We don't let our students wear them, apart from in unusual circumstances....
But others do, if you look at the States almost all of them, there are a few exceptions, wear long cuffed gauntlets.
Over here in the UK I have increasingly noticed the trend increasing, especially amongst some groups. These however are not gauntlets but generally they are fingerless gym type gloves.
I don't know what real purpose they serve? They offer no protection, and even if they do, learning with protection is counter productive and leads to increased risk taking.
On the occasions when we ask students to wear gloves, such as when they are preparing to perform heavy fights such as axe vs flail, where gloves would be be appropriate, the students, having become used to fighting without them are generally resistant to doing and will prefer to work without
I have heard people ask for gloves because their hands sweat... Personally I have never encountered anyone who hands got so sweaty that they couldn't hold the sword. Also putting gloves on is hardly going going to decrease your hands from sweating.... A problem is also that if you learn, wearing gloves, then that becomes the default and what you are comfortable with, if you then have to work with out gloves you have to adapt to that, and changes a habit is harder than developing one.
Another reason I have heard is sore hands or blisters.... Again that is a problems of gripping the sword too tight or having hands that are not used to being used... So correct the grip and allow the hands to toughen up.
So what are we left with? The cool factor, wearing gloves makes me look cool! Hey you are doing combat, you look cool already! If you don't then the gloves aren't going to help!
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