me one of those rev gear bags...i got a rival duffle wich is great for taking to my local gym, but i need something smaller for travel. you have inspired me to go give rev gear a try and lay off the cleto reyes and hayabusa for awhile!

hey coach, do you mind making a video on how you opened your gym

Hey coach any tips how to train at home since we are in quarantined at home thx🙏🙏

I feel like those MMA gloves that Mike was talking about would also be good on the bag I often like to transfer between different types of gloves on the bag as well as bare knuckles just to get my hands used to different types of hitting services rather than just a gigantic gloves

i have shorter hands for my body length i can confirm people hate when they hit my elbow when going for my body it will hurt you way more then it will me

HEADGEAR is to make sure you don't go home UGLIER than when you left the house. Your MOUTHPIECE is the equipment to help make sure don't go home DUMBER than when you left the house. And to help keep you from losing teeth or biting your tongue off. Don't forget your MOUTHPIECE,

YES! I've always opted out of wearing headgear! It makes it harder to slip and my already big head a bigger target! Headgear protects against physical damage but the transfer of force is still the same.

I've been meaning to get a new bag for years now, I've been using my old military bag that I got when I was in the Corps way back in 2002. It's seen some shit and is falling apart. I was just thinking about picking up some canvas fabric and just sewing up a bigger bag that would fit all of my shit into it. I may just op out and see how expensive this Revgear bag is and if I should get it instead. But since I ant working right now (everything is closed down). I may have to just sew up a damn bigger bag. Poor people issues, LOL.

Good video. My (long time Muay Thai hobbyist and occasional instructor) opinion: I prefer a gear bag made out of strong mesh material so the gear gets some ventilation right after training. Gloves and shin guards drying faster reduces bacteria and funk. For Muay Thai, I think the beat glove is the Fairtex BGV1. It has a short cuff which makes clinching easier and the grip opens well for catching kicks. Very well made and well proven. I have a set of Twins at the moment. Very well made, but the finger pocket is very tight (even after break-in). For shinguards, I use Twins or Fairtex. Build quality is top shelf with a proper amount of padding. I think Mike was saying that the Venom shinguards have less padding. I tend to throw round kicks at higher power in sparring and I want my partner to not suffer more than needed. If you are damaging sparring partners with thin shinguards, you will have to reduce your power which will probably change your body mechanics...which will train your body to throw the kick less efficiently than if you always throw it hard in sparring. My extra padding lets me.throw hard without damaging my partners. For MMA gloves, I use a pair of RDX. They seem well made, but I haven't used other types much. The RDX product was cheap and seems durable. Good value for money. As for the cup, I split my right teste in 2019. I'm a pressure fighter so I get groin kicked a lot. I switched to a steel cup from Thailand. I have been kicked hard many times since and felt nearly zero discomfort. The attachment strings take a week to get used to, but it's worth it. Yes, Lysol your gear. Yes, trim your nails and then file the edges round. I get ready for training like I'm getting ready for a date. Wash yourself and wear deoderant. Don't wear clothes or gi that stinks. Nearly all gyms let new students borrow gear for class. Try all of it and see which you like or which features. Ask to try on gear from other students. You can spar a round and see what works for you.

Put some peppermint teabags in your gloves and other gear , use the tabs to pull out . They last for ages absorb moisture and smell good and cost about $2 a box which will last a year or so

Mike, could you recommend some elbow or knee pads?

This should’ve been titled Revgear bag promotion. NOT glove a review.

Mike u know I've watched ur videos off and on for a bit because I like how you do things. Never paid attention to the gym name. But now knowing where ur from. I like seeing home state getting some love so from Chuck town, you got a sub from me!

I have been doing Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling for about 3 years and I'm just now starting Muy Tai and I'm wondering what are some good drills I can do from home due to the quarantine

Amateur boxing has recently abandoned head gear. It is my understanding that the biggest problem they are now having is with cuts. Clash of heads, broken scar tissue and the like. This is not me weighing in with an opinion, just some anecdotal evidence. That bag was cool.

Can you review the onyx gloves when there back in stock? If you didn’t know it’s supposed to mold to your fist so you don’t have to wear wraps. Dominic Cruz uses them and they were created by trevor whitman.

