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Old 07-02-2009, 09:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
brad_mn

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Originally Posted by DwarfMesomorph View Post
Why do Muay Thai fighters wear Anklets? How did this tradition start?
For me, they absorb sweat and remind me to get up on my toes.
Is that the reason others use them?
I wear one one my left ankle because I have rolled it badly (3rd degree sprain) in the past. So it is for support purposes while standing on one leg. As far as if it is a tradition and when it started, I don't know. All I know is that at 34 years old, I don't heal as fast as I used to!
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