It has a structure that consists of a main part of a kotebuton (an arm cover of glove for kendo swordmanship) made of sashiko and a kotegashira (a fist cover of glove for kendo swordsmanship) made of moccasin or artificial leather and a strong connecting portion called Tsutsu (a wrist cover of glove used for kendo swordsmanship).
刺し子で作られた小手布団（腕を保護）と、シカ皮革または合成皮革などで作られた小手頭（拳部分を保護）とを主部とし、その両者を筒と呼ばれる強固な部分でつないだ構造を持つ。