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Kickboxing Equipment

Gaynor Borade
Kickboxing is now a sport off the streets and into the arena of recognition. The sport is unique in its universal appeal and the rules and regulations that govern it. Here's more...
The world of sport has never, at any stage, been contained or restricted to experiment. The different types of sports that are universally or regionally acclaimed are designed to stretch the human faculties to the ultimate, and pose a challenge to the mind.
The sport of kickboxing involves the unique combination of kicks and punches. The boxing style adopted here if very similar to that of the standard boxing techniques practiced the world over.
Kickboxing, like every other sport, also has special equipment and gear that needs to be invested in, prior to taking up the sport either as a leisure time indulgence or a full-time one.
Kickboxing is pursued for general fitness too. It is categorized by sports enthusiasts and experts in the field as a full contact sport. The special equipment and gear includes specially designed pants, a mouth guard, special hand wraps, boxing gloves usually 10 oz, a groin guard, shin pads, and special kick boots.
The gear designed for women enthusiasts in the game differs only in the case of the tank top. The gear and equipment for this sport is very different from that of the popular Thai boxing. It is designed to protect the body parts that are exposed to the opponent in combat.
Equipment for kickboxing has evolved since the introduction of the game, to meet the requirements of the combatants. The special pants enable free movements that come from the freestyle kicks that are part of the sport.
The fabric used and the fit are such that they facilitate optimum and quick movements, without any discomfort. The mouth guard is designed to protect the combatant from injury to the jaw and mouth region. It is a fit-on design that can be removed or replaced with ease prior to or during combat.
The sport of kickboxing allows free Western style boxing techniques, and hence, the hand wraps are very essential to rule out damage to the knuckles, while boxing. The hand wraps and the gloves of 10 oz are a combi-package, that works in unison to protect the fists and wrists.
The specially designed groin guard eliminates the risk of getting hurt in the groin, which is a possibility that cannot be ruled out due to the freestyle kicks. Its gear is available at all leading sports stores that operate both online and offline.
The shin pads and the special boots are part of the lower body protection gear, along with the groin shields. The shin pads eliminate the risk of getting hurt or damaging the shin area, which is not only the most sensitive, but also the most likely.
The shin is exposed to injury more than any other body part in kickboxing, because of the martial arts style kicks allowed in the game.  This standing sport, as it is also referred to, is declared over once a combatant is forced to the ground. It also involves different punches and kicks that are essentially to be targeted above the groin.
Equipment for this sport are designed to meet these requirements, and the support equipment is also available for younger enthusiasts to pursue the game. It is mandatory to wear protective helmets. This eliminates the chances of serious head injury because of the very amateur approach to the game.
The support gear includes practice gear such as punching bags, speed balls, punching balls, and skipping ropes that actually record the number of times the rope successfully turns.