Martial arts wraps for your feet like how you wrap your hands?

Question

I have hand wraps, and I know how to apply them to give the best optional support for my wrists and all things dealing with fist strikes. But I'm very kick heavy, I like to use kicks to keep my target or partner at a distance and when they close the distance I grapple and lock them.

What I'm looking for is support for my left leg and ankle from an injury I incured when working at a ceramic shop. I fell to a kneel in one instance and the second time one of the heavier molds fell on the joint of my ankle, both occurances of the left leg.

Are there are ways to add support to my leg to reduce the wear and tear it already suffers from in the form of a kind of wrap? Or will soccer shin guards work for my ankle, but what will work for my knee? I intend to implement the technique(if any) to both legs for added protection and security. Where can I find, or what can I use for ankle wraps or knee support?

I'm 20 years old, soon to be 21. It's only my left leg that is bothering me and I've had the injuries for about three years and know they may be a problem or will get worse.

The reasons I know this is when I put pressure on and bend my left knee(like standing on my left leg and squatting) I hear the knee joint grinding. And when I'm seated and in certain positions, my left knee joint aches considerably.

My ankle proves a problem when I move it too sharply(surprisingly not in strikes), or during the "push off" when I'm running top speed.

More information is as follows: I'm left-handed, I'm a highly defense oriented MAist and try to keep advantages over my opponent(locks and grapples when they get too close). I don't truely consider myself a master martial artist or anything, I just practice striking and as much defense and holds as I can. I've never took lessons, I just want to become satisfied that I can hold my own in the ring and maybe out(I don't live in a friendly place).

Answer 1

Wrapping your ankle with a one and a half inch athletic stretchable type reusable wrap can help give you some support. For more support you can use the wrap in conjunction with athletic tape. I would try that first and if that does not give you the support you need switch to a non stretchable type athletic wrap like what basket ball players use. You will have to probably experiment with how tight to wrap and tape it to give it the support in general yet the flexibility to point your foot and toes for leg and round house kicks.

For the knee I would also use a three or four inch wide reusable stretchable athletic wrap and wrap my knee and use tape if more support is needed. You should be able to find on the web different methods to wrap your knee and ankle. Experiment with them and see which one works the best. You may also want to consider switching what side you lead with when doing certain kicks or what leg you use. Bill Wallace had one of his knees fused when he was fairly young and before fighting full contact and was basically a one legged kicker but developed that good leg to such a high degree that he could out kick everyone in kick boxing although there are some differences between that and other fighting arts like Muay Tai. You don't say how old you are or if you are just wanting to work out or try to pursue a career in fighting but you also need to realize that the injuries that you have may also limit your ability to do this. Good luck and I hope it works out for you!

Answer 2

Women can definitely handle it! I'm one of them. But I will say that the martial arts are not for everyone. To become 'good at it' requires lots of practice, determination, and hard work. But the payoff is incredible, plus the martial arts are a lot of fun! The length it takes to become good at martial arts is really up to the person. Generally the time span is years and years. Some people and martial arts just click, and others have to really pay attention and work hard. As a beginner, you probably will not be bruised. But bruises do happen occasionaly, so be forewarned. Really, you shouldn't encounter much that would give you a bruise until you start sparring, and that's going to be quite a while until / if you start that depending on the martial art you're doing. For your first class you will probably learn some of what's expected of you in class, how to bow, some of the basic stances, and maybe a punch or a block. I really don't know since different instructors have different priorities. Good luck with your training!

Answer 3

Kickboxing Foot Wraps

Answer 4

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 5

They make a great Icy/Hot ankle support now that works great, many athletes use it for their ankles and their knees.

Try one of those out.