equipment for home training for muay thai/bjj

[JLee]

i wanna get good at muay thai and bjj by practicing at home, but i dont know what to do. can someone give me some workingout and practicing tips for muay thai and bjj and also the euipment that i need in order to practice at home? thanks

[delta1]

Are you talking about extra training outside a class, or learning on your own?

[JLee]

well, kinda both, im gonna start , MT and BJJ in a couple of weeks but i wanna get ready at home and train

[delta1]

If you're starting in a couple of weeks, I'd wait. You might get a better deal from your instructor, and help support your school.Also, you'll get to see what they use, and can pick what you want. Also, you'll get trained to use it so you don't develope bad habbits. Another thing, you may need or want to buy protective gear for class- don't blow the budget too soon.

 

But, if you're flush with cash, you won't go wrong buying a heavy bag, MT bag, Wavemaster, or striking dummy. But get quality, unless you just like shopping for this stuff.

[Rich67]

If I had to pick one thing, it'd have to be the heavy bag. You can hang it to train MT, and lay it on the ground to practice knees and elbows in BJJ, mounted attacks, etc. Oh yeah, also get some exercise mats so you don't rip up your knees and elbows.

[JLee]

would it matter how much the heavy bag weighed? or is it ok to use any heavy bag

[delta1]

Depends on what you want it to do. Mine is a 50 pounder, because I want it to move around a lot. But if you primarily want to work power strikes, you'd want a much heavier bag.