All forms of boxing are extremely dangerous therefore it is recommended to athletes to carry out the manipulations designed to protect parts of a body from injuries. Bandaging of hands of boxers also belongs to such actions. As it is correct to reel up boxing bandage is one of initial skills which are received by athletes.
Types of boxing bandage
Boxing bandage are long (from 2.5 to 5 m) the lasting or not lasting tape with a loop for a thumb on one end and a sticky fastener on another. Short boxing bandage often do not allow to wind qualitatively a hand of the adult fighter, and too long – prevent to put on a glove a hand. The most demanded size of boxing bandage which is the easiest correct for reeling up on a hand is 3-4 meters.
Elasticity of bandage – the second important factor after the size. Well lasting boxing bandage can be reeled up on a hand as second skin - i.e. it is very dense. However with such element of equipment there is always a danger to draw a brush and a wrist is too strong that can cause violation of a blood-groove, flowing of a hand and discomfort which will unambiguously prevent during fight.
Professionals often choose absolutely inelastic cotton bandage which accurately lay down on all bends of a wrist and a brush, allow to control circuity degree already on process of a winding and well absorb the moisture emitted by skin.
How to reel up boxing bandage - the scheme
The classical scheme of protection of a hand boxing bandage looks thus:
- to throw with a loop a thumb and to develop bandage from the hand back;
- in 2-3 layers it is dense to wrap up a wrist under a thumb, watching that the winding was not too free or hard;
- 2-3 times to wind a brush above a thumb, closing bones and watching that at bandage zaloma were not formed;
- to include a thumb in a winding, fixing its situation.
This option it is correct to reel up boxing bandage on a hand for many of athletes is sufficient for protection of brushes and wrists from injuries. However permanent participants of duels prefer to reel up boxing bandage through fingers as the safest way to protect hands. For this option it is necessary to make additional manipulations after performance of a classical winding:
- begin to bandage joints of fingers from a little finger, fixing bandage on a wrist, then gradually move to index;
- in conclusion of bandaging it is necessary to make 1-2 more turns around a brush and a wrist;
- the sticky fastener which needs to be pressed densely so that it did not hinder the movements will help to fix bandage.
The councils helping to reel up correctly boxing bandage on a hand
The correct winding of a hand for boxing classes has to be convenient and comfortable, otherwise it will not help the athlete, and to hinder the movements of brushes or to slip, losing the protective functions. For this reason boxers are recommended to carry out independently a winding as nobody except them is capable to feel a banner or too weak tension of bandage. The beginning athletes can be guided by such recommendation: at the correct winding, bandage does not create pressure upon a hand in free situation, and at compression of a brush in a fist – densely clasps it and fixes.
At an insignificant trauma the fighters often use bandage as pillow for a hand. For creation of pillow 2-3 times wrap up bandage around four fingers, remove the formed ring, put in half and put to bones on the brush back. Then residue of bandage carries out bandaging which should be begun with fixing of pillow, and then to wind a wrist and fingers.
Care for bandage for boxing has to be taken after each duel or a training. Care in drying of attribute in the unwound look or curtailed into the roller consists.