My girl gets pissed because I groom myself when I go to Muay Thai.. I even wear cologne ... nothing is worst to roll with a guy that smells

Breath mints. Duely noted.

Love top king gloves and shin pads. Hare their head guard. Always slips. Went with a ringside ultra light head guard and so worth it. Good size backpack is worth it. When I went to Thailand and was getting around on a scooter to training, having an actually backpack is worth it as opposssed to a shoulder bag.

Question Mike: you don't wear headgear and I know of several fighters who don't and they have good reasons but do you think beginners should wear them as a safety feature or perhaps to help get accustomed to taking shots and staying composed? Or do you think beginners can spar without headgear from day one and be safe? Love to hear your opinion on that.

Almost got those same shin guards but I couldn't justify the price since I'm getting back into it, so I got ones that were half the price. The day my shin guards came in the standup ones went on sale 🤣🤦‍♂️.

"I don't care whar you iron fist nerds..." That's when I hit like

For me buying gear is pretty easy, Gloves kinda all feel the same to me, never really understood why people go so deep into gloves. Head gear same thing. But there is 3 types of gear I am really really really picky on 1-Groin protectors 2-Mouth Pieces 3-Shin Guards For groin protectors, it's so personal and tough to chose, becuase fact is they heavily impact your leg mobility, especially when your going with the old school ones, so trying to find the right one for you is very personal and takes a while Mouth pieces, some people relate to me on this others dont. But I think most mouth pieces taste AWFUL and make me practically gag mid fight. Ive found a few that dont, and ive never swapped since. 3-Shin guards, shin guards drive me nutts. I hate stopping mid-fight to fix my shin guards, and i hate it when my opponent has to do the same, it breaks the whole flow. Personally, I like a nice ti ght and snug shin guard and I feel everyone else should feel the same.

Would you recommend Hayabusa T3 shin guard for MMA?

Okay late to the party as usual, but i ordered this gear bag but man wish they didn't charge me $15 for shipping. Also thought that was a locking cable so no dirty hands get into my bag lol.

how do? yeah, trouble bein' youngest of six mum dried up and missed out of colostrum, ending up with girly hands. though last two years of fulltime work, a doctor checked our health and was amazed i read 64 kg's even in both left and right grip 2 years in a row, [ he'd never measured or heard of anyone doin' that. equal third best r hand of american international ice hocky team. taztez.

This is what i need: begginer sparring/bag kickboxing gloves for around 50 bucks.. any idea what ti get?

Man I'd love to workout at your gym, seems like it would be a blast. Also are knuckle guards super important for just day to day heavy bag training?

"You're gonna forget, beacuse you are a dumb shit" Bit too relatable, I feel personally attacked.

U can never get gloves u will like... never ever. Twins,boon,sandee,revgrear, danger,top kings, venum, fairtex,hayabusa n lots of these are okay, but no glove felt like "yeah this one".. but i tried a winnings pair once from a friend. I could sleep in those,feel like butter.

If Mike ever jabed me my face would be jagged looking Rambo when he screams

I put soccer hard shin gaurds on under my soft ones when sparring a hard shin kicker

That backpack is some serious knights of the zodiac thing

You can always tell martial artists that sparr alot they carry nail clippers with them

how do? a mate in 2015 was pretty impressed when i used the steel pole holding up a basketball hoop with 3 mm of ice on it for punching practice bare knuckle. taztez

Clickbait title for an obvious paid promotion.

Oh dang i thought revgear was one of those gears in an mmorpg

This was awesome. Thx Mike

I dunno man I reckon I need to get a cheap pair of boxing gloves and MMA gloves and then decide what I like more. OR maybe decent boxing gloves and cheap MMA. MMA seems good for short little session on double end bag without needing to wrap hands.

There have been studies that show people tend to take more shots n will tend to go harder when using headgear, and end up getting more brain damage. It factually makes it harder to slip punches if you're using proper movement, because now there's extra width added to your head. No headgear gives incentive to go light. All of the tip Thai guys spar light with no shinguards or headgear or just gloves and shinguards, and will only wear headgear for the rare hard sparring days. I've adopted this myself. I haven't used headgear in years.

I just use toiletpaperrolls and tape them to my shins, head and hands

So what's the discount code?

Nobody gonna talk about that fart at 2:38?

