Hi, I'm 21 boy (7" L x 3" W hand, 5.10" &amp; 136 lbs), Full Contact casual training (3 days p/week) Heavy bag, sparring among other things. Is 12 oz ok?
836267
I would get 14 oz. 12 oz is better for fitness training and puts let's stress on your hands. If you are doing sparring 14oz is the lowest I would recommend to start with.
1382681
I agree with Ivan... not super thick but very sufficient. I have found this bag, along with the straps to very comfortable. I have it pretty well loaded when I use it and will wear it for hours and I love it.
124881
I wouldn't recommend it. The whole point of these lighter, fingerless gloves is so that they can be used for mixed martial arts, where you may have to grip/grapple with your opponent. I would recommend going for the heaviest boxing gloves that fit you (I wear and would recommend 16 oz gloves, but some some women/smaller people/people with smaller hands will wear 12 or 14 oz gloves). These a) give you more protection and allow you to hit the bag harder without fear of injury and b) give you a better workout. Think of it like wearing a weighted vest while working out-one that protects you as well (they do actually sell weighted hand wraps and even weighted shinguards for kickboxing). If you're interested in actually fighting (which is usually done with smaller gloves), your punches will be that much more powerful/quicker if you train with heavier gloves.
2026446
It's more then adequate for a newborn, I bought this for a friend of mine that just had a premie. There baby was 5lbs 12oz n fits fine.
349811
This is a great training bag. Yes, it can handle very powerful kicks as well as punches. We have several of these Wavemasters in our tae kwon do academy. I do not recommend wearing shoes when striking the bag as this may decrease the life of the product.
901114
I just purchased this a couple days ago. The bag says 600+ and if I had to guess I would say right around 600 to 650 is about right.
512786
Yes I would 16oz are real good to spar or heavy bag use. I use 18oz now but this glove is good for the price
645119
I used these for a Beginner class which was minimal hitting - no bag work and they were just fine. you may want something with more padding if you're going to spar/bag work.
1987631
The bag is good for punching, not too heavy and not too light. For kicking it's okay, not too long so you're going to have to be able to kick high enough or at least mid body. Overall the bag is a good training tool and feels good.
187102
The 12 oz. would be the way to go. Not only because of having larger hands, but also as a beginner, I feel it will protect your knuckles better than lesser oz. gloves. Hope this helps.
955347
I use them for kickboxing and the are the standard size. I first had purchased the 8 Oz and they were too small. The 12 Oz are a perfect fit.
601604
I use these gloves for speed bag & double end bag training. If you want to hit the heavy bag you should buy a size bigger than your normal size, so you can wrap your hands. These are good gloves but I personally use my boxing gloves when working out on the heavy bag. My kickboxing gloves don't allow me room to wrap my hands properly. You definitely want to protect your hands. Get the 180" hand wraps, these will be perfect to wrap your hands thoroughly. Everlast, or Meister MMA are really good wraps. I really like the Meister MMA. I am a female, normal size hands, at a little under 5'5". I would've ordered a size large in these kickboxing gloves to allow room to wrap my hands, if I knew, before I ordered these. Hope this helps. Good kickboxing gloves though.
739505
Most of the ladies in my kickbox class wear 8 or 10oz gloves. Kind of depends on whether you are wearing wraps or some type of gel wrap gloves under your boxing gloves as those will fill up some space in the gloves as well. Best thing would be to go to a sporting goods or boxing equipment store to try on some gloves and see how they fit. Then order from Amazon if it will save you $$.
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I believe its based upon the size of the person boxing more so than anything else. People who typically weigh very little. Like Under 120 would use the smaller size boxing gloves. The smaller sizes also have less padding in them which means the heavier and stronger you are (120+ lbs) the more painful/potentially dangerous it would be when punching an opponent in a sparring match. However, if like me you will not actually be doing an heavy sparring it would probably be fine to use this smaller size for a recreational kickboxing class or anything along those lines. Also if you have very large hands the 8oz size may not fit on your hands as comfortably. I believe its based upon the size of the person boxing more so than anything else. People who typically weigh very little. Like Under 120 would use the smaller size boxing gloves. The smaller sizes also have less padding in them which means the heavier and stronger you are (120+ lbs) the more painful/potentially dangerous it would be when punching an opponent in a sparring match. However, if like me you will not actually be doing an heavy sparring it would probably be fine to use this smaller size for a recreational kickboxing class or anything along those lines. Also if you have very large... » Read More I believe its based upon the size of the person boxing more so than anything else. People who typically weigh very little. Like Under 120 would use the smaller size boxing gloves. The smaller sizes also have less padding in them which means the heavier and stronger you are (120+ lbs) the more painful/potentially dangerous it would be when punching an opponent in a sparring match. However, if like me you will not actually be doing an heavy sparring it would probably be fine to use this smaller size for a recreational kickboxing class or anything along those lines. Also if you have very large hands the 8oz size may not fit on your hands as comfortably. « Show Less
961003
no. This is a 100 pounds bag and will hurt his knuckles. The best for no gloves would be 70 pounds bag. In special if he is a beginner 100 pounds would be too much to get start. People that wants to training with no gloves would go for a slighter in weigh :)
1668531
I think it would be ok, the bag is roomy and well paded. Price could also drive your decision. Its not fashion.
36482
Like one of the previous answers: My left upper arm is also 12.5 and it fits pretty well. It is tight, but then that is how it should fit. A loose compression sleeve would be useless.