Hand/wrist wraps

Hand and wrist wraps are equipment used in boxing Boxing

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and martial arts Martial arts

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. There are many bone Bone

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s in the human hand Hand

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and striking surfaces can cause serious, possibly permanent, injuries, including broken bone Bone fracture

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s. Hand and wrist wraps are used to secure the bones in the hand, allowing boxers to throw punches with more force than if they did not utilize them. This can make the boxer's hands have extra weight, but it also allows them to feel less pain when punching. See also *Hand guard

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Hand and wrist wraps are equipment used in boxing Boxing

Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport [i] ...

and martial arts Martial arts

Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat [i]. ...

. There are many bone Bone

Bone, also called osseous tissue, is a type of hard [i] endoskeletal [i] connective tissue [i] ...

s in the human hand Hand