You’re running late for class. You rush into TITLE Boxing Club and throw your bag into a locker, unravel your wraps and start flinging fabric around your hands. Is it under and around the knuckles or over and in between? Three wraps around the wrist or six? Before you know it you’re slapping the Velcro together and moving into warm up position. Good enough.
But wait! Wrapping your hands properly is important because it helps you avoid nasty knuckle scrapes and hand or wrist injuries from whacking the heavy bag.
Unless you’re like our friend at TITLE Boxing Club Cancun, famous for his 10-second hand wrapping, it’s going to take us all a minute or two to wrap our hands properly so our knuckles and wrists have lots of protection and security.
Let’s get back to the basics and learn how to wrap our hands for the first time (or fifth). Here’s a great video from TITLE Boxing Club Knoxville with Ashley showing you a basic hand wrap.
Michael from TITLE Boxing Club NYC shows you another hand wrap variation here.
Clearly, there’s no right way to wrap your hands; it’s all about personal preference and making sure you are protected in the wrists and knuckles. But, there is a wrong way! Never wrap your hands too tightly because you could cut off circulation which causes all sorts of bad things to happen. You should be able to make a fist comfortably and your hands should feel good inside your gloves. If they don’t, take the gloves off and try again. Now, go Hit it Hard!