The Definitive Thai Pad Purchasing Guide | West Los Angeles Muay Thai
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Real quick, Let me just start by saying: Stay away from TWINS USA/twinsfightgear.com
They have a long history of scamming people and are NOT affiliated with TWINS SPECIAL/TWINS FIGHT GEAR.
I LOVE twins gear, and I order my equipment from either amazon or muaythaifactory.com
STAY AWAY FROM TWINS USA.com
Now, without further adieu, Allow me to begin at the beginning…
How do we choose a good pair of pads?
I have a very simple criteria.
As with any initial investment one has to consider cost.
A good pair of Thai pads doesn’t have to break the bank, but a good pair of Thai pads aren’t cheap either.
Don’t let that last sentence scare you. If you care for, and maintain your equipment properly, your investment should last you quite a long time.
Entiendes?
So, cost aside, what are things to consider?
1. Material/Build
2. Brand
3. Dimensions
1. Material/Build
Generally speaking, pure cowhide or genuine leather is the best and will last you the longest. You can keep the leather from cracking by moisturizing it with vaseline and as long as you are wiping it down after use and letting it air dry, the equipment should be free from odor.
If you are ethically opposed to using animal based products, there are few Thai pads made with synthetic material that offer the same durability and sustainability as leather based products.
Please check with the manufacturer before purchasing products if this is a consideration you’re taking.
Velcro Vs. Buckle Forearm Straps.
I personally use velcro based straps, for ease of equipping them, and likewise, there is less time spend futzing around with the thai pads in a class setting, less time wasted and more time spent learning and practicing.
If you are casually training or are a personal trainer, I think the buckles are fine.
Just be mindful of wasting people’s time having to fuck around with putting the buckles on.
2. Brand
There’s a reason why some of these brands have been around decades: They consistently put out high quality, affordable products.
No need to reinvent the wheel.
I always look for products that are made and developed in Thailand, the country of origin for the sport of Muay Thai.
Why? Logically speaking, they have been involved with the sport since it’s inception and have developed many of the products still use today so they have the most experience in this area.
I am a huge fan of Twins, but Fairtex is a good brand. So is Thaismai and Top King.
The aforementioned brands have always been consistently good. Their build, durability, and velcro quality.
Nothing is more annoying than paying a certain amount for a product and maybe a few months later the velcro stops sticking, or the seams of the pads bust open. :(
3. Dimensions
I’m a bit of a slight person. 5 7”, 145 lbs of suppleness.
I prefer small, lighter pads. There was a time that I exclusively used the medium ‘Twins Thai Pads’ but have out grown them and prefer the lightness of the small ‘Fairtex Thai Pads’.
That’s not without consideration of the length of the pads and the risk of injury from a missed kick.
I think the medium pads are great for beginners to use since they’re not bulky enough to be heavy and clumsy, nor are they small enough to risk injury from an overzealous training partner.
Pad sizes vary from brand, but generally fall into three categories:
Small (For advanced use)
Medium (Good overall)
Large (For heavyweight use)
The various sizes will also have different force absorption/resonance profiles.
For example, Thinner pads will absorb less impact and require a little more technique for use, if that makes any sense.
For a more in depth article check out our blog post here:
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So that’s it! Let me know what you guys think. If there’s any brand you think I should try out. Let me know!
Thanks for reading and thanks for watching!
Pads to consider:
Fairtex Curved Muay Thai Pads
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or
Fairtex KPLC5 Muay Thai Kickboxing Lightweight Thai Pads
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This is exactly what I needed. Im a small 125lb dude who holds for 155 and 170 dudes and it stinks how bad my arms hurt somedays. Thankyou for this video! You've got yourself a lifetime subscriber
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Yoooo- smol dudes unite!!! thanks for watching dude- appreciate and glad I could be helpful!!
@nocarebutyes3436
2 жыл бұрын
I feel u 🥲 more motivation to get bigger at least
what a great humble energy guy he is. Props and thanks for the video sir. Cheers
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
thank you for the kind words and support. really appreciate it 🙂
When you got to the the reviewing of good pads this video got good. You also have great personality. I wouldn't say this video covered whats in the thumbnail. Thank you for the great vid. I now know what to look for. I hear you on the velcro cause I've bought expensive gloves and the velcro went out.
