MMa gloves Vs Boxing glovessss HElp

[Jamie Greene]

hey guys ive after doing alot of sparing with 16 oz gloves and when we started useing mma gloves it was a big eye opener on ,, even with light sparing i feel very odd.

any tips and suggestion you could give me? thanks

 

[neomage2021]

move more, stay out of range and don't stand in front of your opponent. If you are actually doing MMA sparring get used to clinching more.

Blocking with your gloves does work but it's much more difficult.

 

[Brian Tellis]

keep your hands open and your palms out. Not splayed or anything but loose and not in a tight fist. Also unless you're covering and turning into a block dont keep your gloves right up to your face like you would with big gloves. Getting hit in the hands with mma gloves won't absorb near the impact a boxing glove will.

 

[Steakeater**]

Get into a habit of opening your fists and closing right when you punch, boxing or MMA gloves

 

[Jamie Greene]

thanks alot guys i well try these tips next time i train .

 

[lysergide]

Everything's already been said. Good luck with your MMA career.

 

[Jamie Greene]

thank you

 

[Soul Rebel 2]

Watch some old school boxing matches, back in the infancy of gloved fighting when the gloves were smaller than the ones today. There is many a gem to be found regarding their defensive techniques even though their posture is particularly ineffective in the cage. In the decades following the gloves got bigger but the science got sweeter, you just have to learn everything on a conceptional level so you can apply it regardless of context.