Wall bag fillings
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Danny T
Senior Master
I find sand is to dense. Rice will shift and yield. It will break down over time and have to be replace. Sand is too dense. Pee gravel or chick pees would be good for beginners. Wall bag training should temper the fist, palms, wrist over time.
Thanks for the advice. Who would I see for chick peas though.
Gnarlie
Master of Arts
Chinatown in the asian stores for big bags. TRS brand in the UK, Indian food brand.
Mung beans...you can get them at an Asian food store.
Stay away from sand...it collects moisture over time and can become like concrete. As said above, rice breaks down, so not a good choice either.
IMPORTANT: do not hang bag directly on wall. It is too hard of a surface and will damage your joints. It is better to put a two by four strip at the top and another at the bottom and put a pliable piece of plywood over that. Mount the bag to that so that it then has some give to it when being struck.
Stay away from sand...it collects moisture over time and can become like concrete. As said above, rice breaks down, so not a good choice either.
IMPORTANT: do not hang bag directly on wall. It is too hard of a surface and will damage your joints. It is better to put a two by four strip at the top and another at the bottom and put a pliable piece of plywood over that. Mount the bag to that so that it then has some give to it when being struck.
Very good advice. Thanks!
Jake104
Black Belt
Nice bag! I got the same one from my lovely wife two Xmas's ago. Very well made. I use sand I steal from the local play ground with cat turds and bum urine in it. Perfect density! Haha, JK! I used All-purpose play sand from Home Depot. Works good for how I use it.
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Do you know how much in volume would be a 2kg Chick Pea bag be? IE, enough individual Chick Peas, rather than the weight. Would there be enough to fill one section for example. Can get a 25kg bag of sharp sand for £1.91. Would assume the 2kg Chick Peas would be around a fiver.
Gnarlie
Master of Arts
I would guess a few quid for a couple of kilos. But I only use them for cooking. [emoji4]
Think the best way of doing is to try both. That way I don't feel that I am discounting anybody, so I can find out what feels best for me.
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I see and respectively get the point, but having already used sandbags a few years ago, is it going to be that much of an issue
Kwan Sau
Purple Belt
I guess it depends on how in-depth your wing chun family's conditioning program is(?). Some lineages don't pay it too much value in these modern times...others have a very structured and regimented step by step program.
This is where your Sifu can best guide you.
If you/your hands-fingers-palms-forearms etc are already somewhat conditioned as you say...then mung beans may be a waste of your time.
I do from old, but these days I don't think that medically, it stands up anymore. I have been testing myself recently. For a start, I got to the normal punch bag with no gloves, went well, but pad with my gloves. Been experimenting with a bit, with another heavy bag, same result. Wrist aches a bit, but fingers fine. Yeah, that could also be completely wrong. Could I have you're opinion please
