Moving punching bag and method

Abstract

Apparatus and method for training a boxer, martial artist, or other competitive combatants. The apparatus can have a support base 10, a rotatable shaft 40, a transverse member 50 secured to the rotatable shaft, a drive 30 to rotate the shaft, and a training target 60 such as a punching bag, speed bag, heavy bag. The apparatus can mimic an opponent, being able to advance toward, move away from, or move to the left or right of the training combatant. The drive can be remotely controlled so as to mimic the random movements of an opponent.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application ______.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to an apparatus and method of use for conducting the physical training of a boxer, kick boxer, or other similarly trained combatants. More particularly, this invention relates to an apparatus and method to improve the coordination, reflex, and technique of a combatant by simulating the random movement of an opponent. [0003] Equipment that is traditionally used for training a combatant ranges from a small tethered ball to heavy bags. Other such equipment includes light punching bags, training bags, athletic bags, punching bags filled with air or water, speed bags, rebound punching aids, and other types of training targets. [0004] The traditional training tools fail to fully develop the coordination, reflex and technique of a training combatant because they are affixed to a specified location. By fixing the training ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008] The void in the prior art is filled by the present invention. The present invention provides a free-standing, self supporting, rotatable, and relocatable apparatus from which to suspend a training device, whereby the movement of the training device can be controlled so as to simulate the random movement of an opponent, thereby improving upon the coordination, reflexes, and technique of a trainee.

Problems solved by technology

The traditional training tools fail to fully develop the coordination, reflex and technique of a training combatant because they are affixed to a specified location.

By fixing the training tool to a single location, the training combatant does not fully develop skills that are required when facing an opponent that moves in random directions.

Each of these supports requires overhead installation, which makes each of these devices impractical for a building or gym which has a high ceiling or inadequate means to support the overhead installation.

Combatants do not always train where they compete, meaning that the preferred training tools cannot be easily relocated to a location where the training will be completed or where the competition will take place.

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