Hello all.

 

I have some questions about bag work.

 

Firstly, does anyone believe bag work to be unnecessary? If so, why?

 

Does your club encorage it? Make it part of the lesson?

 

For those who do it:

 

How often do you do it (per week, and hours)?

 

Do you think it has produced any changes in your power, form, or timing?

 

Have you noticed any disparity between men and women in attitude to

 

bag work? (I ask this because at my club, women rarely use them.)

 

Do you use bag gloves, hand wraps, or nothing?

 

Thanks for your time.

Well I'm female and have a bag at home that I use semi-regularly.

 

I'd use it more often, only its in the loft which is full of spiders and I'm a bit arachnophobic, so it takes me about a day to build up the courage to go up among all the spiders to train.

 

We don't use bags at my club, only focus pads.

 

I can't really say if its helped me much since I don't use it regularly enough, although it has certainly helped my aim with certain kicks and helped me with my control a lot.

i train for a hour on the bag mine is a 150 pound heavy bag

Bag work = must.

 

Bag work = regularly.

 

Bag work = good.

 

The heavier the bag = the better.

Bad work will build your power. In fact if you are looking to build power it is something that is needed. Throwing kicks and punches in the air is great but you need to know what it is like to hit something and feel how it feels to actully drive past it. Punching Bags are great because you don't have to pull you techinque. In sparring you still pull moves because you may hurt your friends.

 

We do not usually do it in class but many of our students will take 15 mins before or after class and get some reps in on the heavy bag.

 

Bag work is a good training tool if you can not make class for other reasons.

Bag work is a must!

Kajukenbo love the Bag....Power for sure!!!!!!!!! Good Luck

I think a bag workout is best for developing stamina, not power.

 

To develope power, focus on technique, flexibility, and muscle training. Certainly you can test it out on a bag, but I don't think the act of kicking and punching a bag is an efficient means of developing power.

 

But stamina, yes...

 

Of course, stamina is very important to power. With out it, you may be able to throw a few hard shots in the beginning of a fight, but afterwords you are dead for sure. Classic rope-a-dope, with you being the dope.

I don’t think they are absolutely necessary, but in my experience they are very useful. While using a heavy bag I have noticed my power has increased, and my attacks are quicker, so has my instructor. In my opinion they are worth every penny.

Bag work is good for boys and girls.