How to Wrap Feet for Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a martial arts style of fighting as well as a recreational form of exercise. It uses moves that can be strenuous to your muscles and joints. If you practice kickboxing, you can benefit from wrapping your feet as a preventive measure to protect your ankles. Due to the high-impact moves involved in kickboxing, your ankles are particularly susceptible to injuries.
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Instructions
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Spray your skin thoroughly with the tape adhesive spray. This will aid in securing the athletic tape by making it stick stronger.
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Cut pieces of the pre-taping underwrap. Position your ankle at a 90-degree angle and then use the pre-taping underwrap pieces to pad the areas around your ankle bone. This will help protect your skin from irritations from the athletic tape. Continue wrapping throughout, using the standard figure-eight design.
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Take the athletic tape and form anchors at the top of the wrap. Put another anchor under the foot, progressing to the top. Cover all areas wrapped by the pre-tape.
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Continue to add three stirrups and then wrap thoroughly using the figure-six tape design.
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Make a mid-foot sling and apply a half-heel lock to your wrap for additional support.
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Tips & Warnings
For additional support, you can add horseshoe strips around the back of the ankle.
Make sure the entire area is covered with the athletic tape.
Take care to make the wrap secure but not too tight, as this will immobilize and reduce circulation to your foot.
You can also use flex tape instead of the pre-taping underwrap if you have sensitive skin. It can help avoid any skin reactions to the adhesive.
