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Chapter 6

Preparation and
ritual: wrapping your
hands
First and foremost,
wrapping the hands is
essential to protect the
many small bones that
make up your paws. It
is also a boxing ritual — a quiet time to center your-
self, cleanse the mind of outside thoughts and concen-
trate on the workout to come.

Start the wrap with three or four turns on the wrist.
These are fairly snug. Next, wrap around the knuckles.
Wrap with fingers spread in order to prevent squeezing
when you make a fist. Make four or five not-too-snug
turns here. Come back down to the thumb and make a
snug wrap around it.Then take the wrap up and
around the opposite side of the hand and begin making
an X over the hand with several not-too-snugs.As you
reach the end of your wrap, bring the remainder
around the wrist and tie it off. Use the kind with Velcro
ties, which are the easiest and most convenient.

Another method includes wrapping between each
finger after securing the thumb and before you make
the X.Wrap between each finger and around the base
of the thumb, then come around from the other side
and cross it several times until you have just enough
left to secure at the wrist.Again, make sure you wrap
with your fingers spread.

Avoid wrapping so tightly that your hands crimp. It’ll
hurt like the devil when you start hitting the bag.

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