XBlades is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company that designs, develops, and sells products primarily related to footwear and clothing.

The company was established in 1989 to make shoes for athletes who played rugby union and Australian rules football.

[1] The company is the original creator of the bladed sole football boot, designed to minimize athlete injury.

[3] He suffered many knee injuries throughout his career, which he attributed to his studded boots, leading him to create a rubber-soled shoe with X-shaped 'blades' as an alternative.

[5] In January 2016, XBlades was acquired by former Callaway Golf director Leighton Richards and former AFL player Jimmy Bartel.