Groin Protection for Kickboxing

These are groin guards for kickboxing training and sparring. WAKO requires groin protection for men and women in every fighting discipline. It must be hard plastic, and it can be a cup covering the genitals or a guard covering the entire abdomen (WAKO Rules 2022, Art. 2.3.1.8).

When choosing, check the shell, the fit and how freely you can kick: a larger guard covers more. Before a WAKO bout, check that your guard's shell is hard plastic; the maker's description of its materials is the place to look. Check your event's rules too.

WAKO's labels document lists groin protection among the items that need no WAKO label. WAKO also requires hard-plastic breast protection for female competitors from older cadets upwards (Art. 2.3.1.7), which this category does not cover. Other organisations' rules differ: ISKA Europe's 2018 rules require groin protection for male fighters and call an abdominal guard preferable to a cup.