Hi
Lee here, a new guy from the UK.
I was told by my Jeet Kune Do instructor I needed to get a speedbag, so my wonderful wife of 21 years foolishly offered to buy me a platform I was looking at (a 24inch everlast) for my birthday, but that's not until next week :-).
I managed to get a new Tap Out 11x7 ball. I have cut and attached a 1" piece of ply to the top and got it mounted on the wall. I have just put up a white board and a countdown timer.
I have bought the kindle version of the speedbag bible, and am just at the beginning.
Wish I had bought the actual book though. Just bought the speedbag bible DVD today, but that probably won't arrive for a couple weeks. Hopefully there is plenty of slow mo footage to watch.
.Some great advice I got was to 1. Use an open hand and hit with the fingers, and 2. To listen for the 3 beats. That worked so well that I was punching within 10 minutes of my first session.
Yesterday I got in 20 minutes and today 30 minutes, and can definitely feel the difference already. Less breakdowns on the fcp and fsp today.
I think I'll stick to those 2 until I can do around 3 minutes with no breakdowns before moving on.
The swivel I have is a d type with a clip on the end. I can see the bag sliding around on the swivel when I miss hit it. Should I put a bit of tape on it. Sort of feels like it might inhibit the sideways motion of the bag.
If it starts to spin around, should I give it a hard hit to get it bouncing front to back again (limited success), or just stop the bag and restart (100% success).
Is there anyone out their near Cirencester in the UK. I could do with some direct tuition to get me started properly, if there's anyone who could give up a bit of time.
Finally. I am in San Cemente .CA in a couple of weeks to see my Jeet June Do instructor, and we are looking for a location where he can give me some lessons. Anyone know if anywhere we can use/hire.
It's nearly bed time in the UK and I've been refereeing a Tae Kwon-Do competition all day-to-day so I'm off.
Cheers
L
Lee here, a new guy from the UK.
I was told by my Jeet Kune Do instructor I needed to get a speedbag, so my wonderful wife of 21 years foolishly offered to buy me a platform I was looking at (a 24inch everlast) for my birthday, but that's not until next week :-).
I managed to get a new Tap Out 11x7 ball. I have cut and attached a 1" piece of ply to the top and got it mounted on the wall. I have just put up a white board and a countdown timer.
I have bought the kindle version of the speedbag bible, and am just at the beginning.
Wish I had bought the actual book though. Just bought the speedbag bible DVD today, but that probably won't arrive for a couple weeks. Hopefully there is plenty of slow mo footage to watch.
.Some great advice I got was to 1. Use an open hand and hit with the fingers, and 2. To listen for the 3 beats. That worked so well that I was punching within 10 minutes of my first session.
Yesterday I got in 20 minutes and today 30 minutes, and can definitely feel the difference already. Less breakdowns on the fcp and fsp today.
I think I'll stick to those 2 until I can do around 3 minutes with no breakdowns before moving on.
The swivel I have is a d type with a clip on the end. I can see the bag sliding around on the swivel when I miss hit it. Should I put a bit of tape on it. Sort of feels like it might inhibit the sideways motion of the bag.
If it starts to spin around, should I give it a hard hit to get it bouncing front to back again (limited success), or just stop the bag and restart (100% success).
Is there anyone out their near Cirencester in the UK. I could do with some direct tuition to get me started properly, if there's anyone who could give up a bit of time.
Finally. I am in San Cemente .CA in a couple of weeks to see my Jeet June Do instructor, and we are looking for a location where he can give me some lessons. Anyone know if anywhere we can use/hire.
It's nearly bed time in the UK and I've been refereeing a Tae Kwon-Do competition all day-to-day so I'm off.
Cheers
L
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