Get 10oz or 12oz, heavy gloves are for sparring, which you won’t be doing much of as a beginner.
Just take it slow, don’t expect to be throwing perfect uppercuts and roundhouses right off the bat. Footwork is extrememly important, knockout power comes from the hips/legs so you have to get the hang of moving around whilst keeping a steady base of power at all times.
Igor, welcome to the new world! I think you have combat training under your belt already (sambo right?). I got all my gear online, i used mmawarehouse.com and would check bjjhq for their daily deals too. I personally like hayabusa gloves but like revgear too. Are you going to do kixboxing or is it MT? Either way you’ll probably need some shinpads too to check/receive. If MT, pick up some knee pads for clinch work.
AfricaFarmer is spot on with technique, all the power comes from your hips, the angle of the descend, and where you land the strike. I personally trained & sparred with 16 for striking (just my preference) and 8 for mma.
Just like hitting a home run.
I haven’t particularly great upper body strength, but when I played Colt baseball I lead the league in home runs; it was all in the legs.
(Years later I played on our company’s softball team in a city league. One of the other players (Bill Black) was one of our machinists who worked out quite a lot and was in excellent shape: he could probably bench press 3 – 4 times what I could. In one game he hit a home run between the left fielder and the left-center fielder (four outfielders). Later that inning I hit a home run over the left fielder’s head: he sprinted for it and it was still beyond his reach. When I returned to the dugout, Bill said, “You know, you can hit it between them: you don’t have to hit it over their heads.”)
Yeah lots of people who have never trained in a fighting sport or anything that involves hitting with your body weight (baseball, football etc.) really underestimate the importance of leg strength and being able to shift in an instant through your hips. Punching with just your arms only serves to tire you out faster.
I’ve never been one for the bench press, I can barely bench my bodyweight, but I can squat a touch under 3x my bodyweight and hit like a truck.
My advice is to invest as little as possible in gear, at least at first. I used to be big into combat sports and saw a lot of people wash out quickly. Most people enjoy getting punched in the face a lot less than they expect. If you’re just doing cardio then go for it.
Agree with the legs comment too. Not just power, but speed comes from the lower body.
nah no combat training experience here besides punching d-bags in the face outside the bar. This class is mostly cardio + hitting the bag so i know i need good quality gloves so i dont hurt my hands. ill check out the sites you posted. also do you use mexican wraps or regular wraps?
yea its mostly cardio.
is this chart legit?
im thinking going with the 16oz gloves?
I think that charts bogus, the heavier gloves are indeed for heavyweights but that’s mainly so they don’t knock each other out when sparring. You hand should still fit into lighter gloves. I don’t compete anymore but go to classes once in a while and I use my 10oz gloves, they’re fine and I’m 6ft 3, 105kgs. I don’t have small hands by any definition. The important thing is to wrap your hands properly so you don’t lose the skin on your knuckles and it’s easier to form a proper fist when hitting the bag.
Alright, just a preface to my comment: I’ve trained Muay Thai 5 years, full contact. My perspective is that of kickboxing to kickbox. Rather, to be able to defend my self if need be. So I’d like to make a humble suggestion, that you find a new gym. A real gym. A kickboxing gym. You’ll earn everything else (weight loss, tone, strength, good health, confidence, etc that comes w/ improved health) in time through the art and practice not the gimmick. That being said, I would recommend any Muay Thai gear (applicable to kickboxing, even boxing sic shin guards) from TWINS and KING. They range upward to $100 but the wrist, knuckle protection is worth the cost. The fact that I’ve mine for 5+ years after countless hours of use yet they maintain shape (yes, cheap gloves cost $40-60 and yes that means the foam wears with use which means your wrist will absorb bag shock) and the velcro isn’t tampered by sweat is value in itself.
Use 16 Oz gloves to protect your hands. 6 year old girls use 16 Oz gloves. S-I-X year old girls raised in LA to fight as a hobby* S-I-X. Train as if the fight is real, and spar often. Theres a confidence that follows self-awareness in the presence of danger. I’ve never (thank goodness) had to use our skills outside the ring simply because the mind sizes up the opponent, recognizes a similiar past event (hard sparring) and evaluates the situation as non-threatening - and that releases dopamine and that sends a smile and that calms an aggressor. Mirror neuron knockout!
Message me for anything fight related. I do Jiu Jitsu, too
http://www.muaythaifactory.com/ - they’re good but slow. For example, gloves $140 at my local Thai Supply Shop cost $65 through them but took 3 months to arrive. PV retained my patience, however ahaha
i think im gonna go with this, pretty good reviews
http://www.amazon.com/TITLE-Gel-World-Bag-Gloves/dp/B004LQ07IY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
I’ve been boxing for 2 years now. Use 16oz to protect ur hands. Learn to wrap your hands really well, then put on the 16oz’s for training. Protect ur hands at all times. They’re good for the bag, mitwork, or sparring.
When the pros compete they can use smaller gloves b/c they put tons of tape on their hands.
I would recommend getting a pair that covers the velcro otherwise you are going to cut up your partners neck during clinch work.
its for bag work no sparing
I like the idea of boxing but I don’t like people punching me. There should be a sport where I punch someone and he cannot punch back. I would do that sport.
your gf?
after u get out of jail get this
There is, and if you look good in a leather corset and spiked heels, you can even get paid for doing it.
I hear.
This cannot be repeated enough times.