Female Grapplers, In Your Need For Speed (Hand-Foot), Think Punching Bags

January 17, 2023,

You’ll have the need for speed.

In a fully competitive female grappling match, the opening stages almost always see a lot of hand fighting to attain wrist or upper body head and neck control.

Speed will help you get to your desired position of control.

What can help with your hand and eye coordination with speed?

How about working out with a speed or punching bag? Ever thought about that?

A punching bag is a sturdy bag designed to be repeatedly punched. A punching bag is usually cylindrical, and filled with various materials of suitable hardness.

Punching bags have been used in martial arts and swordplay for the entire written history of military training.

Similar apparatus in Asian martial arts include the Okinawan makiwara and the Chinese mook jong, which may have padded striking surfaces attached to them.

In martial arts and combat sports, such as women’s submission wrestling, karate, sanda, taekwondo, and Muay Thai, heavy bags, standing bags, and similar apparatuses have been adapted for practicing kicking and other striking maneuvers in addition to developing punching technique.

One of the best female submission grappling matches that demonstrated exceptional hand fighting was when Russia’s Karina faced the Czech Republic’s Diana. FCI Women’s Wrestling Magazine analyzed, “As usual, there is a star studded crowd in the audience as we see Hungary’s Orsi B. and Antscha in attendance along with Kassidy of England, Diana of Poland and Riona of Germany.

The two warriors start out hand fighting

Diana soon gains the advantage by bull rushing Karina and pushing her backwards.

Now Karina is fighting from the floor position as Diana tries to attack but is having little success at it.

Karina encourages Diana to come forward and she does, trying to grab Karina by the ankle who then traps her in a floor to standing body scissors, not for a submission but more for control.

Diana pushes down on Karina’s neck, causing some discomfort.

Both beauties are grabbing at each other’s wrists.

Karina forcefully removes Diana’s hand as she tries to maintain control from the bottom, a tenuous positon at best.

She now leaps up upon Diana, still holding on to the scissor and Diana could easily body slam her but doesn’t.”

And so it goes. This was a tremendous chess match that maximized hand fighting.

As a caution, powerful strikes to the heavy bag are not recommended for inexperienced, or younger athletes. Our suggestion is to have a reputable gym’s Personal Trainer work with you.

Time to see how this training can benefit your wrestling, especially the initial engagement of the match.

The informative source valorfitness.com comments, “A speedbag is an exercise tool designed for boxers that is used to train the muscles and reflexes of the arms, hands, shoulders, and upper body.”

Our concentration is on the reflexes associated with the training.

The respected team at livestrong.com add, “When you strike a heavy punching bag, the weight of the bag meets your attack with resistance. This forces your muscles to work harder. In response, those muscles grow stronger.”

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Good to know.

Time for a video.

This nice video shows you the very basic way to hit a speed bag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBa4QFXDxWc

Here is another.

The intriguing aspect to this video is that she actually doesn’t use a speed bag but imitates it. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9UvVZyU-rA

Very nice instruction.

Time to walk over to the bookstore.

Heavy Bag Combinations: The Ultimate Guide to Heavy Bag Punching Combinations (Heavy Bag Training Series) Paperback – June 1, 2015

By Sammy Franco (Author)

“The Ultimate Guide to Killer Heavy Bag Combinations

Heavy Bag Combinations is the second book in Sammy Franco’s best-selling Heavy Bag Training Series. This unique book is your ultimate guide to mastering devastating heavy bag punching combinations. Practitioners who use this guide as a reference tool will quickly improve their heavy bag training skills. In fact, the punching combinations featured in this text will dramatically improve your fighting skills, condition your body, and breathe new life into your current heavy bag program.

Achieve Maximum Training Performance

Heavy Bag Combinations will help you achieve maximum training performance in a variety of activities including, boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, self-defense, and personal fitness.

30+ Years of Research, Training and Teaching Experience

This one-of-a-kind book is based on self-defense expert, Sammy Franco’s 30+ years of research, training and teaching the martial arts and fighting sciences. He has taught these unique heavy bag skills to thousands of his students and now he’s finally put them down in a comprehensive book.

A Heavy Bag Book for All Skill Levels!

With over 300 photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions, Heavy Bag Combinations provides beginner, intermediate and advanced heavy bag workout combinations that will challenge you for the rest of your life! In fact, even the most experienced athlete will advance his fighting skills to the next level and beyond.

Infinite Combinations Means Infinite Heavy Bag Workout Programs

The best feature of this book is Franco’s “combination blending” formula that teaches you how to easily create an infinite amount of unique punching combinations. The result - an unlimited number of heavy bag workout programs. Whether you need stand-alone heavy bag combinations or a comprehensive heavy bag training program, you will find it in this exceptional book!”

Pretty comprehensive.

One more.

This one takes more of a fitness approach than a combat pathway.

Boxing Fitness: A guide to get fighting fit (Snowbooks Fitness) Paperback

By Ian Oliver(Author)

“The Best Boxing Fitness Book in the World! Whether you're serious about boxing or just serious about getting in shape this book will help. The same methods that build speed, stamina and power in the ring have just as much to offer the fitness enthusiast or the beginner. Ian Oliver's credentials are indisputable and his advice indispensable. Whether you're young or old, male or female, experienced fighter or enthusiastic amateur, Boxing Fitness will get you in the best shape of your life. Recommended by top martial artists Larry Hartsell, Bob Breen and Rick Faye.”

Good to know.

Learn to build your speed and stamina while staying fit.

If you are a newer female grappler, look into using the speed or punching bag.