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback rick! And yes, buying equipment only to have the velcro wear out quickly is my biggest pet peeve, hopefully people watching this video get that the brands I recommend use quality materials that will last a long time.
The low amount of views got me, the reviews made me stay. I hope your channel grows soon. Great video. :)
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Ramses! Thanks for watching, the kind words and the feedback.
Can you make a video about Pad Thai recommendations next?
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
Personally, i'm more a 'Pad Kee Mao' fan so i don't think i'll be the proper authority on 'Pad Thai' 😭
I really like the Microfiber Fairtex pads for lighter fighters, gotta try some Twins pads next! Thanks for the great video mate
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching dude!
howdy Coach! happy holidays and hope you're doing well! With some of the denser, more painful thai pads you mentioned in this video, are there ways of softening them up, and if so, how would you go about it? would you just have a student throw knees into them for a few dozen rounds?
Great channel. love that you dont gatekeep newcomers by saying you need to spend 100s of dollars on equipment just to start training.
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'm an advocate for using the loaner equipment until you are ready to invest. obviously considering health, safety and sanitation issues- the stuff at the gym is perfectly fine to use but it also is important to get your own equipment and i understand not everyone has the resources to do so immediately.
@homelessman3483
2 жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute Do you have any other suggestions for cheap sparring gloves besides those sanabuls? I have a pair of leather title boxeo gloves that i use on the bag but i would like to get 2 pairs of sparring gloves without breaking the bank. anything in the 30-40$ range would work
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
@@homelessman3483 that's a price range but what i can tell you is that if you sign up for ringside.com's mailing list they have sales quite often, up to 40% off their brands and i do think the 'Ringside IMF Tech™ Sparring Boxing Gloves' are pretty good. Keep a eye out on oither major boxing retailers as black friday appraoches and things start going on sale. good luck!!!
can you make a focus mitt buying guide?
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
yes of course- maybe within the month perhaps! Miss ya jacob!
I personally prefer windy Thai pads I tried some on at the gym and immediately bought some I love the belt buckle style closure especially since these are MY dedicated pads I don’t let anyone else wear them and it feels super secure and you just set it once slip your hands in and out of them in between drills where your swapping from hitting to holding the pads great pair of pads
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
Nice, good to hear. Windy makes great gear, always have but incredibly difficult to find in the US.
@AAquese
2 жыл бұрын
Where can I get one
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
@@AAquese only place i can find them is muay thai factory but its always out of stock www.muaythaifactory.com/muay-thai-gear.asp?ProductID=WD-K-001-A
Best review ever! What do you think of the over sized punch mitt for kicks? Like the Fairtex pro angular. Thank you!
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
I like oversized punch mitts for kids, smaller people but being a person of slight built myself i prefer to use thai pads for kicking to reduce incident of injury!
@Dubbios
3 жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute thanks you so much 🙏
Thank you for taking your time to share this information, helped out a lot! Any info on where to find the Twins KPL12 XL ? cant seem to find em any where.
@thaiboxinginstitute
10 ай бұрын
thanks for watching! are you in the US? sometimes authentic muay thai supply has them or OTM fight shop in huntington beach carries them. Call or email either place to find out!
@ELMO11958
10 ай бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute Thank you so much for the quick response, no im located in the Netherlands. They only sell the TKP 8 op over here. And they say it Should be the same as the KPL 12. So they left me kind off op puzzled. I will contact the 2 you recommended. Big thanks.
Are those red fairtex long pads good for beginners? I’m not kicking that hard and I’m not training everyday, so would the life span on that be more fitted to me?
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Those are great pads for casual use. Sturdy but light. They have them in stock on ringside.com right now. Got myself a pair just last week!
Hello ! Have you been buying from thailand sites? I bought fairtex focus mitts from muaythai goods site and 2 weeks they havent arrived. What are your experiences with their sites and shipping? Thnx
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Yes I order from muaythaifactory.com pretty regularly. Ships no problems from Thailand to LA DHL in a few days. Never had an issue. Heads up though it’s Thai new year (songkran) at the moment so they may be off of work for the the week or so. Chok dee my friend!
