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Hello everyone, I’ve recently been doing some research on what type of gloves and shinguards (mainly gloves!) I should upgrade to. My main options as of now would be either Fairtex or Combat Corner (CRNR).

When I asked my Coach what brands he recommended he asked me if I was more of a kickboxer or a Muay Thai martial artist. I would say I really like the boxing aspect of kickboxing but I do like the stance of Muay Thai. He mentioned that if I was more of a kickboxer then CRNR would be a good way to go, and for Muay Thai Fairtex.

I was either looking at the HMIT Boxing gloves from Combat corner, or the BGV1 Tight fit gloves from fairtex. I’ve had a pair of rdx gloves (16oz) for a while now and I will say that I dislike how thick and bulky they feel, at times it feels like my hands are moving in slow motion. I’ve heard that CRNR gloves tend to be bulkier than fairtex but I am not sure how different they are.

My birthday is coming up soon and I’m looking to get myself a nice pair of gloves and shinguards. I am mainly here hoping to get some advice on which way to go (CRNR or Fairtex) but I am also open to looking into other brands you guys recommend.

Things to note:

I have small - medium sized hands They must be 16oz I don’t want them to feel the same as my rdx pair

Thanks for the help.

Hello. I'm 33 years old and I really got into muay thai several years ago and had an exhibition fight in March of 2024. Muay thai is really important to me, I feel much better when I'm training and I love my gym.

I'm about 6.55 months post-injury now. Playing basketball i fractured the fibula into 3, fractured the back of the ankle, tore all medial ligaments, and dislocated the ankle. Had surgery right away to put a plate over the fibula, and a chord drawn through the ankle to pull it back in place and act as ligaments. My surgeon and PT said I should be able to go back to muay thai eventually. I forgot to ask my surgeon at my followup the other day about when he thinks I'll actually be ready for that. I've been boxing on my heavy bag at home and started throwing very light kicks on it a little less than 2 months ago probably.. my PT wasn't happy to hear that lol. I threw some kicks with a little more umph the other week and it didn't seem to cause any pain. Getting more confident and wondering if I can go back to my gym yet. I have had one exhibition fight and really want to take another fight eventually.

Does anyone have experience with coming back to muay thai from this injury or something close to it? I'm concerned that kicking and checking might shift the metal plate around or loosen it over time. Or that I will either damage the metal plate, or it will hurt other people. I mean we're pretty much always wearing shin guards during sparring anyway so I feel like it shouldn't hurt others, but not totally sure. Wondering if maybe I need to switch to boxing only (which would be good for me anyway, focus on hands) and/or BJJ. Both would probably help round out my martial arts, but I don't think I'll enjoy either of them as much as muay thai. Also worried about sparring at boxing gyms, they tend to go harder more often and I don't need that brain damage.

Thank you for any advice or stories shared! =)

Basically last few times I’ve gone to training during sparring I’ve been switching stances into southpaw and hitting some pretty nice combos from the confusion of my right hand suddenly being so close to them - is this a bad habit I should stop trying to impliment ?

Needs some film to watch