Bagging in Afghanistan

[Duke57]

Hello all,

Deployed to Afghanistan this year. Stationed at Camp RS in Kabul. Once I arrived, ordered a platform and had it installed in the gym. I am now showing soldiers from 25 countries bible bagging. A few call me coach too. Alan send me several of his training DVDs and those are being used too. He also sent Art of the Bag which is an amazing documentary. I have a lot of work to do.

Will take some pics and post them.

Duke
Control bagging in Afghanistan

[paranday]

Awesome.

[Dutchman]

Fantastic!

[Chairman Kaga]

That is really cool!

[Lee Chapman]

That is really cool!

Nice one. You need to write to some of the platform manufacturers to see if they can donate some platforms for you.

[Biff]

Duke, great job. Thanks for spreading the speed bag word, but most importantly, thank you and all vets, past and present, for your service.

[rdshackleford]

Duke, is that X-Mark bolted into concrete, and if so how much more stable is it?

-Rusty

[Allentown]

Nice brother

[jaja6009]

Yeah I got a similar reaction at work. When they saw me using elbows and front and reverse fist rolling they were shocked.

Thanks for your service!

[Speedbag]

Hello all,

Deployed to Afghanistan this year. Stationed at Camp RS in Kabul. Once I arrived, ordered a platform and had it installed in the gym. I am now showing soldiers from 25 countries bible bagging. A few call me coach too. Alan send me several of his training DVDs and those are being used too. He also sent Art of the Bag which is an amazing documentary. I have a lot of work to do.

Will take some pics and post them.

Duke
Control bagging in Afghanistan

NICE looking setup. Great equipment all around. stay safe.

[stefoz]

Nice

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[Duke57]

Update. All is going well. Have several return baggers now. Have installed a larger bag to help the beginners. I installed a laytex bladder in it to help with rebounding speed. I hit it really hard this morning and it developed a pinhole leak. I patched it and the bag is back in use.

I have found teaching guys who do not speak English a little challenging. Holding the elbow with one hand and then the fist with the other while showing the motion of the FSP has worked well. The tendency to strike and then stop, strike then stop is eliminated.

I may install another platform. Moving the platform up and down a lot is going to eventually wear the fasteners out.

It is mounted on a solid concrete column with 6" bolts.

Who do you think would donate an additional platform?

[Lee Chapman]

Update. All is going well. Have several return baggers now. Have installed a larger bag to help the beginners. I installed a laytex bladder in it to help with rebounding speed. I hit it really hard this morning and it developed a pinhole leak. I patched it and the bag is back in use.

I have found teaching guys who do not speak English a little challenging. Holding the elbow with one hand and then the fist with the other while showing the motion of the FSP has worked well. The tendency to strike and then stop, strike then stop is eliminated.

I may install another platform. Moving the platform up and down a lot is going to eventually wear the fasteners out.

It is mounted on a solid concrete column with 6" bolts.

Who do you think would donate an additional platform?

I would approach everlast. As a massive company they would probably be up for some free stuff for advertising. Balazs might gift you some stuff as well.

How about setting up some sort of crowd funding page? I expect that a few of the guys on here would donate.

Cheers
L

[REB]

Try and get your Commanding Officer hooked on baggin'

And thank you again for your service!!