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Everlast Freestanding Reflex Bag |
  This thing is freaking amazing, It practices accuracy, timing, slipping, and speed all at once. It’s perfect for beginners. |
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Century Bob Body Opponent Bag |
 the bob bag is very nice to help with the relief of stress and to get a good workout in.. it moves a lot even with the base fill all the way with water to maybe get a stable stand you might need to use sand but this is very nice to develop pin point hitting and real life striking…. make sure to get a pair of boxing gloves or some sort of glove to protect your hands it will help alot lol.. but overall a good product to have for fitness…. |
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Century Wavemaster XXL Training Bag |
 this bag has been fantastic from the jump! it arrived on schedule and i filled it up the first night (sand). absorbs kicks, jabs and straights pretty well. my only problem is that it’s not great for hooks, knees or uppercuts but that’s ok because i knew what i was getting when i bought it. you can work on basic combinations and technique and it’s great for cardio. it moves around a bit when hit but that’s actually a fantastic way to keep your feet working. all in all it’s better than the liquid core bag a thought about purchasing originally. awesome buy and worth every penny. my girlfriend and kids even like working with it! |
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Pro Boxing Gloves + Punching Bag + Heavy Duty Stitching |
 FEATURES: * Heavy Duty Pro Boxing Gloves + Heavy Duty Leather Punching Bag |
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Century Heavy Bag / Speed Bag Stand |
 The Century “Heavy Bag / Speed Bag Stand” is a very good option for those not wanting to suspend a heavy bag from the rafters. Since we move our workout area around (inside and outside), this was the best choice for us to practice TaeKwonDo kicking and punching techniques. Our setup includes a TKO 502VNG-BK-100 Vinyl 100 lb Heavy Bag Boxing Set and a Everlast 4214 Leather Speed Bag (Small, 10″x7″). Here are my observations: Pros - Cons - Misc - This stand more than meets my expectations in design and durability. Highly Recommended! CFH |
If you think that punching bags are all the same and there’s not much to know about them, then you definitely need to read on. From where they originated to why they’re used today, here is an overview that is bound to teach you something you didn’t know.
Origin
The punching bag originated so long ago that we don’t actually know when it was first used. As far back as written history can take us, we have records of bags filled with grain or sand being used for martial arts practice in Asia and swordplay and military training in old Europe.
Filling Materials
What you find inside the bag depends a lot on the size, shape, and structure of the bag, as well as what it will be used for. Small, lightweight bags can be filled with air. Medium sized bags could contain air or something moderate, like rags, or something even heavier, like grains or sand. Large bags almost assuredly are filled with sand, grains, or rags, and may have an inner ‘bladder’ to fill with water, which adds weight without requiring as much purchased fill.
Bag Styles
There are many different punching bag styles in use today, but here is an overview of the basics. Heavy bags are the large, torso sized (or bigger) bags that either hang from the ceiling or are affixed to a floor mounted pedestal. Uppercut bags are medium sized bags, generally floor mounted, with a bulge at the top, creating a ledge comparable in angle to an opponents jaw. Speed bags are small, about the size of a melon, and are filled with air and mounted on a spring to allow very rapid, light punches.
Purpose/Use
There are more reasons to use a punching bag than just to learn how to fight. This is, of course, one major use though, as they help boxers work on technique. Another major reason is that boxing a bag with light hits for a period of time is a great aerobic activity (and a nice change of pace for regular exercisers tired of machines). Others use them to build muscle strength and tone. And still others (probably a minority, but still important!) use them to relieve stress in a healthy outlet.
The punching bag has a long history. Now we associate these bags with expensive gym equipment used by well-muscled fighters and boxers, people working to push themselves to the next level aerobically, or perhaps as a source of stress relief and anger management. Modern bags are used by people in all different sports and martial arts, including everything from boxing and kickboxing to karate, MMA, and Muay.
But the origin of the punching bag, as far as we know, outdates the majority of sports that use them now. Ancient martial arts may have used bags for practice, and there is evidence of bag use in many areas of Asia, where martial arts originated.
We also know that in old Europe, bags were used not to be punched, but to be struck with swords. This was in part for military training (for soldiers learning to wield weighty swords for battle) and in part for swordplay (for noblemen training in the fine arts of sword play, in which they competed for honor and bragging rights, and occasionally in a duel to the death).
Despite being able to trace the punching bag back this far, we do not know how far back it goes. This is because these bags go back just as far as does written history; in all likeliness, they were being used well before anything was written down. We just don’t have the documentation to know exactly where and how they were used.
In many ways, the modern bags now used in athletic centers and training facilities do not resemble the bags of the ancient past. For example, many are made of vinyl and other synthetic materials because these are far more resistant to mildew than is cloth. Contemporary practice bags also come in a huge range of shapes and styles, from small speed bags and swerve balls to larger “uppercut” bags.
But one thing that the modern and historic bags have in common is filling. Early bags were filled with grain and sand to give weight to the bag, and these are both used today, along with cloth, water, and air. So while some innovations have been added (like the vinyl), the essential structure and purpose of the punching bag has remained the same for hundreds of years.