Chris McKinley wrote:You just don't use the 16 ouncers. Even the 12's tend to cause the same limited thinking.
cerebus wrote:I think using gloves can help you to become creative in adapting your chosen art to the limitations of using them. They help you to think outside the box", so to speak...
JessOBrien wrote:I like bigger gloves because then I don't worry as much about hurting people and I can use more techniques without fear.
Each different kind of glove gives a different experience. The more the better.
Each different kind of sparring gives a different experience. Full contact, muay thai, karate point sparring, boxing rules, grappling etc. Each one is a skill unto itself, and all have something to teach.
The more uncomfortable, annoying and limiting, the better. That forces you to up your game.
When I spar a person from sport fighting, I always fight by their rules. It's like having one hand behind your back, it makes you better in the long run, even if it sucks at the time...
Too many bros in kungfu don't want to spar with gloves because it limits their techniques. That may be true, but it's a good thing, you learn more that way.
Mileage may vary!! I don't know squat about fighting, this is just from the perspective of sparring, play fighting.
Jess O
JessOBrien wrote:I like bigger gloves because then I don't worry as much about hurting people and I can use more techniques without fear.
nianfong wrote:gloves get in their own way and slow my hands down. they also eliminate many hand techniques. I'm not really a fan. but they would be good to use like ankle weights for kicking, to speed up your hands.
everything wrote:putting on those big honking gloves just makes me want to punch like crazy and forget anything else
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