How To Hit the Heavybag Like a Pro 

Shane: "I wanna get a reaction out of my opponent" Heavy Bag:

I'm about to look like a stud in front of the soccer moms in my cardio kickboxing class.

I tried hitting it bare knuckle it just hurt fist. So now I'll bring 10 of my buddies and jump that bag

I really liked the part of the video where he hits the bag

You're not just a great, very technical fighter. You're a very good coach aswell. You're able to wrap things up short and understandable and you pick up the most important aspects. You present it short and perfectly on point and demonstrate it on such a high technical level at the same time. Great work, great Channel! I love it! You're an inspiration to a lot of guys ot there. Me included. Thanks! Keep going 🤘💪👊 Best regards from Germany

2:30 "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed"

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TONY FERGUSON THE TYPE OF GUY TO GIVE HIS COACH SOME COACHING TIPS

Just saw this. I took lessons at age 50 for a few years. Still do 6 rounds a few times a week on the bag. This is a very good video. I do all of this and also do some kicks (front, side, roundhouse). All to keep my cardio, coordination, strength and flexibility. I’m now 68. Can’t compete with the 20-30 year olds. But feel pretty good if I was facing a non-boxer 40+.

0:19, is every middle school fight.

"Keep the hips goin, Keep the punches flowin" -shane

Love it. I see a big difference between guys at my Muay Thai club and the commercial gym. My first rule.... always wear gloves.

0:19 me tryna fight my problems and stress 😂

I train the Kickboxing Underground method. Everything you're saying is right on point with how we think about heavy bag training. You are an awesome teacher, man. Much respect!

You are a crazy good teacher. Balanced, grounded, serious enough, man. Keep it up! I love your videos.

Bro your form and technique have developed so much since i started watching your videos over 5 years ago. Wow. Ive gained so much knowledge from you as a martial artist. Im very thankful Shane.

Those are some pretty badass gloves

Bags are so useful. It's so simple yet amazing.

Thank you ❤ i got better because of this video

Hope my opponent aren't watching this.

I’ve been slowly reincorporating bag work into my workouts, and this video was -exactly- what I was looking for. Thanks dude 👍🏽

He's a really good instructor on this stuff, help straighten out a few that are well beyond this type of video typically (not me among them, boxing is new to me and only did limited heavy bag before years break..). I'd consider myself a complete novice to heavy bag work, but do like to incorporate guard and 'my stance' I never thought to use footwork and never really learned it great to begin with. That was particularly helpful in this video. Well explained and quickly, but thoroughly exampled. I finally assembled a surprisingly nice heavy bag that I've had since Springtime in a box as a nice gift. My 5 year old asked me last weekend once and then got distracted, but this weekend he asked me if we could assemble it and that really helped motivate me and feel great. He was patient and wanted to help all he could. I got him a pair of more padded, smaller gloves (but the heavy bag is too...heavy for now because) I'm trying to teach him proper form first-- AT LEAST to keep his dang fist right and not let his wrist go limp and fist bend upward or downard like his attempts so far on my full sized heavy bag. So I got him a cool kid sized speed bag(? unsure the name). "I did" a couple martial arts for longer periods, Kempo, then Tae Kwon Do as a late teen. Loved nothing more than that Tae Kwon Do class, but it was due to an awesome mentor / man teaching our small group of rowdy teens. Also because he was as badass as a man who is as short as is his first name Leslie. Most badass man I may ever meet, near 20 years later, taught us very little Tae Kwon Do. His instructor was "our class" officially but Leslie was our's by proxy. He was himself only a brown belt, but proclaimed he didn't care about belts, he cared about the life stuff and teen / young men stuff he'd advise on, on us working out hard for halve the class then grueling drills of form and workout (often while beating us with that rubber banded bamboo "sword" or while we did "iron body" and took turns punching or kicking each other in specific muscles or bones mostly... shins, forearms... and pounding our knuckles into stuff to harden them... Annnd we never learned to tournament spar, but Leslie was also a red belt in Kung Fu (which I was surprised any existed around here) and brough other older construction guys from the close state over where he takes that, and I think we had a jiu jitsu guy come do lessons (I can't claim / be sure Leslie trained there too or his belt if so, but I'm sure he didn't care about belts...). But we did learn and spend a lot of time grappling and doing full contact sparring. I loved the shit out of that and that time of my life so long ago, learned a lot about myself and my friends and it was the first time I got into really good shape and very competitive, was the first sport I was really good at, the end of the nights when we'd all do our makeshift 'tournaments' of the full contact sparring and Leslie letting the sessions run late. I want to get my son interested or at least safe enough to be confident and not break his wrist if he ever hits anything for now haha. Sorry for rambling... got missing him and nostalgic on this stuff.

I can see how much you enjoy what you teach with such a pos itive and humble attitude. Thank alot!

In my opinion this is a highly underrated boxing channel. Bloody good tips here. As a total novice here who really enjoys the training & heavy cardio work out it gives, just throwing power punches on a true heavy bag will hurt your hands as well. I know that from experience. Great combination & move advice here. Many thanks. I'll be using these tonight at training.

