Hi! I’m back with “how to” article. Today is all about how to properly use a heavy bag. If you’ve been working with one, you will know that it’s not that easy as it looks to be. There are some certain things you need to do before and while using it.

First, make sure you protect your hands with hand wraps and boxing gloves or training gloves. And once you start striking the bag, keep your wrist aligned with your forearm and punch with the top of knuckles (index & middle finger).

Now here’s how to work with the bag! Take a look at this clip below. It’s pretty nice and helpful that I think is actually a complete tutorial. And the guy is really good, IMO at least.

How to hit the Heavy Bag VDO from YouTube.com

There are some other exercises you can perform with the punching bag. Different schools teach different techniques. But do make sure you safely protect your hands and wrists well enough while training. Keep your hands guard. It’s possible that when you get tired you will drop your hands down a bit. That’s NOT good! Because in a real fight, if you once drop your hands and arms down just a bit, that means too many more chances that you will get hit from your opponent. But let’s hope that won’t happen to you. So practice with the bag and treat it like it’s your opponent. And you can also practice some quick moves that you can learn along way.

A heavy bag can be bought in almost every martial arts and sport store. Tomorrow I’ll be back with how to buy a heavy bag or punching bag. So stick with us and come back tmr.