Boxing & Kickboxing Rash Guards

In boxing, the top does not face grips, but it works with every punch. The shoulders rotate with every straight shot, while the torso slips and resets, round after round. A loose t-shirt slows rotation, catches on your gloves and clings to your skin once soaked. A rash guard stays close to the body: nothing hangs loose, nothing rides up, and you do not have to adjust it between 2 rounds. At the gym, from bag work to sparring, it does the same job in kickboxing and K-1, where the legs come into play.

For English boxing and kickboxing, choose short sleeves: your shoulders stay free and your gloves move without catching. In K-1, clinches are brief but knees come fast: a close-fitting top gives your opponent nothing to grab. If your gym combines striking and ground work, long sleeves protect your arms from the mat. In amateur competition, the federation sets the uniform: in English boxing, it is a singlet matching the corner color.

• English boxingShort sleeves, free shoulders
• KickboxingShort sleeves, nothing hangs loose
• K-1Close-fitting, nothing to grab
• Striking and ground workLong sleeves against the mat

Every design covers the whole back and wraps around the sides and sleeves, with no empty space.

In BJJ with the gi, choose long sleeves: they protect the arms from jacket friction and don't ride up during guard passes. In no-gi and grappling, both cuts work; short sleeves leave the shoulders freer. In MMA and wrestling, short sleeves are the most common choice.

• Long sleeve, from $70BJJ in the gi, long sessions. 84% polyester, 16% elastane, sizes XS to 3XL.
• Short sleeve, from $65No-gi, grappling, MMA, wrestling. 88% recycled polyester, 12% elastane, sizes 2XS to 6XL.

The 2 cuts don't fit the same: in long sleeves, size down 1 from your usual size; in short sleeves, your usual size, or size up between two sizes. Measure your chest and check our size guide.

230 g/m², 4-way stretch, with flat seams: nothing rubs or gives out mid-scramble. The design is printed into the fibre, not laid on top: it won't crack or peel.

Machine wash at 30°C max, inside out, no fabric softener, and air dry (the full care guide).

In no-gi, IBJJF requires a black, white, or black-and-white base, with at least 10% in the belt colour. Check the dominant colour of the design against your tournament rules. At the club, on open mat, and in tournaments with no colour code, they work everywhere.