MMA gloves are designed to integrate striking & grappling. MMA gloves if worn to train in forces people to tighten up both their defense guard and their punches, as it is so much easier to hit people than with boxing gloves. Wearing MMA glove's mean you have to make sure that wrist alignment, knuckle position, thumb position etc are all correct. The only problem though is that regular MMA gloves don’t offer enough protection/shock absorption to use in regular training sessions. Sparring versions of MMA gloves allow people to get the benefits of training in MMA gloves but with increased protection somewhat like you would get from a boxing glove, but are a little bulky for intense grappling work.