Hitting the bags

Hitting the heavy bags never goes out of style here at the Academy. In fact, many of the beginning requirements for adults specifically include throwing strikes into the heavy bag. Why? Because there’s no learning like applied learning.

We talk about proper striking form. We throw strikes one inch from one another. We spar with super light contact. We do all those things but unless we give students the opportunity to actually hit something with power, we are doing them a great disservice in their training. The bag is an excellent feedback loop for proper alignment and delivery of power. All the other aspects are important, of course, but we believe in experiential learning, early on.