As a pad holder, top king is just annoying. The velcro doesnt pull your forearm flush into the pads so when people kick it, youll always get slapped by the pads because of the gap it has. Holding pads for 5 people with each person kicking 20-30 times is not so pleasant
Hey vik, thanks for the video overview. Might be a bit late but could you please give me some more insight on how you fixed the velcro on those Boon pads (at around 6:12 in the video)? I recently bought some used Windy pads and noticed that the velcro on one of them is super shit from use. Did you just trim down those little hairs of the velcro and glued on new velcro? Everywhere I look on 'how to fix velcro' it always mentions sewing on a new strip of velcro, but I really don't wanna completely open up the seams of the straps just to sew on new velcro.
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
you can either trim and gorilla glue the new strip or see what a tailor might charge you to sew on the new strips!
@Feroxylos
Жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute thanks so much for the quick response! Really appreciated
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
@@Feroxylos no worries- good luck!!
Not sure if anyone asked here, but what do you think about the fairtex extra long and extra thick pad? I'll definitely do some kicking
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
We have a heavyweight coach that uses that style lol. They look cartoonish on me lol. If you have the build for it i say go for it!
Could I please get a link for the Twins pads, I’m not sure what model, love the videos!
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
these would be the closest. superexportshop.com/collections/punching-pads/products/twins-special-kicking-pads-kpl10-white-black-1
Nice video. Do you have reviews on different belly pads? Just subbed
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment and sub! No belly pad reviews yet. Never used a fairtex belly pad so I can’t say much about those but I have used a Thaismai and twins one recently. I like the thaismai thickness- but couldn’t find one in a small. Windy makes a great one too- was able to get a twins belly pad in a small but don’t think the padding is thick enough 😞
I was holding with the boon pads at my gym and the Velcro kept on coming out. It was really annoying
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
100% some of the worst velcro on thai pads i've ever owned.
thanks i will go for twins
@thaiboxinginstitute
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
What do you think of the brand Sanabul, especially their Muay Thai pads?
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
I like their gloves for entry level participants. Low investment if you are on the fence about whether you want to pursue striking sports. As far as their thai pads, I think they are ok for very casual use but not for everyday serious use unfortunately.
Great video coach
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
thank you watching james!!!
I’ve been watching quite a few training equipment review videos, and I’ve noticed there’s not many on sandee pads. Any reason why? I personally use sandee curved pads. Also like using the twins pro coach spar mitts. What do you think of them?
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve used sandee pads before and thought they were great too, very similar to twins and thaismai but I believe the largest factor to the brand exposure is the lack of retail outlet for it. I think they’re pretty hard to get and have to be sourced from Thailand. I believe there is an official sandee website to order from but I feel unless the product is coming from amazon or even the bigger Muay Thai websites, no one will order from a relatively unknown distributor even if they claim to be the brand. See re: twinsgearusa
@arafathahmed8788
3 жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute thank you sir! Appreciate the reply. I know what you mean regarding brand exposure. Personally I've found sandee pads best for myself. Wha about coach spar mitts? I mainly use these now as I find they don't neglect my training when holding pads. Currently I'm using the twins pro coach spar mitts.
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
@@arafathahmed8788 I've used a few, mainly from american brands but to be honest my style of coaching is on the pads is volume work with light countering, so i would say that my thai pads/focus mitts suffice and find that specialized pads are neglected. I think what i'm trying to say is that i found my coaching groove with just focus mitts and thai pads. If i need something a little more 'hands on' i'll just gear up and spar with people. Maybe once im a little older and less inclined to spar, i'll revisit the spar mitts.
@arafathahmed8788
3 жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute yes of course, I mainly use the sandee curved thai pads when holding for kicks, and if it's mainly hand work I'll use the coach spar. I don't do much striking sparring anymore as I'm recovering from a serious hand injury where I almost had to have it amputated just over a year ago. Do you have an Instagram page I can follow?
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
@@arafathahmed8788 amputated :O, and yes i see you found it, thank you for the add arafath!
