during several fights on the UFC, WEC and IFL the fighters involved unintentionally laminated each other in the eyes. This will be a big problem unless a solution is found and fast!

Boxing has also suffered from these kinds of digital strikes the eye of the rest of the glove unlikely to stick with it and stick his opponent.

Thumbs in the eye during a can cause significant damage as retinal detachment and scratched the cornea without about the blurred vision. Pricking in the eye can not always be the most painful of strikes, but for a hunter, he is more than a nuisance. The battle could continue if there is no serious harm done, but the fighting moves of the cage or ring with reluctance and in many cases, diminished vision which makes the unequal playing field, all things being equal.

But unlike boxing, where the opponent is catching illegal MMA fighters must be capable of taking complete. Try applying a Kamora without the thumb to go around. Impossible! No thumbs eliminates most of the techniques of jiu-jitsu and wrestling.

So what?

Most combatants in the keep his hands open in a defensive posture and close them at the last second on strike. Those who do not respond fast enough usually jab a finger or thumb in front of their opponent and after eyeball. Their may be a solution if.

The Gloves worn by Bruce Lee in the classic martial arts film that started the craze for the whole western genre – “Enter the Dragon” may hold the key. At the beginning of the film is Bruce fights Sammo Hung for the honor of his Temple. The kick, punch, throw and grapple their way through several minutes of fighting. Bruce wins the manner.

And how can he defeat his opponent? Not only with Kung Fu / JKD. He received an armlock Samo Samo and supports.

One interesting aspect of the fight are the gloves are worn. They seem to be the size of hockey gloves with just the padding much.

This is more size compared to those used in today’s MMA competitions but perhaps slightly greater integration of mittens that cover the fingers and thumbs would prevent fingers and inches inadvertently being stuck in the eye and allow the fighters to continue unmolested. At least for the eyes.