The Equipment Section
If you're wondering which Martial Arts Equipment to buy,
here are my best recommendations.
The following equipment has been chosen for both price and quality... sometimes the cheapest item is also high quality... so you can save some $$$.
For your convenience, I have tried to pull Amazon links for all of the products that I recommend, but sometimes these expire... if you find a broken link, please let me know and I'll slap a new one up there.
These are my two boxing glove recommendations... one great set, and one affordable set. Buy one and go punch things.
A heavy bag is probably the single most important solo training tool that you can own. It will build your power, cardio, footwork, and almost every skill relevant to striking.
Wraps are an essential part of protecting your hands when training your strikes at FULL POWER. Without wraps, if you punch as hard as you can consistently, you're probably going to hurt yourself.
For the love of god save yourself some money and just buy a cheap mouth-guard. They even work better!
A jump rope is an essential training tool which makes your footwork FAST. That means faster entries for your attacks, and faster footwork when you need to get out of dodge.
The Bubba 2 Training dummy is the ONLY way to train Jiu Jitsu by yourself, and a good way to build your ground and pound skills as well.
This is by far my favorite training tool, and a GREAT way to build your takedowns without a training partner. It's like having a large set of legs to shoot on, any time you like, and they're TOUGH to move.
This equipment section has been a fun section for me to create for a few reasons:
I've been through a LOT of gear in my lifetime. Some of it fell apart immediately.
Some of it is holding strong after 15+ years of use, and some of it has just ended up sitting in a corner collecting dust.
I constantly find items that I feel can improve my game, and put them all to the test. I also feel that I have a unique understanding of exactly what you need in order to build your skills, so this section can really help.
Buying stuff won't make you a better martial artist, but it will facilitate more effective training.
These tools help you to train harder. Grab what you need and get to work!
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Hey Trav. Any recommendations for head gear? Or shin guards for sparring? Thank you
Ive seen a lot in your website and knowing that I can fight in real life makes me so happy
Bought a BOB a long tine ago. I dont think its very good actually, but do you have any ideas for making the best of it?
Nah man… it’s a pretty terrible striking surface, by all accounts. At least you’re punching though!