How to Wrap Hands for Kickboxing
A kickboxer's feet are often shielded from injury by padded boots, but his hands require more sophisticated protection. Because hands are used to block strikes as well as deliver them, they are subject to greater punishment during a kickboxing match. It is therefore important for a fighter to purchase hand wraps specifically designed for the sport and to then apply them properly to receive optimum protection.
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Instructions
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Place the loop over your thumb and drop the rest of the hand wrap down the back of your hand. Standard hand wraps are 120 inches long, with a loop at one end and a Velcro attachment at the other.
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Lead the wrap over your knuckles and across your palm. Wrap the cloth around your palm three times. This provides protection for the smaller bones on the top of your hand.
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Drop the wrap downward and lead it around your wrist for three turns.
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Lead the wrap upward across your palm and around your knuckles, then downward around the wrist again. Thus, the wrap travels above the thumb for one turn and then around the wrist for the next.
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Make a fist. If you can close your hand tightly without digging your fingernails into your palm, you are wrapped correctly. Lead the last lengths of the wrap around your wrist, then press the Velcro piece against the wrap to hold it in place.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your fingers flexed slightly during the wrapping process. This adds just enough slack to the wrap so that it will not feel too tight when you form your fist. A wrap that is too tight can cut off circulation when the fist is clenched.
Do not over-wrap the palms to the point at which you cannot clench your fists tightly. Too much wrapping will keep your hands loose, and they will feel even looser when the boxing gloves are fitted over the wraps. The inability to fully clench your fists could lead to injury when you strike an opponent or a heavy bag.
