With our logistics partner DHL Express, we ship our products worldwide to your doorstep. The thickest part is across the center of the pads. **Thickness varies along the length of the Belly Pads due to its curve. *Size of the Belly Pad is the width of the padded area to the start of the velcro/ buckle. Our sizing table for Belly Pads (BPB1, BPV1, BPB2, BPV2, BPB3, BPV3): The thickest part is across the center of the mitts. *Thickness varies along the length of the Focus Mitts due to its curve. Our sizing table for Hooded Curved Focus Mitts (FMHC): Size The thickest part is across the center of the pad. *Thickness varies along the length of the Kick Pad due to its curve. Our sizing table for Curved Kick Pad (CKPV): Size Our sizing table for Kick Pads (KPV, KPB, NKPV, NKPB): Size Our sizing table for Headgear (HGCBR, HGCBL, HGCR, HGSR, HGSBL, HGSBK): Size Our sizing table for Bag Gloves (BGBR, BGBL, BGR, BJW, BGBK, BJP): Most people prefer the pads to cover the bottom but not all of the knee. Our sizing table for Shin Guards (SPR, SPBK, SPBL, SPBR): Our sizing chart for Sweatshirts/ H oodies (HD): Pink Shorts are earned by those who have persevered through getting beat up enough by the Kru and someone wearing pink shorts should also be able to dish out a decent butt whooping too.Our sizing table for Retro Muay Thai shorts (RS): Size Our advice – don’t buy pink shorts until you can kick everyone’s ass in a sparring exhibition at least. What about pink shorts?Pink shorts are a touchy subject for some. Aside from yellow, Nak Muays generally choose bright colored shorts to add an element of showmanship when in the ring. Though, yellow is often associated with royalty in Thai culture due to the late King’s affinity for the color.
Muay Thai, we use an armband system so the color of your shorts is irrelevant. Some gyms use Thai short colors to display rank. The con of UFC shorts are that they do not follow Thai tradition and some believe that wearing these shorts prescribes to western ideals over Thai ideals.ĭo certain colors mean certain things?The answer to that question depends on what gym you choose to train at. They still allow for a pretty good range of motion due to the slits and allow a Nak Muay to be more conservative. What are the longer shorts called that I see some people wear?The longer shorts with small slits on each side are standard UFC shorts. Add that to the fact that it can get pretty hot and humid in Thailand and you can see why Thai shorts have become the Muay Thai uniform of choice. Nak Muays have always required a large range of motion to deliver knee, elbow, shin strikes as well as teeps and clinches to defend or gain control in a fight. Why are Thai Shorts so short?Over the years, certain components of Muay Thai have remained the same. Along with Muay Thai’s unique utilization of “eight limbs,” Muay Thai fighters are also easy to recognize as they are often in short, satiny shorts – here’s why:
Though Muay Thai has been around for a long time, regulations weren’t introduced to competitive fighting until the 1930’s. Thailand the fighting style did not become an official sport beyond Thai warrior use until the 1400’s. Muay Thai is an ancient martial art dating back to 2nd or 3rd B.C.