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Since Muay Thai became a sport, all boxers are required to wear Muay Thai gloves to fight Muay Thai. The main reason is because the gloves help to reduce the high force impact, in order to protect your fist and wrist and also your opponent from a really bad injury.
Is Muay Thai gloves different from other sport gloves?
Yes, to fight Muay Thai you need more flexible gloves than normal boxing gloves because it will allow you to open your hands to grab your opponent and deliver some close contact techniques such as knee strikes. There is no other big difference between Muay Thai gloves and normal boxing gloves which means you still can use normal boxing gloves in Muay Thai. However, it is still recommended that you should use Muay Thai gloves to fight Muay Thai.
Types
Like normal boxing gloves, type of Thai Boxing gloves depend on the types of boxing activities. Different gloves are used to hit the heavy punching/kicking bag, to hit focus mitts, to hit a speed punching ball or a real fight with opponent. We can group the variety of gloves into three basic types which are fighting gloves, training gloves and bag gloves.
Boxing gloves can be various in size, weight, and color. Gloves style are only strict in professional boxing which color are usually red or blue which represent their corner and help judge in scoring the competition.
In addition, professional Muay Thai Boxer usually use a lace up gloves which are more secure and fit. But this type of gloves are hard to put on without getting help from your trainer. Another type of gloves are the Velcro (hook and loop) type which are much easier and more popular to use in training.
How to choose?
It is most recommended that you seek your instructor's advice to buy gloves that is suitable for you. The most expensive gloves may not be the best while the cheapest may fall apart easily. Your instructor can guide you to your perfect-matched gloves that get along with your training program.
You should consider what type of activity you will be doing. Misuse of the gloves results in shorter lifetime and may cause you unnecessary and avoidable injuries.
* To compete in Muay Thai you will need a light pair of gloves to make a swift punch and the gloves must have enough flexibility to let you grab your opponent with your hands to make a combination move. That is why you should use a pair of Fighting gloves.
* For training before a match or sparring, you will want a heavier pair of gloves which can slightly increase your strength and more soft padding for safety. This is where a pair of Training gloves will more suitable.
* For hitting heavy bags and focus mitts. You will need a pair of boxing gloves with thick padding at the front end. These are called Bag gloves. There are also lighter Bag gloves designed just for training with speed bags to improve agility of your fist.
One other thing to reminds you is that you have to leave some room for your handwraps before purchasing your gloves. Otherwise, your gloves will be too tight and uncomfortable which may reduce the power of your punches.
Weight & Size
In general cases, gloves size does corresponds with the weight of the gloves, but this is not always true.
Choosing a boxing gloves SIZE is simple. The most common sizes for gloves are small, medium and large. Just go for the one that best fit on your fist.
Choosing the WEIGHT is more complicated. You must pick the weight of the gloves depending on what you are using it for.
The most common weight for gloves and their use are:
* 8 oz. - for competitive boxers
* 10 oz. - for competitive boxers
* 12 oz. - for women and smaller weight classes for training
* 14 oz. - for average weight classes for training
* 16 oz. - for average weight classes for training
* 18 oz. - for larger weight classes for training
However, the weight and size combination are not widely available. You can see a few of them in the market such as Small - 12 oz., Medium - 14 oz. and Large - 16 oz. Many famous brand also reduce their production line by making a variation of gloves by weight only and let the size be "free size". If you cannot find your best fit gloves you might have to order a tailor-made.
Material
Boxing gloves are generally made of foam padding and covered with genuine leather or vinyl (synthetic leather). Each manufacturer has their own padding technique which absorbs force differently to others, and wearing comfortability is another factor to consider.
If we discuss about durability, leather gloves tend to be better both in durability and price, compared to the synthetic ones. Check for the price gap between these two types. If the leather gloves price seems unreasonably high, you can switch to vinyl gloves since there are no big deal in term of quality these days.
Maintenance
After each use there will be accumulation of sweat inside your gloves. This can be a really nice place to grow fungus and breed bacteria which causes bad smell.
The best way to keep your gloves clean is to dry them properly after each of use. Then you should spray inside your gloves with a gloves deodorant spray which help you eliminate the fungus and prolong the life of your boxing gloves.
Where to get them?
Get them here, Muay Thai Gloves There are so many to choose from.
Hope this helps. Salute!
NOTE: A new pair of gloves could be a little tight, but they tend to be a bit like shoes. So when you wrap your hands and put on your gloves and it feels a little tight, don't worry, after a while, it will fit your hands perfectly.
Ilm Khal is a part time Kickboxing Instructor, a big Muay Thai Fan, a Silat student, and overall a Martial arts enthusiast. http://www.muaythainiche.info.
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