{"id":188747,"date":"2025-01-23T11:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=188747"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:56:26","slug":"how-to-wrap-your-hands-for-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/how-to-wrap-your-hands-for-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wrap Your Hands for Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188778\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-for-Boxing-2.jpg\" alt=\"Learn how to wrap hands for boxing with this step-by-step guide using red wraps. Featuring six illustrated instructions, from wrapping around the wrist to securing with Velcro, this essential technique ensures protection and support during your boxing sessions.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-for-Boxing-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-for-Boxing-2-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-for-Boxing-2-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A boxer&#8217;s hands endure tremendous force with every punch. Without protection, that force can shatter the small bones of the hands and tear ligaments. That&#8217;s why boxers meticulously wrap their hands before training or stepping into the ring. These long strips of cloth compress the bones and tissues, align the joints, and transform vulnerable hands into proper striking weapons. Every boxer has their preferred way to wrap their hands. Here&#8217;s one method I learned when I took boxing lessons. Let&#8217;s get ready to rummmbbbblllle!<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\">Ted Slampyak<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boxer&#8217;s hands endure tremendous force with every punch. Without protection, that force can shatter the small bones of the hands and tear ligaments. That&#8217;s why boxers meticulously wrap their hands before training or stepping into the ring. These long strips of cloth compress the bones and tissues, align the joints, and transform vulnerable hands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230,7,229],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-188747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-health-fitness","category-illustrated-guides"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-Boxing-Panel-6-2-528x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-Boxing-Panel-6-2-372x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wrap-Hands-Boxing-Panel-6-2-320x190.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188747"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188782,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188747\/revisions\/188782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188747"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=188747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}