padwork

Training with pads on the hands to reduce the risk of injury.

Noun

  1. Training with pads on the hands to reduce the risk of injury.
    • Following this is another four to five rounds of padwork with the Thai trainers before one practises his punches and kicks on the bags. - 2016, Lionel Loh Han Loong, The Body and Senses in Martial Culture, page 37:

    Coordinate Terms: bagwork

Origin

From pad + work.