Ch7, MUAY THAI
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Hand Wrapping
Hand Wrapping
Hand wrapping for Muay Thai serves multiple functions.
№1
- lends support to your wrist and hand bones (metatarsals) to prevent injury
№2
- absorbs your sweat so that your equipment will last longer and not smell like old sweat
socks
By wrapping your hands, you are trying to give support to your wrist and the back of your hand,
especially by your ring and pinky fingers.
Most handwraps have a loop, and are labeled with a sign "This side down", and a velcro fastener
on the other end.
Hook the loop over your thumb, and begin by wrapping around your wrist by going across the
back of your hand.
Make sure the side of the wraps that say "this side down" is the side against your wrist. Try not
to "twist the wraps".
As you begin to wrap, do not pull them too tight. They should be snug, but not tight. You want to
make sure that your wrist, hand, and fingers get proper blood circulation.
After wrapping around your wrist a couple of times, bring the wrap up across the back of your
hand. Make sure to cover the knuckles. Allow the wraps to extend about an inch down onto your
fingers.
As you begin to wrap across the back of your hand, spread your fingers wide as though you are
about to palm a basketball. This will make sure that you do not wrap too tightly and cut off your
circulation.
Keep alternating between wrapping the back of your hand and your wrist. When you approach
the end of your wrap, finish wrapping the excess around your wrist and fasten them there.
Many people will also include wrapping around the thumb knuckle when they handwrap, to
support the thumb against potential breaks. This is a personal choice. I prefer not to wrap the
thumb because it tends to make my thumb stick out more and is harder to tuck into my fist. I then
end up catching my thumb on something while boxing and injuring it. You may choose to wrap
it if it works ok for you.
Also, if you have the extra long wraps, such as the Mexican handwraps from Ringside, you may
wrap the additional material by going in-between your fingers.
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Muay Thai Hand Wrapping
1
. Place the end loop around the thumb with the
wrap going across the wrist.
2
. Starting 3 inches behind the hand, wrap 3
times around the wrist making smooth tapers
towards the hand.
3
. Now wrap 5 to 6 times around the knuckles
with the fingers spread wide. Don't wrap too
tight and making sure not to see the finger
webbing when finished. The knuckles should
be in the center of the wrap.
4
. Now take the wrap behind the thumb and
high on the wrist and bring up between the
pinky and ring finger.
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5
. Bring wrap behind the thumb and across the
top of the wrist and go underneath the hand.
6
. Bring wrap from underneath hand and
between the index and middle finger.
7
. Again bring the wrap behind the thum and
across the top of the hand (staying high on the
wrist) and underneath and back up between the
middle and ring finger.
8
. Coming again behind the thumb and high on
the wrist...use the remaining wrap to cover over
tightly the knuckle, wrist and thumb joint.
9
. Finish around the wrist and secure tightly.
It's just that easy.
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After wrapping your hands, I personally like to use a little athletic tape across the back of the
hand and around the wrist to keep the wraps secure. You will find that no matter how well you
wrap them, they will begin to unravel during your workout, and a little athletic tape is a great
way to prevent you from having to stall in practice to adjust your wraps.
If you prefer to include wrapping around the thumb knuckle, then use one of following methods.
One of them is for fighting and other for heavy bag training but in general both are suitable for
all purposes either training or fighting. Try them all and chose what suits you more.
Pro-Boxing Hand Wrapping
Spread your fingers with
palm facing down. Place
thumb through the loop...
Wrap around your wrist 2 or
3 times, depending on the
size of your hand.
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