Do You Want to Train on a Muay Thai Bag?

By Jonathon Hardcastle

Muay Thai is a form of martial arts that comes from Indochina. It has become quite the popular sport in Thailand and other South Pacific areas. Today, modern Muay Thai is typically a ring sport where gloves that are similar to boxing gloves are used. The form of Muay Thai is commonly found in the training used for mixed martial arts; many trainers have a Muay Thai bag in their facility.

The main idea behind Muay Thai is that you have eight different body spots that you can use to attack an opponent. Four of these spots are nothing more than a collection of savage hits below the elbow and knee, but four other spots account for the hands and the feet.

Since Muay Thai is unique in terms of attacking the opponent, specialized training is required. As for the Muay Thai bag, it is a heavy bag that is designed to meet the needs of this unique form of martial arts.

Different in size from the average boxing bag, a Muay Thai bag is thinner and longer. To accommodate for high and low punches and kicks, the bag averages between five and six feet in length. As for the diameter, it is designed to be the same size as a person; this enables the practicing of holds.

As for weight, it has similar weight ranges like most heavy boxing bags. On average, most Muay Thai bags are at least eighty pounds; making them ideal for extreme fighters, as well as lots of kicks and punches.

One difference between a Muay Thai bag and boxing bag is the filling; the bags are shipped to homes and gyms empty. This enables the trainer or home user to fill the bag anyway that they want; they can customize for the best fit and feel.

As hanging bags, Muay Thai bags are subject to more force and they need to be able to withstand that force. For that reason, each user or trainer has a different way of filling the bag. Most get started with filling the bottom of the bag with sand; this sand is dense and will prevent the bag from moving too much.

After the sand, the rent of the bag can be filled with rice, flour, or cloth rags. Each of these items has their own benefits. For example, cloth rags easily absorb all blows; flower has a similar feel to stand when in the bag; rice is a good compromise between the two.

As for Muay Thai, it is an exciting sport where you get amazing hits not seen elsewhere. Since this form of martial arts is unique, it is no wonder that they had to develop specialize equipment; this equipment, including Muay Thai heavy bags, can be found in some of the best gyms and mixed martial arts training facilities around the globe. - 31491

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