Any idea what size those Twins pads are? They look like the ideal sized pads.
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Those twin pads are twins KPL2 mediums. Approx dimensions are 14.5" X 7.5" X 3.5". Hope that helps!
Have you tried the Hayabusa Thai pads? If so, what do you think of them?
@thaiboxinginstitute
10 ай бұрын
I generally don't use MMA brands- Just mainly stick to thai brands
Fairtex it is! thanks man
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
no, thank YOU! enjoy the new gear!!!
Those ripped up Fairtex pads in the lower row look like they could tell many stories of the warriors who trained at your gym over the years.
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed so 👊
Am I the only one who loves the look of worn Thai pads?
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
i love the look- lots of character but not a fan of feeling the shinbone on the forearm when holding worn pads 😅
@hellotcautiver
3 жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute haha understandable
Nothing better that windy...
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
yes, windy is a very good brand!
What hybrid pads would you suggest?
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 ай бұрын
Fairtex Maximized Focus Mitts FMV13 are pretty neat
What do you think of Venum pads and yokkao pads?
@thaiboxinginstitute
2 жыл бұрын
Cheap Velcro for both and have never been impressed by either brand!
Thanks mans
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!!
yo, i need a cheap/affordable pair of kick thai pads if there are any under 100 dollars, i am 174 lbs so my kicks are quite hard too. Are there any pads you would recommend or if any? Thanks in advance, coach!
@thaiboxinginstitute
6 ай бұрын
How accessible is the ‘decha’ brand to you? They are a recent favorite of mine
@Sebbe_
6 ай бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute Lets see if my relpy shows up this time and doesn't get automaticly deleted haha, Im quite sure they deliver to Sweden if im on the right decha website, what pads would you recommend there?
@thaiboxinginstitute
6 ай бұрын
@@Sebbe_ honestly I would recommend the ones that are within your budget but we have ones similar to the dkp m11 that everyone loves
@Sebbe_
6 ай бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute okay, thanks so much for the help coach!
@thaiboxinginstitute
6 ай бұрын
@@Sebbe_ 👊
I don't think you mentioned which ones to not buy. Unless I missed it.
@thaiboxinginstitute
4 ай бұрын
I believe i make a mention of staying away from any brand that isn't a thai brand with the exception of k-pad thai pads which i feel aren;t that great. I feel like mentioned top king pads too as being incredibly hard and difficult to break in. good luck!
@Jake-pz7oi
7 күн бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute what exactly is it that you don’t like about the K pads? I’ve been getting conflicting opinions, a lot of people say they are amazing and some of the best and I’ve seen some say they are terrible to hold. What is it that you dislike? Thanks in advance
@thaiboxinginstitute
7 күн бұрын
@@Jake-pz7oi they're kinda heavy for a single strap pad TBH. They never broke in well for us so the impact feels dull on the body versus a sharp resonance that 'pops' I've since moved to Fairtex KPL series since this video and those break in well. The members also like Decha pads for the same reason. Light and good resonance.
What do you recommend for a beginner?
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
Fairtex Thai pads!!
have you tried Combat Corner HMIT?
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Just used them two weeks ago in Denver. They’re built pretty well, just a tad heavy for me though. Was impressed by the craftsmanship
@maxrey4055
Жыл бұрын
@@thaiboxinginstitute ohh, thanks for that info! I was just going to order them but I'm looking for lighter weight. I just gave away a new pair of Top Kings that were super heavy, and the Twins I have are also a bit heavy for the person who will be using these primarily.
@thaiboxinginstitute
Жыл бұрын
@@maxrey4055 the HMIT remind me exactly of top kings. Heavy and VERY stiff. InFightStyle thai pads are heavily favored at the gym now. They are always sold out though. I think they only have single straps available at the moment. Check them out!
Pads 🤷♂️right stay focused
i just bought fairtex and i felt kicks in my forearm while my curved twins doesn’t
@thaiboxinginstitute
3 жыл бұрын
yes i do think the twins pads are built for more impact because of the stuffing and thicker leather. I hope the kicks to the forearms don't bother you too much.
K pads or Top boxer customs are the only way to go if you want them to last for years and save your arms.