Manto was formed in 2004 by a group of martial arts practicing entrepreneurs. Manto’s founders sought a way to fill an ever-present void in the martial arts community by offering hi-quality urban, training and fighting apparel. Manto ships worldwide and they have products in stores in over 14 countries including USA, Japan, England and Canada. Manto also has a female line coming soon. See their online shop for more details.

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Antarai, a company formed in 2005, all started when students of Bunkerd Faphimai wanted to show their support for his coming out of retirement fight, flexed their design skills and made an un-official tee for the event. It was well received by the audience and the rest is Antarai history.

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Do you want to customize your Muay Thai Shorts? I know when I first started to train Muay Thai, I would just put on a pair of gloves and some shorts and have at it. Nowadays I am more picky on the types of brands I use. Not only that, I also like to have a set of shorts or gloves personalized to set myself apart from others so there are no conflicts at the gym over lost articles of clothing.

I took the some time today to bring you a few online shops that allow their customers to walk away with thier personal brand right from the comfort of their own home or gym.

Most of these shops are based in Thailand with a delivery time between 1-2 weeks plus the time it takes to construct your custom order, so it’s common sense to order your products months in advanced before your next big brawl.

Kombat Gear was really interesting as it allowed for all of their products to be customized, but it failed to explain where and how to customize the shorts on it’s website. The good thing is they do ship worldwide from Thailand and accept visa, master, paypal and western union.

Muay Thai Factory another company based out of Thailand was a little more friendlier to use with just under 5 steps. I was a little upset that I couldn’t upload my own logo to use on the front or back of the product, however, it did allow me to choose from several logos or my own text set to a limited array of font styles. The delivery time for your order to arrive on your doorstep can take up to a few weeks and if you spend more than $50 (which you will) you get a free tube of boxing creme. Yipee!

Muay Thai Stuff was easy as hell to use. Providing one huge text box on the order page asking for your short specs. They also provided an email to where I can send my original artwork. Delivery time 1-2 weeks from Thailand.

All in all, most of these online shops will allow you to do the following:

1. Fabric selection. Usually nylon or satin.
2. If there is a word or logo you would like to put across the front or back. If lettering, do you want it written in English or Thai
3. Color selection
4. Custom lettering on sleeve, waist band, or leg
5. Size

It’s up to you to pick which online shop works best for all of your customization needs. It might be a helluva a lot easier to go to your local tailor and design your own Muay Thai apparel in person. If you find any shops online or locally that you like, please let us know about them.

I came across these anti-wimp shirts by No-Wimps while scouring the internet for more goodies. They have a small variety of goods from hats to jackets. Make sure to visit them at their webshop.

Affliction is holding a contest for people interested in spreading the word about their brand. The contest is being held on myspace.com and the prizes include a signature “Rampage” Jackson shirt and a box of Affliction clothing. You can read more details about the contest here. Start spreading the word and win.

Affliction Clothing just posted their fall preview. It’s all gritty, grimey, macabre goodness. I can’t wait to get my hands on that jacket and a pair of those boots. Don’t forget to visit their webshop to see their full catalog.

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Sinister Brand has been around since 1998. I wasn’t aware of them until I saw some of the greatest fighters in the UFC boasting the brand. The currently sponsor Chuck Lidell, Anderson Silva and Josh Koscheck amongst many other solid fighters. The prints are tight, the colors are great and their prices are decent.

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I think it’s cool that some athletes actually take the time out of their busy schedules to give back to their supporters. Fedor is doing just that. He sells authenticate autographed Fedor tees on his webshop for 45 EUR. The look of the tee is simple, but it has “Champion” written all over it.

I came across these babies while doing a search on Josh Barnett. I like the big X on the front of the shirt. Check out the whole line at their Webshop.

Brawla Fightwear is an apparel company based in New Zealand. Ray Sefo and Shane “Choppa” Chapman can be seen boasting these tough looking shirts on their backs. Looks like they are doing some good things.

Make sure to visit their shop at http://www.brawla.net