I love those gloves

[jojocpa]

Ok this is silly but I love the gloves that Cathe is wearing on the cover of Kick, Punch & Crunch. Does anyone know where to find those.



Jo

 

[Calico]

If I am not mistaken someone asked her if they were weighted gloves and she said no that they were actually a wrap of some type. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

I don't know where you buy wraps but you could post to her on the Ask Cathe forum and she might be able to tell you!

HTH some

 

[Francine]

You can buy the hand wraps at any sporting goods store in the boxing section! Tko is pretty popular in Sports authority and Modells. You can also buy them online http://www.bodytrends.com/products/boxing/tkohandwraps.htm

Here are a few more links for variety of color and prices ;-)
http://www.karatedepot.com/bx-ac-10.html
http://www.ringside.com/store/products_handwraps.asp?dept=15
http://store.yahoo.com/titleboxing/handwraps-guards.html

ALSO , Here's a link for putting the hand wraps on correctly
http://boxingworkout.net/manual/wraphands.html
HTh ;-)

 

[ShyWolf]

Why wraps?

What exactly are the purpose for the wraps?

Can you use them for weight work too?

Please enlighten me...and why does Cathe use them?

I only preordered the DVDs so I guess my answer is in the workouts? but until then this mom wants to know.
Thanks
Lost in the sauce trying to catchup

 

[Francine]

Uses for wraps

The main purpose of hand wraps are to help protect the knuckles and support the wrists during contact drills : speed bag,punching bag etc!
I personally like to wear them when kickboxing! It psyches me up just putting them on( looking and feeling the part is very motivating)So grab a pair and put on your game face }(


PS for weight training I prefer weight gloves

 

[ShyWolf]

RE: Uses for wraps

Ahhhh the light bulb!
Okay yes I can see how putting on gloves or wraps helps the pysche.
I do have weight gloves but they don't fit me comfortably, so I don't wear them...hmmm wraps eh? I may need to look into those more carefully. Just looking the part helps with getting the moves eh? Thanks

 

[jojocpa]

Thanks for the info. I am going to invest in those hand wraps. I agree with you - it gets me more psyched.

Jojo

 

[intensitylisa]

I did Kick, Punch and Crunch tonight and just used my weight gloves to get in the mood and make me feel like I had wraps!

 

[kathryn]

Another reason for wraps (or weighted gloves): they absorb sweat. I usually use 1# weighted gloves when I do kickboxing (I worked up to them, so don't anybody just jump in and start using them for a whole workout right away!), and when I don't, my hands will get uncomfortably sweaty. It just feels yucky to make a fist with a sweaty hand.

Also, you can get wraps in different colors. I have black, red and yellow (though I now usually use my gloves, because wraps are quite a pain to wash and dry without getting them all bent and/or tangly).