Expert: Alan Kahn - 8/11/2006

Question
hey, lam a beginner at speed bag training. l really don't know how to use it. do l have to make the speed ball touch the wood deck or not touch the wood deck everytime? can you please give me tips on how to use the speed ball bag properly. and also please give me a video clip link to the speed bag training. also can you tell the the punching techniques from boxing the boxing bag.also can u tell me some effective boxing tips to knock out someone fast and easy. thanks alot!!!
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Answer
Hi Jason,

Everybody is a beginner at some time! Welcome to the world of speed bag.

Yes, the bag hits the board every time you punch it, and several times when you don't. (this is called the swinging rebounds)

The best advice to learn to use it properly is to refer you to my teaching website, SpeedBagCentral.com

http://www.speedbagcentral.com/ssp/introduction

Here you'll find lots of help on speed bag training, complete with some online video teaching clips:

Click the "Speed Bag Combinations" picture here:
http://www.speedbagcentral.com/ssp/multimedia?type=vid_2&c=3&p=1&clientId=55
and chose several of the clips, particularly, #10 and #11.

Here is a video link to several online clips
http://www.speedbagcentral.com/ssp/demos
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=speedbag1

You can use all the boxing punches on the speed bag, including the Jab, the straight punch, the cross, the hook and uppercut. The difference secret to using them is learning how many bag rebounds are required to have the bag in the correct angle to hit it properly. Here is some information on that, called: "The Rules of Rhythm"
http://www.speedbagcentral.com/ssp/bag_rhythms#G

How to knock someone out "fast and easy"?  I'm not sure what that means, for it can mean different things, such as knocking the man unconscious, or knocking him out of the fight, such as a TKO (the fighter can't continue..) or just make someone want to quit fighting. To put someone unconscious normally takes a good connection on the jaw, with power. Much easier said than done. A good punch that connects to the solar plexus, kidney or liver are can drop someone to the point they can't continue. IF you are "backyard" boxing, forget about doing that. These are dangerous and can cause great personal injury. If you are going to box competitively, than your coach will teach you how and when to use them.

take care and train safely.

sincerely,

Alan Kahn
author, The Speed Bag Bible