Proper punching mechanics is key to preventing injuries. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

3:49 he disappeared my dude

Newb here. This is one of my favorites videos I’ve seen! Dude, your shots, the coaching, and your speaking cadence and presentation delivery were flawless! Well done! You just earned my subscription.

Tony Ferguson the type of guy to give his opponent steroids so it’s fair

Am I the only one who wants Shane to fight in the KSI v Logan Paul 2 undercard and show the youtube community how it’s done? Shane pin this if there’s a good possibility of that happening. Loving the boxing vids btw.

Shane's comments and knowledge is spot on ....and he's well-spoken, too!

man Shane makes everything look so smooth. I feel so stiff when I try the heavy bag, but it's such an awesome workout. PS, those gloves are wicked looking!

Did my first heavy bag workout yesterday and am really sore all over now. Two questions 1. How to deal with this soreness? Should we continue on daily basis or take a break? 2. How do I protect my wrists from getting injured?

I remember getting advice on the fighttips forum way back when. It's awesome to see how much fighttips has evolved over the years. Very inspirational.

I've been doing boxing for a bit of time now, big fan

I just started Muay Thai classes. Your videos are very helpfully. Thanks bro, keep them coming

Maximum efficiency, minimal effort. THATS JUDO BABYYYY

I liked the tip on moving the in direction of your last shot

Thanks for the tutorial. I visited my grandmother last weekend. The heavy bag didn't stand a chance.

Just started hitting the heavy bag. Thanks for the tips Shane 🥊💯

I really appreciate the fact that you even posted this video, I’m on a journey to lose weight and my new heavy bag is really helping I’m just glad to know how to punch it now, it’s like I’m turning fat into muscle with the workouts I do, went from 280-264 now. Thanks for the tips.

I've never had any really formal training and I watch these videos pretty often but I was watching this wondering how to improve me hitting my own heavy bag I have at home and I was shocked this was one of the first videos that I think I didn't learn anything from and I felt a sense of pride and just wanted to share that

I really appreciate these videos since I'm getting my new bag next month. I can train alone! I'm starting again since it builds up my courage to go outside, which I haven't done since November 2018 when I got molested. Keep up the good work!

My time is based on the song length, then i go on the elliptical for another song and do it 3 times to keep my heart racing

I love channels like this that teach people!

Shane is pro.

Thank you for that rule of thumb of which direction to step after you throw a punch. You're an amazing teacher.

“Don’t be that guy.” was hilarious!!! Love the tips!

You look so fluid and precise. Looks very professional

Thank you so much for making this video. I've recently picked up heavy bag training. I enjoy doing 6-8 3 minute round workouts, but I wipe myself out from always throwing punches. But in this video you showed how to incorporate defense (slips, blocks, parry, etc.) thanks again!

finally a heavy-bag video with some real smoke, no nonsense. thx

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Im a big fan of moving around the bag. Excellent tips. Upper cuts are what are left out on bag work a lot. Great vid 👍🏼

Tony Ferguson is the type of guy to write 'Tony Ferguson is the type of guy....' comments on RU-vid.

I've been watching Shane since 2013 and he's by far one of the best teachers on RU-vid 👏🏽

Question: Isn't it bad if you always move into the direction of the last punch? Because let's say it gets a habit and you fight against a real opponent, wouldn't it make you more predictable?

i don't even have access to any heavybag to where i live but i like watching ur vids, i always learn a thing or two

Great teacher! Thanks for the tips!

51 year old here. You're probably around half my age, but I'll be goddamned...you're an EXCELLENT teacher/trainer. Plan on taking your tips to the gym tomorrow, & I'm subscribing in 3, 2...

It's so funny that I've had to fight to survive growing up and thought I was a naturally, good fighter! But after watching this, I realized how sloppy and undisciplined I was!! I just didn't wait for my opponent's to throw. If it was going down, let's go!! I've also had my ass kicked. Now its only for fun, fitness and to show my Sons the correct way! They grew up in a completely different world then me, thank God!! Thanks Shane. love all your vids!!!!

Love the ending he shows how to work the bag and gradually get faster.

Good Advice. I wish I had this 10 years ago when I first subbed.😅

You ever get that thing when you hear something simple and obvious that you know in theory, but when you actually hear someone saying it something clicks inside you and your skills suddenly level up? Well that basically happens to me every other fight tips video, great job explaining this stuff Shane!

Man, shane i love your videos. Can you help me with coordination of my hands with my feet? I really feel like that is one of the MAJOR keys to getting better and makes a skillful fighter. Im specifically asking for how to be able to hit and move at the same time without losing momentum or feeling awkward (u know what i mean). Thanks for the content!!! I do muay thai and MMA (for clarification)

Just like he said, keep that opposite hand up at all times. One of the biggest mistakes people that think they can fight end up making is they don't protect themselves at all times. The Refs don't say that before each fight for no reason. So great instructional video.

I’m gonna join boxing soon for now I been training for a year and a half alone.

