Kickboxing is a popular sport in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe, which, together, have more than 70% of the total kickboxers in the world. In recent times, the global kickboxing equipment market is registering growth through the cardio kickboxing segment. In 2015, a total of 23 million people participated in the sport across the globe, out of which 75% were women.Many gyms and kickboxing institutions are actively promoting the sport as a fitness program, which is proving to be a major driver for the overall market's growth. The trend of cardio kickboxing is strong in the US, which is home to around 40% of all cardio kickboxers in the world.With a share of almost 50%, the global kickboxing gloves market was the largest segment of the global kickboxing equipment market in 2015. As such, most vendors operating in the market are now focusing on the gloves segment to gain a competitive edge over their counterparts.Tracking technology, which makes use of tracking devices inserted into gloves, is the current innovation in the gloves segment. This technology helps players to track and enhance their performance during training.In 2014, Dennis Munson Jr. collapsed during the second round of a match due to a head trauma and died later in the same day. With quite a few instances of such fatal head injuries during kickboxing matches, vendors operating in this space are focusing more on developing innovative headgear for advanced protection.

PART 01: Executive summary

Highlights

PART 02: Scope of the report

Top-vendor offerings

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Market landscape

Market overview

Market size and forecast

Five forces analysis

PART 06: Market segmentation by products

Global kickboxing gloves market

Global kickboxing protective gear market

Global kickboxing training equipment market

PART 07: Market segment by retail format

PART 08: Geographical segmentation

Kickboxing equipment market in APAC

Kickboxing equipment market in Europe

Kickboxing equipment market in the Americas

Kickboxing equipment market in MEA

PART 09: Key leading countries

US

Netherlands

Thailand

PART 10: Market drivers

Popularity of kickboxing as a part of fitness programs

Increasing popularity of MMA

Growing number of kickboxing clubs and tournaments

PART 11: Impact of drivers

PART 12: Market challenges

Non-inclusion of kickboxing from sports offered by

schools and colleges

Risk of injuries

Lack of regulations mandating the use of protective

gear

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 14: Market trends

Growing participation from women

Innovations in headgear

Tracking technology

PART 15: Key vendor analysis

Key vendors 2015

Adidas

Century Martial Arts

Everlast Worldwide

Hayabusa Fightwear

Twins Special

Other prominent vendors

PART 16: Appendix

List of abbreviations

PART 17: Explore Technavio