How to Wrap Your Hand for Muay Thai
Muay Thia is a fun style of martial arts that puts a lot of pressure on your hands and wrists. In Muay Thai your knuckles and wrists has so much strain and impact put on them wrapping your hands keeps them well protected. Wrapping you hands with the proper method can prevent injury and allow you to fully enjoy the sport of Muay Thai.
Things you need:
- Hand wrap
- Hold your hand out and hold it face down and spread out your fingers. Place the thumb loop on around thumb. Begin wrapping it around your palm and knuckles about three or four times being sure to keep the wrap from getting twisted.
- Wrap around the back of your hand and then your wrist a couple of times to support it. Make sure to stay at the top of your wrist and not wrap towards your forearm yet. Don't wrap it to tight so that you are cutting off your circulation.
- Wrap back around your knuckles and cross the back of your hand and around your wrist again. Make a crisscross pattern by alternating between your wrist and your knuckles and then across the palm of your hand. Wrap in both directions making an "X" and repeat this pattern a few times.
- Start wrapping each finger beginning with the thumb. Wrap around your thumb go over the back of your hand and wrap around your wrist again. Repeat this process with your index, middle, ring, and pinky finger.
- Finish up the wrap by wrapping around your knuckles again. Go around your wrist and the beginning of your forearm a few times. When you get to the end of the wrap, finish the wrapping on your wrist and fasten it or Velcro it.