| Fighting without weapons of any form revolves around | | | | The use of punching bags |
| two general areas of fighting. One is standing and | | | | You probably noticed that when pugilists shown in |
| striking, and another is fighting on the ground. | | | | training, they are most times portrayed training using a |
| Area1. Standing and striking. Much hand-to-hand | | | | punching bag. This is because punching bags are part |
| combat is within this area, and in fact a great | | | | and parcel of a boxer's training, and well should be an |
| percentage of self-defense forms involve fighting | | | | integral part of boxers who train for combat to be at |
| standing up. The basic defense styles revolve on this: | | | | their best. |
| punching, kicking, chopping, covering, parrying and | | | | Training on punching bags affords the following |
| blocking your opponent' strikes. So it is suggested to | | | | benefits to the boxer: |
| learn the moves of fighting. | | | | Skills improvement. The larger bags are more resistant |
| Punching. This is the rapid forward flexing of the arm | | | | and thus make the boxer feel his strikes, adding more |
| with the fingers closed and balled into a fist to serve | | | | realism, as if he is striking a real opponent. It also |
| similar to a battering ram. Punching is always one of | | | | develops punching power and hand position as it hits |
| the following: | | | | the bag. A wrong position might hurt your arm or even |
| 1. Jab. A punch of the weak hand to try the enemy's | | | | break finger bones. |
| reaction or take advantage of a chance to punish, | | | | The smaller bags work on the eye-arm coordination, |
| however little. It is also a means to place the enemy | | | | and thus quickness and quick reaction. |
| temporarily out of balance so a better punch can be | | | | It builds the puncher's self-reliance. As the individual |
| given. | | | | develops the method he hits the bag or bags, he will |
| 2. Straight. A powerful strike of the strong or dominant | | | | develop a sense of adequacy. His muscles are |
| hand at about shoulder height, followed by the shoulder | | | | becoming improving; his punches are stronger; he can |
| for more reach. The straight is the 'powerhouse' punch. | | | | discern the bag's action; he can predict its movements: |
| 3. Uppercut. A punch of the left or right hand coming | | | | therefore, he is quicker, stronger, and more capable of |
| from low up into the head or upper parts. Often the | | | | countering combat situations. |
| body of the fighter moves to give the punchgreater | | | | Releases steam. A strike or two at the punching bag |
| strength. This is often performed on close quarter | | | | can let off aggressiveness in an individual. The feeling |
| position fighting. | | | | of hate towards another individual is redirected to the |
| 4. Roundhouse. A circular punch of either weak or | | | | punching bag, so that the hidden feeling is released. |
| strong hand moving from the outside. | | | | Studies show individuals who exercise suffer from less |
| 5. Combination. A one-two punch of a jab and straight, | | | | stress than individuals who don't, and punching a bag is |
| or a jab and another punch. | | | | good exercise. |
| Area 2. Fighting on the ground. Often combats | | | | So if you want to learn to strike, start by punching |
| continue on the ground when one or two falls. In the | | | | bags. You'll be more ready to take sparring lessons if |
| event one is mastered standing up he can often fight | | | | you are more capable of executing them. |
| back on the ground if he understands how to use his | | | | The author runs a website that caters for people |
| arms and legs to knee, wrestle hold, grip, choke hold or | | | | looking for punch bags and has a page dedicated to |
| otherwise control his opponent's capacity to punch. | | | | cheap punch bags. so visit to find the perfect punch |
| Besting one's opponent on the ground usually means | | | | bag. |
| winning the contest. | | | | |