Bannana Bags

If you stick your head into most martial arts gyms, you will see the Thai style bannana bags hanging from the ceiling. The purpose of these bags are to deliver low line kicks, something that is not possible when one uses a traditional boxing bag.

However, there are a number of problems present when using the bannana bag to strictly practice hang techniques. The shape of the bag and the way it moves makes many punching combinations somewhat difficult.

Does this mean that one should forgo using the bannana bag for boxing training? No, of course not. What it means is that one should not use it EXCLUSIVELY and should always spend time using a 'standard' boxing heavy bag when hitting.