Gear that matches how you actually train
Two people can train the same sport and need almost opposite kit — a once-a-week hobbyist and a five-day sparring regular aren't shopping for the same gloves. RAGE Training Guide starts from your sport and your stage of training, then points you at exactly what to buy and why, before sending you to the RAGE store to actually buy it.
Most gear sites are organised by product type — a page for gloves, a page for shin guards, a page for wraps — which is genuinely useful once you already know what you need. This site is organised the other way round: by the sport you train and the stage you're at, because that's the order the questions actually arrive in real life. You don't wake up wanting a shin guard; you start sparring kicks and realise you need one. Every guide here is built to answer that question at the moment it comes up.
Why sport and stage, not product type
A product-type catalogue assumes you already know what to search for. A beginner rarely does — they know they've signed up for Muay Thai, or that their kid starts BJJ next week, or that sparring starts next month, and they want a straight answer to "so what do I actually need." Framing guides around sport and stage answers that question directly, then hands off to the item-level detail — ounce weights, sizing charts, materials — on the sibling RAGE Gear Knowledge Base once you know which item you're choosing between.
How the guides link together
None of these pages are meant to stand alone. A sport guide points you to the buying framework when a spend decision comes up, the buying framework points to budget-vs-investment thinking when the amount matters, and almost every page points back to your first kit or gear by training goal when the question is really about timing rather than which item. Follow the links rather than treating any single guide as the complete picture — that's deliberately how the site is built.
Start with your sport
Boxing
Wraps, gloves and the bag-pad-spar rhythm.
Muay Thai
Shin guards, clinch-ready gloves and fight-camp kit.
MMA
Gear for a sport that mixes striking and grappling.
BJJ & grappling
No gloves, no shin guards — a completely different list.
Kickboxing
The kit that sits between boxing and Muay Thai.
Buying decisions
The buying framework
How to actually choose gear — gloves included.
Budget vs investment gear
Where to spend more, where it genuinely doesn't matter.
Gear by training goal
Fitness-only, first-fight track and competition track need different kit.
Gift guide
Buying for a training partner or family member without guessing sizes.
Training stages & setup
Your first kit
What to own by week one, month one and month three.
Protective gear by intensity
What drilling needs vs what hard sparring demands.
Home training setup
Building a space you'll actually use.
Choosing a gym
What to look for, and what to bring to your trial class.
Fight camp & competition prep
The gear side of getting ready to compete.
Travel & training-camp packing
What to pack when you train away from your home gym.
Keep gear working
Gear maintenance & replacement
Cleaning, drying and knowing when something's actually done.
Strength & conditioning gear
The kit that supports training without being sport-specific.
Recovery gear
What genuinely helps between hard sessions — and what's optional.
Gear for everyone on the mats
Kids & juniors
A parent's guide to starting a child in the sport.
Women's fight gear
Fit, coverage and where sport-specific cuts help.
Need the technical deep-dive on a specific item — ounce weights, materials, sizing charts? That's what the RAGE Gear Knowledge Base is for. Quick answers live on the FAQ. Then go shop the kit at RAGE Fight Gear.