No one explain it better on RU-vid. I mean no one. You're the best man !

Thanks for this! I had my first boxing class the other day and I felt completely lost when hitting the bag. I didn't know what to do when It moved and I was focusing too much on my power. Gonna try to implement some of this today.

U looked so natural hitting that bag in the beginning! LMBO I've seen people do that.

This kind of bag is obviously not best for uppercuts, but what do you do if it's all you got?

Great job breaking it down step by step. Start with basic "stand here", and next thing you know, you're working in the combos. Love it

Excellent skills you have! And i just started using the bag learned a lot from ur video tutorial-)

Was snooping around looking to pique my curiosity to boxing and this video motivated me to take action. Ordering gloves today. Thank you for your awesome video !!

Love the first combination! "Don't be that guy!" Awesome Shane, classic shit mate! Lol

Great tip about moving in the direction of the last punch.

How do you throw multiple punches on the same side while turning your hips?

I clicked on this video by accident. I am so impressed that I am going to buy a heavy bag right now! No BS !

Love the vids bro.. Can u put a 2nd camera to see your footwork?

Love it man, been watching since I was in 9th grade and now I'm a junior in college. I came back because I want to be an amateur boxer and see where it goes

Nice Bag work Shane

I treat my heavy bag like its an opponent too. I use lots and LOTS of footwork and of course work my defense, meaning, my blocks, parries, slips, so on. I naturally keep a high guard anyway(my gloves are usually at eye level, and i bring them up to defend, depending on whats coming at me; but I can block any strike). All this helps tremendously in sparring. You know the guys who do this kind of training at home, and those that dont, in the gym. I attend Muay thai, of course, so my workouts include not just boxing(1,2,3,4,5,6 and variants) but kicks and knees as well as leg raises/kick checking. I also try to keep my front foot bouncing on the ball of its feet, and try to remain heavy towards my back foot and center, as I notice this gives me the greatest stability, and thus, the greatest power(all with proper technique, of course), though I do dart out of that stance temporarily when I see an opportunity to chase someone down with a punch and kick combo. Then go right back to my usual stance. I try to stay as balanced as I can at all times, whether thats shadow boxing, heavy bag, or drills in the gym and sparring in the gym. Helps everything; defense, offense, movement, balance, so on.

0:16 Not even 30 sec. into the video and I am LMFAO! Thank you for that Shane

2:35, Israel adasanya did it best, I remember he always says he doesn’t have knock out power, he just likes to touch them up enough until he can, that’s 100% efficiency

0:19 Everyone is 'that' guy when they first begin 😂

I love how you look like an unstoppable machine even when you try your best to look like a slow paced beginner. Your skill is at that super high level of mastery where you're unable to hide it ^.^

2:40 wtf that shit was fast

1. Outside of punching range, forces you to step in, first few punches to find range, juke head, fake punches and throw feints, imagine its an opponent. 2. Punch head and body, punch with efficiency doesnt need to be powerful, quicker, good form, and not telegraphed, opposite han glued to cheeck. 3.Jab cross hook practice, move feet, step in direction you finishe last punch to create an angle. 4. Parry, block defence, slip, imagine opponent hitting,counter. 5.Knees and kicks

Always interesting videos. Thanks for tips and hi from Italy.

Something Remy Bonjasky asked while training; "Have you ever seen anyone station their opponent in the middle of a fight?". He meant to say I should use kicks and punches to control the bag motion, don't stop exercise to station it before continuing the workout. If you must, use your resting period to reset the bags swing.

bro keep going all love from iraq💙

Thank for the video. I did muay thai for 3 years about 12 years ago. I kind of forgot the basics but with this video i will be able to refresh my skills and memory. Thank you man.

I feel lik Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite when I'm filming myself hitting the heavy bag

Wow I didn't knew I was using the heavy bag correctly since I practice on a normal gym with few proper equipment and you're my only way to learn martial arts

Thanks for the tips these really do help me😎👍

omg shane i have the best idea, how about you start doing livestreams on youtube of u hitting the heavy bag or working out in general, i’d watch the whole thing forreal. might even learn a thing or two from it

0:21 Deontay Wilder does it so isn't that how a pro hits the bag 😂🤣

reminds me of a time when i hit the bag real hard. right after i did so, someone across the gym yelled my name. I turned my head to see who it was. Wrong move for me, b/c the bag swung back and gave me a solid uppercut and TKOed me. I awoke to subtle laughter from the people around, and felt ridiculously ashamed. I refuse to return to that gym for obvious reasons.

I didn’t have the sound on at the beginning, I was like wait, what is he doing? Lol.

This is exactly what I was hoping for, thanks for the video!

0:19 Deontay Wilder in Every fight! 😂

Another tip I would give is to hit the bag at the correct height, or possibly even a little higher to make it harder for yourself and be ready for eventual taller opponents. Most people either just eyeball it or tend to hit a little lower to be comfortable. Not only is it less demanding physically but it can also result in some nasty injury if you make a habit out of it and then place your lowkicks too low in sparring, roundkicks on the opponents hip, etc...