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