UNIFORM &
EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED UNFORM
T-Shirts & Hoodies
Official Kung Fu School T-Shirts can be bought directly from us at £15 for both the Adult and Children Sizes. Speak to us in Class and we’ll see if we have your size in stock. If we do not have your size, we can order it in for you.
We have a few hoodies left over. They are priced at £25, again speak to us in class about this.
Trousers
For the trousers we wear black cotton trousers. The ones we would recommend can be found at the following links. You can buy any other alternative brands, just make sure they are plain, cotton and black.
Footwear / Shoes
We recommend flat soled shoes that are light and flexible similar to the picture on the right. There are a wide range of brands to choose from. The cheapest of which would be Lonsdale from Sports Direct. You can buy the Slazenger ones shown from the link below.
Optional Hand Protection for Kids
As an optional extra I would recommend some kind of protection for the hands, although for adults we train without gloves. Gloves may help prevent some scrapes on the knuckles and help with form and power in the early stages. I would recommend thin and light gloves like the ones shown. Click the link below to buy:
SPARRING GEAR
Although in the early stages of training you will not require this, you may want to consider later buying sparring equipment, if you have the means and would like to buy some now we can recommend the following.
Boxing Gloves
Any brand of Boxing Gloves should be suitable. For kids we would recommend 6-8 oz gloves and for adults we would recommend 8-12 oz gloves. There are many on Amazon to choose from:
Open Handed Sparring Mitts
You will need these or similar for your open handed technical sparring sessions. Suitable ones can be found on the link below:
Foot Guards
We’re not a big fans of foot guards that incorporate shin guards. We would say train without shin guards as this would slowly condition your shins. If you feel you need shin guards you can buy them separately. For feet guards, we would recommend ones that cover your toes. The ones in the link below should be ok:
Grip Socks
Under your footguards we spar barefeet, so this means that your feet can get quite dirty. To keep them clean and give you some extra grip we would recommend some socks like these. There are cheaper alternatives but the RDX ones are used by some members with good feedback. You can also get Yoga socks with rubber grips on the bottom.
Headguard
You can end of spending a lot of money on these but the following should be ok:
Groin Guard
We recommend the type that goes on the outside of your trousers for convenience. A range can be found at the link below:
Mouth Guard
Plenty to choose from at the link below:
Ladies Chest Guard
Not necessary but you may want to consider it:
