The Ultimate in Martial Arts

fanman. · 07-19-2004, 03:12 AM

I recently read about how using a punching bag too much can be bad because it destroys your awareness of your opponent's ability to attack or counterattack because you get used to the punching bag it won't hit back. I do most of my training outside of classes by using a punching bag and I think my awareness and reaction skills have got worse when sparring. Is shadow boxing just as bad for this ? Or should I be doing more shadow boxing as well as punching bag? How can I practise my technique by myself without my awareness and reaction skills getting worse?

Tom Yum · 07-19-2004, 07:06 PM

As long as the punching bag doesn't become your fundamental training tool, you should be allright. The punching bag helps develop power pretty well. I'd recommend that you don't stand stationary in front of a bag unless you're doing pyramid drills - otherwise you should hit and move just like you shadow box, except you're hitting a solid target.

osopardo · 07-22-2004, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HandtoHand

Pulling your head out of your ass could do wonders.

Ain't even all that safe in there...

Tom Yum · 07-23-2004, 01:27 PM

I see the thread titled "Awareness and Reaction Skills" with oso as the last contributor.

Oso and 'awareness/reaction skills' is likened to picking a squid as the animal that your most likely to run into in the desert...jj

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07-19-2004, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,573 Groans: 1 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts	As long as the punching bag doesn't become your fundamental training tool, you should be allright. The punching bag helps develop power pretty well. I'd recommend that you don't stand stationary in front of a bag unless you're doing pyramid drills - otherwise you should hit and move just like you shadow box, except you're hitting a solid target.

07-23-2004, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,573 Groans: 1 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts	I see the thread titled "Awareness and Reaction Skills" with oso as the last contributor. Oso and 'awareness/reaction skills' is likened to picking a squid as the animal that your most likely to run into in the desert...jj

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