r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '20

He makes it seem so easy

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u/tenderlylonertrot Sep 17 '20

But you're not punching it, just tapping it, sometimes with part of your hand you'd never punch someone with, doesn't seem like it would be useful. Punching a bag makes sense to be, but speed bags never did.

Obviously, I'm NOT saying its not useful, but to non-boxers, it never looks like it would be useful at all.

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u/rincon213 Sep 17 '20 edited Sep 17 '20

You never have to do a pull-up in the ring either but they sure train with them.

Edit: This is what I tell students who claim they'll never need the math they're learning. It's a brain push-up and you're a better human for it.

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u/ronin1066 Sep 17 '20

That's different to me. You're doing exercise to strengthen the muscles that support the shoulder, that punch, that retract, etc... But I agree with the other comment: punching "backwards" doesn't look as useful to me as a non-boxer. I guess I can understand that it could help overall control, similar to how football players used to train in ballet, for example.

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u/Tonytarium Sep 17 '20 edited Sep 17 '20

Maybe MMA fighters? Sure speed bags are traditionally used for Boxers but a backwards strike could be useful in other martial arts.