Boxing gloves mittens. What are boxing gloves called?

Gloves are one of the main elements of boxing protection. To choose it correctly, you need to know what boxing gloves are called, depending on the tasks performed. The article tells how to make a choice.

Types of boxing gloves

Training gloves, which are used for practicing and practicing strokes, are most convenient due to a simple Velcro fastener. They are easy to put on and take off, which is often required in training. Some models come with weights of various weights that can be attached and removed as desired and necessary (during sparring, punching, working on shells). Weighting agents can be used only in agreement with the coach.
Used in amateur fights amateur combat gloves. They differ from training ones by the presence of white circles on the striking surface - they simplify scoring. Available in two colors: blue and red. Fastened with Velcro or laces.
Shell gloves are designed to work on paws, pears, bags and other shells and differ from training gloves in the absence of a filler, so they are much lighter. Protect the athlete's hands from damage during strong impacts. They are not used for sparring, as they can lead to injury to a partner.
Professional gloves- the most expensive and are used during competitions. The shape of the fist, when clenched, repeats its natural position, which makes it possible to make the blow more effective and avoid injury to the hand. For fixation, only classic lacing is used, so this type of gloves is not suitable for training.
The first three categories can be made from both leather and leatherette, professional gloves - only from genuine leather. Going to the store for equipment, the boxer must know the name of the boxing gloves he needs and their desired characteristics.

Because they originally appeared in a completely different form and gradually evolved to the modern one.

The history of gloves, as an element of equipment for martial arts, has more than 3 thousand years. They are first mentioned in Ancient Greece, where soft leather ribbons were used for fisticuffs. IN Ancient Rome, in gladiator fights, on the contrary, they sought to strengthen the blow, for which they put copper or iron lining on their hands. In more or less modern form, boxing gloves appeared in the 17th century, and with the advent of such a sport as boxing in England, liners began to be placed in training gloves.

Modern boxing gloves became mandatory after the introduction of the Rules of the Marquess of Queensbury in 1867. For this occasion, the Englishman Jack Broughton developed the modern form of the boxing glove.. .

Boxing as a sport was not widespread in the Roman Empire. The ancient Romans considered it too bloody a sport that was only suitable for gladiator fights in the Colosseum. this is understandable, because the history of boxing or fisticuffs has a very deep and extensive past. If we say that the history of fisticuffs spans several tens of thousands of years, then we will not be mistaken. Archaeological scientists provide indisputable evidence of the existence of various devices attached to the hands for a variety of purposes. Some of these devices contributed to the protection and blocking of blows, while others, on the contrary, increased the strength and rigidity of the blow. Fist fights without weapons were the basis in the training of ancient warriors.

Fist fighting, as one of the sports, was very well studied by scientists from the ancient Greeks, from about the 12th century BC. e. In Ancient Greece boxing gloves were presented in the form of strips of soft leather that braided the fingers, hands and forearms of a warrior. These primitive boxing gloves were called meilihai. Starting from the VI century BC. e. they were replaced by other gloves (sfireai), they consisted of two parts: a leather ring and the actual gloves. Starting from 688 BC. e. fisticuffs were included as a type in Olympic Games. Competitions were held on a square platform covered with sand. You could win the duel either by knocking out the opponent, or by your actions forcing him to surrender.

The next stage in the improvement of boxing gloves occurred in ancient Rome at the end of the 4th to the 2nd centuries BC. e. As it was written above, fisticuffs in ancient Rome were the lot of gladiators. Gloves of gladiators were equipped with spikes, metal rings, knots. Such gloves were called cesta. Fights in this type of gloves often ended severe injuries or the death of a gladiator. It is clear why in Rome, in the 1st century BC. e. boxing was outlawed for the next ten centuries.

In Rus', there was also a special culture of fisticuffs, it is even mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years (1068). Fights in Rus' were not a source of enrichment for either the participants or the spectators. There were unwritten rules for conducting these battles: do not beat a lying person, do not beat your head and legs, it was also forbidden to arm yourself with anything.

The Christian Church actively fought against this barbarism. And after boxing came to Russia from Europe, the Bolsheviks fought it.

In England, meanwhile, developed classic boxing. Gloves appeared in the 15th century and were used only for training. In tournaments, the British preferred to box with bare hands. English boxing gloves were lined with leather and filled with horsehair. And only in 1867, the Marquis of Queensberry proposed the introduction of new rules for boxing matches, in which there was a clause on the use of gloves to reduce injuries.

Since that time, gloves have been divided into combat and training. Nowadays, gloves are not only combat and training, but also amateur, professional, coaching, projectile, laced and Velcro. Filler in modern gloves of two types: foam and glove-layered
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Gloves are the main and practically the only defense of a boxer. In order not to make a mistake in choosing this protection, you need to know their name. Depending on the assigned task, they are divided (called):

• Training - are used in the formulation and development of strike techniques. They are more comfortable, as they are fixed with Velcro, and not with classic lacing. They are easy to put on and take off, which is very important in training process. Sometimes they come with weights. But they can only be used with the consent of the coach.

• - they are used by amateurs. The main difference from training ones is that white circles, which are applied to the surface, carry out a strike. This is done to make it easier to count points. They are available in blue and red colors. Velcro or lacing is used for fixing.

• - designed to work with paws, pears and other shells. They have no filler, which greatly facilitates their weight. At strong blow can protect your hand. But they are forbidden to use in sparring, as this can lead to injury.

• - This is the most expensive type of all and they are used only in competitions. They repeat the shape of the fist and this makes the blow better and helps prevent injury to the hand. They are fixed only with lacing and therefore are not used in training.

What are boxing gloves made of?

Boxing gloves are made either from genuine leather or from a substitute. Of course, better products made from natural materials. They have a longer service life, they are more practical and convenient.

But they are not suitable for working with simulators, because upon contact with a hard surface of the projectile they quickly become unusable.

During training, it is better to use equipment made of artificial leather. Suitable for those who top part from a substitute, and the inner surface is natural. Although their quality, despite some advantages, is lower than analogues from natural material.

A few decades ago, gloves were filled with horsehair. Currently, completely different fillers are used. This:

• Foam rubber.
• Foam.
• Cotton wool.

Filler made of foam or foam rubber retains its shape and volume well. Some models have a special air cushion that softens the blow. Cotton wool is a bad filler. It tends to fall off over time. As a result, the likelihood of injury.

Types of boxing gloves

This sports attribute is categorized into species and types. And there are a huge number of similar categories, but it makes no sense to go deep. It will be enough to define the main criteria in order to make right choice equipment.

Depending on who wears, there are three main types:

• - intended for children. They are small and light in weight, but have enhanced finger protection. Teenage models under 18 often fall into the same category;

• - intended for female hand and accordingly differ in their shape, size and weight;

• - This is a classic men's equipment in this sport.

However, one should not think that because of these gradations, good ammunition can only be in one of the categories. Choose for comfort. Do not think that women's equipment will be exclusively “pink” and “rhinestones” will be glued on it, and children's options will not abound with Pokemon.

Why do you need gloves in boxing?

In boxing, protection is a must. Its purpose is to reduce the risk of injury. It protects your hands from injury and does not cripple the enemy. After all, the main task of boxing is to win on points, but certainly not to cripple each other.