i do mma and jiu jitsu. and i have boxing gloves but now i want some mma gloves just to have. they are not required i just want them. sjoould i get competion gloves or training gloves and what is the difference. thanks
It really depends on you. If you wanted something to train with to get used to them while you are grappling, I'd go with competition gloves. But if your working on strikes too, I'd get the grappling glove (7 oz.) or the striking glove (also 7 oz.). But if you want them just to have them I'd get the competitions gloves.
Some of the differences (I use Everlast so that's what I'm going by here):
Competition glove: 4 or 5 oz. with an open palm and no thumb. Ok if training grappling only.
Grappling glove: 7 oz. also an open palm but has more padding and the padding goes farther down towards the wrist. It also has a thumb and it has padding on it.
Striking gloves: 7 oz. Open palm and a thumb. Also has more padding, but the end resembles more of a boxing glove.
If your not working on strikes and grappling together, I'd stick with the boxing gloves or muy thai gloves. Remember while training the more padding the better to protect your hands. Also always wrap your hands, there are a lot of little bones that can break in your hand.
Hope this helps.
It really depends on you. If you wanted something to train with to get used to them while you are grappling, I'd go with competition gloves. But if your working on strikes too, I'd get the grappling glove (7 oz.) or the striking glove (also 7 oz.). But if you want them just to have them I'd get the competitions gloves.
Some of the differences (I use Everlast so that's what I'm going by here):
Competition glove: 4 or 5 oz. with an open palm and no thumb. Ok if training grappling only.
Grappling glove: 7 oz. also an open palm but has more padding and the padding goes farther down towards the wrist. It also has a thumb and it has padding on it.
Striking gloves: 7 oz. Open palm and a thumb. Also has more padding, but the end resembles more of a boxing glove.
If your not working on strikes and grappling together, I'd stick with the boxing gloves or muy thai gloves. Remember while training the more padding the better to protect your hands. Also always wrap your hands, there are a lot of little bones that can break in your hand.
Hope this helps.