I am looking for the stinger link...

Headgear is good for amateurs to prevent headbutting more than protection from punches, I think.

As for headgear I also hate it. The reason it's used is to lessen the chance of bleeding, breaking something or superficial injuries. As for concussions you still get them, same way that the gloves you use don't do nothing for your opponent, you use gloves to protect your hands; in fact, it's WAY easier to keep hitting with much more power if you're wearing gloves and other protections.

Dude I’ll say this about glove protection. I have shitty everlast stuff rn because pewr but I’m kind of on the road to recovery from an Ulcerative colitis flare. I’m about 102 lbs right now at 5’6. Lost about 14lbs in a month a couple months ago because of insurance lag not covering meds. I wear 14 oz gloves with 180” wraps, and I bruise my knuckles just on thai pads drilling. Had my first sparring session tuesday and fucked my hands up through the gloves and wraps. It’s somewhere in the middle of my hand between the knuckles and the thumb. Gonna try more knuckle protection on my wrap today. I think the middle of my hands are just fatigued from not enough padding. Getting some knuckle guards too probably cause of this vid. Good lookin out

I want to recommend hte CabinZero bag for flying (fits all my stuff tightly (16oz gloves and XXL shinpads). Its exactly the maximum size you're allowed on a plane. Owned it for 7 years now and it holds up great.

Probably not the direction you’d want to go with your channel, but there is a good market for gear review! I’d love to watch your videos on them because you actually have experience and would be able to give a good opinion on the differences.

is this bag waterproof?

Great review! Ive been in need of a new bag for my training needs and am looking to switch to a backpack style instead of duffle bag this review sold me. Only problem i have is i am in good old canada where shipping cost me just as much as it is to purchase the bag🤦🏽‍♂️ what should i do

I like to use all hazards prime 5.11 backpack. It is tough, straps are easy on shoulders and volume wide enough to bring my muay thaï gear. Helmet pocket for Twins competition shin guards and 25 oz bicycle canister. Main compartment carries clothes (Fairtex satin short, UA shirt & boxer, 1/4 socks, anckle support). This includes hanging mesh pockets (boxing liminent, vasaline, sport tape, groin cup, bandages, hankerchiefs, cafeine pills, mosquito repellent). 2nd compartiment holds gloves (Yokkao 14 oz Matrix) and towel. On top, I have a small pouch to get the stuff I want straight (Gladiator mouthguard, wrapping, ear buds, fitness gloves, sunglasses). Admin zipper on the front is nice to throw extra (keys, wallet, smartphone, etc..). I use molle side to hold 40 oz insulated water bottle. On the other, I got a carabiner to bring sport shoes by laces if needed. Bag size is cabin frendly - flying to Thaïland for instance, and sternum attach is great for motorbike ride.

You just made me really want that bag. Advertising in a new level bUt like of all the times you choose to do giveaways, why now? I don't think the bag will even make it through the mail and will probably get consficated

I prefer not wearing headgear, never wore it when I was training when I was around 16-19 y.o. the only reason I ever wear it sparring is it seem s a lot of places require it.

what about headgear¿

I'm with you on the trial and error when it comes to gloves! I have 2 pairs of Top kings, Fairtex BJV9 & Winning lace ups that are getting ready to go up on Craigs List and a new pair of Rival Ultra RS1's are getting returned. :)

What shin guards do you recommend for those of us who don’t have conditioned shins? Have a video on ways to condition shins?

Hey, love the vids, do you have a link and discount for UK/Europe ?

Carry nail clippers, mints! Check👍Good idea.

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When I used headgear I remember getting concussed more than I should

Dude I shattered my ring finger from punching an elbow

Revgear discontinued the Tavel locker and Im so sad.

Just out of curiosity, is it possible to fit a pair of thai pads along with your Gi and sparring gear? Or would you have to take one of them out and put the other in?

I have some fingerless RDX gloves that I hated and hurt the shit outta my hands, but after two weeks of hammering on them they finally molded to my hands and I love them now

Also, do you need to "size up" the gloves if you are using the knuckle pads and wraps?

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My coach has a basket of flip flops in front of the bath room

Right with you with the headgear approach.

Knuckle guards!! Must!

THX BIG BRO!

MMA gloves are weapons

Lol I'd love some Rev gear