Windy Muay Thai Gear?

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Hey guys,

I know there are plenty of threads on the Thai brands like Fairtex, Top King, Twins and Boon but does anyone know anything about Windy gloves and shin pads?

My friend is looking to start muay thai and needs some gear and I noticed Ringside has some decently priced Windy gloves and shin guards for sale.

Gloves:
http://www.ringside.com/ringside/windy-hook-loop-sparring-gloves-9006.html

Shin Guards:
http://www.ringside.com/ringside/windy-traditional-shin-instep-guards-8596.html

I also found a working 15% off coupon for the site.

I know black friday deals are coming up too but I was just wondering what everyone thinks of these Windy gloves and shin guards. I've heard of the brand but never used anything but their Thai pads, which are heavy and solid.
 
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I can't tell you how the shinguards are, but I do own the gloves you linked to (the tg-5s). At that price, the gloves are an absolute steal. They're very well made, as most high-end Thai brands are, have nice leather, a larger hand compartment for guys with Medium/Large hands, very sturdy construction (no flopping at the wrist), solid wrist support (a nice padded cuff for kicks also), and padding that lasts longer than the Energizer bunny. The gloves, in general, are built to be destroyed and can take a serious beating.

The Cons?

They ship hard as shit and won't be comfortable at first. If you have small wrists, the all leather closure for the cuff won't wrap around your wrist, at least until the gloves have been broken in. The gloves are also much wider than any Thai glove I've used. The padding, as durable as it is, will feel like hard cardboard on your knuckles for a while. Knuckle guards, or at least extra wrapping, is essential until the gloves have broken in and the inside padding has had the chance to conform to the shape of your knuckles. Grants are, or at least were from what I remember, like this. A tough break-in that yields a custom-like fit. The newer model Windys that Ringside sells may not have such a hard break-in and the tg-5s your buddy gets may not be as hard either. The gloves can vary.

Should your buddy buy them? Yes. As long as he's willing to put the time into them, he'll be more than happy, especially for that price. Cheers.
 
Thanks for your input SuttenMac.

oh sorry the code is rs2012
 
The windy pro lines are some of the best gloves I've used. I don't think they are offered on ringside though.
 
All the windy shi guards were too short for me but I'm 6'4 so if your friend is tall maybe another brand is better for shins. High quality gear though.
 
Taskmaster99 said:
Thats a great price for the Windy's. Been looking at a pair for quite some time.


Now another question, whats the difference between these 2 pairs?

http://www.combatsports.com/csi/gloves/boxing-sparring-gloves/raja-style-training-gloves-12703.html

http://www.combatsports.com/csi/gloves/boxing-sparring-gloves/windy-thai-training-gloves-12753.html

Same price and practically same description.
Click to expand...

The second link to the Windy Training gloves, have bgvh on the cuff (except for the black and white ones pictured--they seemed to be a variant of the tg 5s). The bgvh appear to be a training glove geared towards amateur competition but I'm not 100% on this. Muay thai fighting.com has them listed as an amateur competition glove.

The first link...I don't know anything about those. I'm not sure why they're more. Could be a smaller profile than the tg 5s, softer padding--I'm curious myself.
 
I've been looking at this glove. I was curious to see if it was worth it.
 
that glove fits HUGE. only order if he has hands and wrist on the larger side. also, the velcro did not last for me.
 
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