Kick Shields

A kick shield is a single, large pad that a coach or training partner holds by handles or an arm holder to take kicks in drills. It is a different tool from Thai pads, which are worn in pairs on the forearms. Kick shields are training kit for kicking drills: no WAKO rule covers them.

For the holder, what matters is how the shield is gripped, what it is made of and how it is padded. The main practical difference between shields is the holding system: straps, several handles or an arm holder. Check whether the price buys one shield, and look for published dimensions and weight.

Makers market kick shields across striking sports rather than for kickboxing alone. For example, RDX calls its T1 an MMA kicking pad, and Venum says it designed the Absolute Long with strikers "from Muay Thai to MMA".