MMA Gear Needs For Beginners
MMA is one of the fastest growing sport. For all those new to the sport looking to buy MMA gear, but don’t know what to have, this article is for you. Let’s find out what you much have in your MMA gear.
- Grappling Shorts
Wearing normal shorts for your grappling needs is the biggest mistake you can make. Normal shorts are just not good enough. Neither do they have enough room for legs nor do they offer better mobility and flexibility often required on the mat.
- Rash Guards
Rash Guard is an important MMA equipment for training and many believe it should be the first piece of equipment to add to your gear. Even though rash guard is not used in actual fights but in training they provide protection from different rashes and abrasion while working on your ground game.
- Hand Wraps
Hand Wraps is a must have for both training and competitions. It offers certain level of protection for your hands and provides necessary support. However, due to the competitive nature of the sport where fists are being thrown at a furious pace, injuries cannot be ruled out even if you have both wraps and gloves on. But as the saying goes some protection is always better than no protection, you should always wear hand wraps in the gym before starting out your training. There is a wide variety of hand wraps available in the market to choose from, look out for those reusable ones made with stretchable material.
- MMA Gloves
MMA glove should be another essential component of your MMA gear, you may not necessarily use them in you day to day training but when you are sparring or competing against another opponent, you cannot enter the ring with wearing one. Always keep at least two pair of MMA gloves, one for sparring and another for competitions. Fight gloves are similar to the sparring gloves except the fact they are much lighter due to less padding used in these type of gloves.
- MMA Shin Guards
Most people underestimate the importance of shin guards. For all those people you only need to watch the fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman rematch that took place at the end of 2013. Silva broke his leg when Weidman blocked his kick with his shin. This could happen to anyone during a fight but at least you can avoid this by wearing a good quality shin guard during training and sparring.
- MMA Mouth Guards
Mouth guard has plenty of benefits and they have also improved tremendously over the years. With so many kicks and fists flying around, there is great risk of facial and mouth injuries. You must always wear a mouth guard during training so you can protect your teeth at all time.
- MMA Head Guards
Head injuries are the worst kind of injuries, as they can be fatal at time. Even the slightest of head injuries can cause concussion which can keep you out for days. So never go into the fight in training without wearing a head guard that protects all areas of your head. Don’t forget that it can save your life.
