VenumChallenger Standup Shinguards

Great Shin Pads ! I recently hurt my instep in Muay Thai sparring with a misplaced kick bruising the top of my foot. I have 6 different leading brands of shin pads that I use frequently when Muay Thai sparring. I could always feel my shin & instep being impacted when my kicks were being checked. I never trusted any of them to protect my thin 60 years old bones (145 lbs) so I never kicked hard. Yesterday I put on my new Venum Elite Standup Shinguards & went to the Mauy Thai club. After testing a few light kicks I blasted away on a much larger opponent with no problems. I checked his heavy leg kicks and had my heavy kicks checked (blocked with upper shin). I never felt the kicks at all through the pads ! These Shin Pads provide Great protection ! They are super light, with a tight fit with and did not slip or need adjustment in a full 90 minute class including sparring. These are the best Muay Thai shin pads for sparring & drills that I have ever worn. I am waiting for another brand that are already in the mail but I certainly won't need them. These are Amazing & worth every penny !

I have had it for 2 years this month and no issues. Good quality, durable and the only wear I’ve had is that the letters are fading. I train 2-3 times a week.

I like how they fit, thinner and tighter around my shin make me more agile and athletic with stilll great protection, great product love kicking and defending with these on!

At 6’ 1”, they fit great, plenty of foot coverage, very light, and the padding is ideal for training.Highly recommend the Venom brand as it has proven to be very durable and takes the abuse.

So comfortable

I train in karate - independent dojo with Kyokushin roots, spar once a week and play Pat-a-cake with a heavy bag about once a week between. Up until now I have used the standard "painted foam" kicks and some cloth shin pads. Works OK, but the kicks are clunky and maybe last a year or two tops. I have reached the point in training where I realized I'm going to be doing this as long as my body lets me so spending $30 a year on something clunky and disposable started looking foolish. I bought these and they are excellent quality and way lighter than I would have guessed from their thickness. I did not have the knee-limiting problem some have noted - I'm 5'6" and neither beefy nor cut-up lean. Mobility and design are excellent.The drawback for me is that these are very much built for roundhouse or front kicks striking with the top of the foot. There's no padding on the heel - so if you allow axe kicks, hook kicks/ura mawashi geri in sparring you need to keep tight control. They also aren't going to flex laterally enough that you can strike with the blade edge of the foot for side kicks.So absolutely excellent for what they do; but sadly limiting if you use some techniques. If only these (or any decent shin/foot guards!) had heel padding; five stars easy. Likewise if you are a Muay Thai fighter these things probably work like a dream.

I put these through 15 rounds of sparring on the first use, and I am impressed. Although we were at around 65% effort these things didn't slide or slip one bit. They withstood kicks when checking with almost no feeling. I'll have to see how they perform over the next several months of Muay Thai, but IMO they are performing better than my others ( I won't name the brand) that were nearly twice the cost! Stay tuned...

This shin guards are descently priced and are top quality. I'm 5'11" and they fit my shins and feet perfectly. I don't feel like they weigh me down and are light. They are easy to put on and don't easily get twisted during sparring sessions.