( Notice how the handwrap changes directions.) 7. This further secures the thumb and locks the handwrap into place so it doesn’t get loose while you fight. Go down the palm instead of wrapping all the way around the thumb. Go behind the thumb…pay attention carefully to the next step. All fingers properly separated.įinish on top of the thumb. The handwrap forms an “X” on the back of your hand.īack to the top of the thumb and now between index and middle fingers. Wrap between your pinky and ring fingers. Now you begin to create X’s on the back of your hand as the handwrap goes between your fingers and crosses the back of your hand. This part pulls your knuckles together for support but keeps your knuckles separated so they don’t collapse or break over each other. Don’t worry so much about covering the knuckles. You’re wrapping around the palm of your hand. Some fighters like having loose wrists (for angled hooks and uppercuts). If you have short handwraps or big hands, you can do just 2 times. It’s annoying to have to re-wrap midway through your workout. If you run the wrap down the front of the hand, the handwrap loosens when you make a fist. You go down the back of the hand so the handwrap tightens when you make a fist. (The gel handwraps do not tighten your fist when you close your hands.) The semi-elastic, also known as “Mexican wraps” are my favorite for their comfort and performance. You should avoid any thick inelastic handwraps or handwrap gloves, these do not offer the same level of support. A good length is 180″, but small hands can do with just 120″. Even if you don’t break your hand, you don’t want to risk hand injuries that prevent you from doing other things in life like typing on a computer, holding a pen, or carrying things. If your hands are loose when you punch, it’s very easy for small joints in your hand to collapse over each other and break. Will tighten into a solid fist when the hand is closed. You can suffer a fracture if joints are moving in their own direction. You don’t want your joints to be moving freely and independently when the hand strikes an object. The handwrap fastens all your joints together so the shock is better distributed across your entire hand.
The handwraps are there to secure all your loose joints and moveable bones.
The handwrap’s purpose is NOT to cushion the impact that’s what the boxing gloves are for. Many people incorrectly think handwraps are for extra cushion or protection for your knuckles. Handwraps are there to hold your hand together providing support for your wrists, fingers, knuckles, and the entire hand itself. Then handwrap’s purpose is to protect a boxer’s most important weapon, his hands! The hands are made up of many small joints and small bones that could easily fracture from the impact of repeated punches.
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