Where to Buy Muay Thai Gloves, Shorts and Equipment in Chiang Mai

[Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu]

These are my video reviews of two good sources for equipment and shorts in Chiang Mai: Pi Boy's Twin's shop at the Kalare Night Bazaar and the Sportland shop near the Three Kings Monument. You can read the full review, and the prices I found here: 

Chiang Mai Muay Thai – Best Prices, Equipment, Custom Shorts – A Review of Shops

 

Sportland by Three Kings Monument

 

Pi Boy's Twins Shop - Kalare Night Bazaar

 

These shop prices and products can change so here is a good place where people can update their experiences of each in comments. Here's an excerpt from my review which sums up most of my thoughts:

The 3 King’s Monument Sportland store has much more variety of brands and equipment offerings, but their prices on Twins gloves and a few other items doesn’t come close to what Pi Boy’s Twin shop at the Kalare Night Bazaar offers. I’m a little partial to the Sportland store because they sell my favorite gloves: lace-up Thai Smai gloves, which happen to be pretty affordable and hard to find anywhere else. On the other hand Pi Boy is a great guy to deal with, and if I liked velcro gloves I might go visit him instead. In short, if you are looking for Twins brand gloves head over to Pi Boy, to be sure. Not only are they less expensive, there is a lot more variety of color and design to choose from at Pi Boy’s shop. Add in that you can get very inexpensive custom Muay Thai shorts (really and truly custom; you can do anything) and you can’t miss. But if you need pads, sauna suits, unknown-name equipment, a gum shield/ mouthguard, etc. the 3 Kings Monument Sportland store is a good option. Also, I’ve heard that telling the folks at the 3 Kings Monument store offer a discount if you name-drop the gym you’re training at. I’ve never done this, so I don’t know what kind of discount or if it works with any gym or only particular gyms, or not at all. I guess give it a try; couldn't possibly hurt.