One question that many aspiring professional boxers, wrestlers, or wrestlers will ask themselves is this: why exactly do I need to wear protective gloves? Only the newest of a full contact fighting practitioner would ask such a silly question. One of the most useful tools that a professional wrestler (or any athlete to be honest) should have in their arsenal is a pair of hands in excellent working condition. Hands are a highly detailed and intricately designed part of the human body. Your fingers and joints intertwine to move and your wrist supports it all. If something happens to these parts of the hand, you can say goodbye to your hard punching days because they are long gone, my friend.
To ensure that your wrist, knuckles, and fingers remain in perfect condition while you practice, work with a heavy bag, or train with pads, you must wear the proper equipment. A set of tightly rolled wristbands will support your wrist and prevent injury from hitting a hard object. Wrist injuries are extremely common when working with a heavy punching bag, as the force of the bag swinging back at the fist can easily break it.
Once you have a clean set of wrist guards that covers both hands, you should put on a protective glove designed for whatever type of martial art or fighting practice you are training in. For MMA, better known as mixed martial arts, you’ll want a good pair of fingerless gloves. The reason why gloves are fingerless, unlike traditional boxing, karate or muay thai gloves, is that in mixed martial arts you will be training in the art of gripping.
Fighting in mixed martial arts most often refers to a strong wrestling background mixed with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Because this heavy element of grip is so present in MMA, the gloves fighters wear do not have leather covering their fingers. Such a design flaw in the gloves would prevent them from making many retentions and presentations. This is why gloves are such an important aspect in the fighting game. You will have to take care of your body if you want to get through training to watch a fight. And you will definitely need to wear special gloves during the fight to protect your hands and knuckles if you ever want to fight again.