Martial arts standing bag - need advice

Matt Flynn · #1 08-15-2007, 10:47 AM

i want to get a standing bag mainly for kicking. 9-year old son does tae kwon do, and parents and 5-year-old have started. preferably something tall, 6 ft or so. bonus if the bag extends low enough that a 5-year-old kid can sidekick at waist height without hitting the base, but that's not critical. also, stability is key as there will be unprotected drywall behind it. numbered target circles would be nice but aren't necessary.

recs?

daryn · #2 08-15-2007, 10:54 AM

hanging bag not an option i guess?

Matt Flynn · #3 08-15-2007, 11:07 AM

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not really - we'll need to move it occasionally.

guids · #4 08-15-2007, 11:11 AM

Century has good one that I had in my room, its liek a tri-pod, and you can buy some heavy weights to weight it down. Its about 200 or 300 bucks.

Ook · #5 08-15-2007, 11:24 AM

I assume you're talking about something like this:

The wavemaster ones are high quality. You should know that no matter how solid a free standing bag is, it will move if you kick it reasonably hard. That's just the way it goes. If you don't want it sliding around the floor, you're going to have to get a hanging bag like guids recommended.

David H · #6 08-15-2007, 11:39 AM

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You should know that no matter how solid a free standing bag is, it will move if you kick it reasonably hard. That's just the way it goes. If you don't want it sliding around the floor, you're going to have to get a hanging bag like guids recommended.

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It's a 9 year old and a 5 year old. I'm sure they have a few years before they have to worry about this problem.

Ook · #7 08-15-2007, 11:42 AM

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You should know that no matter how solid a free standing bag is, it will move if you kick it reasonably hard. That's just the way it goes. If you don't want it sliding around the floor, you're going to have to get a hanging bag like guids recommended.

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It's a 9 year old and a 5 year old. I'm sure they have a few years before they have to worry about this problem.

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and parents... for that matter, a 9 year old could probably move these types of bags a couple inches with a sidekick.

David H · #8 08-15-2007, 11:46 AM

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You should know that no matter how solid a free standing bag is, it will move if you kick it reasonably hard. That's just the way it goes. If you don't want it sliding around the floor, you're going to have to get a hanging bag like guids recommended.

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It's a 9 year old and a 5 year old. I'm sure they have a few years before they have to worry about this problem.

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and parents... for that matter, a 9 year old could probably move these types of bags a couple inches with a sidekick.

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I was not under the impression that OP would be using the bag. If he is not, I don't think this will be a big enough factor where he would want to choose another bag.

Matt Flynn · #9 08-15-2007, 12:39 PM

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I assume you're talking about something like this:

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that looks awesome.

Ook · #10 08-15-2007, 01:11 PM

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that looks awesome.

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Actually after thinking about this a little more, this bag might be perfect for you. Whenever adults use these sorts of bags at tae kwon do schools, one holds the bag from behind while the other one kicks, and then they switch. This keeps it from moving all over the place or tipping over. I really agree with the above suggestion of calling local tae kwon do schools and seeing if any have used bags they'd sell.