I was over at Bally’s working out yesterday and was doing mainly cardio. I decided to go into their aerobics room(all the walls being glass, so people can see in) and practice some of my Thai on the 6ft wavemaster bags they have in there. Did some boxing drills at the beginning, then started adding some light kicks. I got the occassional glances(one group of guys were pointing at me and laughing) from people.
Then after a couple of light 3 minute rounds, I started putting some power into my kicks. Started really nailing this thing with round kicks, it was sorta tipping at this point. Then I started doing some real focused/hard kicks. People started looking a bit more. Then it happened …I was working my footwork around the bag and was setting up the next kick. I just knocked this thing right over! I was surprised myself that I did it…let alone everyone in the gym that saw were giving me the “Ah ****!” look. I went picked it up and kept going at it. I ended up knocking it over like 4 times total. Granted, its not hard to knock the thing back a bit, but knocking it over kinda put a smile on my face.
I guess the moral of the story is if ya keep practicing, occassionally you’ll surprise even yourself, let alone anybody watching.
Now if I could just do that with my punches I’d be set! You guys ever see the movie Snatch…? HAHAHA
Man those are EASY to knock over was it filled with sand or water? Try to kick a heavy bag and make it skim the roof Dats hard. Do you train with ankle weights if not you should.
Wavemasters are NOT easy to knock over with a kick. It can be done, but it’s not that easy–especially if you’re using a thai style roundkick, which “buries” rather than pushes or snaps.
If you’re kicking the bag and it’s hitting the ceiling:
Get a heavier bag or,
Learn to kick properly. It’s like punching. If you’re hitting the **** thing and it’s swinging around, you’re doing it wrong.
I don’t understand why the people were laughing at you. Were you wearing funny pants or something? I see people working out on the heavy bag all the time in my gym and they usually look like they don’t know what the heck thier doing. Maybe you should ask “the Chuckles Gang” to spar?:eek:
Well heavy bags dont go higher than 140 I think?
The way I do A round house is I turn my whole body and really step into the kick visualizing im going to kick the wall. Works every time. Oh im not impling that I can get a heavy bag to hit the ceiling well probally with a flying kick. But can easily knock over a wave master.
I guess it depends on the wave master. They come with different bases I can knock one over after I’ve practiced kicking for awhile… I don’t do it much anymore.
As far as heavy bags–heavy bags come up to 200 lbs, and some have been designed that are heavier–but it shouldn’t be swinging–shaking and vibrating, yes—but 140 lbs heavy bag should be moving more like you hit it with a baseball bat.
You kick the bag like you’re trying to make it fold over–or if you’re hitting a hanging heavy bag like you are whacking it with a baseball bat. If you swing a baseball bat at a heavy bag, it doesn’t swing around, it just hits and stops suddenly with a resounding thud.
Yeah I gotta full size one its not easy but its not hard. With the thai kick do you hit with the chin? If you do you cut allot of your piercing power and momentum down.
And no, you don’t cut the power down. Trust me. A Thai roundkick is widely regarded as a remarkable little beast you would rather NOT be on the receiving end of. It’s unchambered.
thai kicks are awesome. one of the first things we learn. i don’t see how you could get more power out of a round kick. the only thing i don’t like is no matter how fast you are, they can be seen comin a mile a way.
I can knock one over after I’ve practiced kicking for awhile… I don’t do it much anymore.