Short Round houses
I try to practice as often as I can. Awhile ago I was getting some pointers on doing a short round house on a hanging bag. As I was gaining in the lesson I learned that those bags have a hard plastic core in the middle. Several times, as I was getting better at the kick, I was hitting that core. Needless to say getting the kick better was great, butting hitting the core........ ouch. At mt my home gym, better known as the garage, I have a sand filled hanging bag that is 90lbs. I started off, you know, wheel kicks, side thrusts, hookers and oh yes short round houses. Much to my dismay, and several colorful words later, that in retrospect would have made a pirate blush, I discovered that my bag has a core in it as well. Not only did I feel the core this time but, now I have a piece of it leaning against one side of the bag. Now I have to spin the bag and place that spot away from in coming foot work. Does any one know how to repair the core?
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Thanks
Bag repaired, thanks for the suggestions. I believe it will be a little easier on the shins now.
matthew miller
Core Repair
I agree with Shun Shifu,
The best way to solve that problem is to remove the core and replace it. If you have a cloth filled bag, try to replace the core with sand bags or bags filled with aquarium gravel or BBs. You can also try filling the core with silicon or something like that to make it "solid" and less likely to be broken.
-Jack
Discovery
Ah the joy of discovery. :-)
Well I'm not sure how to repair the core. Most of the ones I've seen we're a combination of shredded cloth and sand bags. Since we had them in trees outside they'd get wet and occassioanlly we'd have to take them apart, dry, and reassemble.
So you might think about removing the core and replacing with the shredded cloth sand bag combination.
Most equipment is just not made for Shou' Shu'
Or you could just be like the Muay Thai guys who beat on trees with short round houses until the bone builds up and blunts out. Ouch. Count me out on that one though.