| A question many aspiring boxers, grapplers or pro | | | | covering both hands, you should slip on a |
| fighters will ask themselves is this: why exactly | | | | protective glove designed for whatever type of |
| do I need to wear protective gloves? Only the | | | | martial art or fighting practice you are training in. |
| most novice of a full contact fighting practitioner | | | | For MMA, better known as mixed martial arts, |
| would ask such a silly question. One of the most | | | | you would want a nice set of fingerless gloves. |
| useful tools a professional fighter (or any athlete | | | | The reason for the gloves to be fingerless, unlike |
| to be quite honest) should have in his arsenal are | | | | a traditional boxing, karate or Muay Thai glove, is |
| a pair of hands in excellent working condition. The | | | | because in mixed martial arts you will be training in |
| hands are a very detailed and intricately designed | | | | the art of grappling. |
| part of the human body. Your fingers and joints | | | | Grappling in mixed martial arts is most frequently |
| interlock to move around and your wrist supports | | | | referring to a strong wrestling background mixed |
| it all. If anything should happen to these parts of | | | | with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Due to this heavy element |
| the hand, you can kiss your hard punching days | | | | of grappling being so present in MMA, the gloves |
| good bye because they are long gone my friend. | | | | for which the fighters use have no leather |
| To make sure your wrist, knuckles and fingers | | | | covering their fingers. Such a design flaw in the |
| stay in perfect condition while sparring, working a | | | | gloves would prevent them from performing |
| heavy bag or training on pads, you need to wear | | | | many holds and submissions. This is the reason |
| the proper equipment. A tightly wound set of | | | | why gloves are such an important aspect to the |
| wrist wraps will support your wrist and keep it | | | | fighting game. You will need to take care of your |
| from becoming injured while hitting a hard object. | | | | body if you'd like to make it through training to |
| Wrist injuries are extremely common when | | | | ever see a fight. And you will most definitely need |
| working a heavy set punching bag as the force of | | | | to be wearing special gloves during the fight to |
| the bag swinging backward into your fist can | | | | protect your hands and knuckles if you'd ever like |
| easily break it. | | | | to fight again. |
| Once you have a clean set of wrist wraps | | | | |