Martial Arts Training Bag with Segmented Target Arms

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional punching bags are not well adapted for martial arts training, lacking realistic striking angles, trapping and blocking exercises, and are not suitable for ground fighting techniques, nor can they simulate different fighting styles or accommodate various skill levels and body types.

Innovation Solution

A martial arts training bag with a rigid internal support, a cylindrical metal tube receiver, and a target arm that extends through a passage to engage the receiver, featuring adjustable and removable components such as extensible arms, head targets, and a striking ring, allowing for varied training techniques and angles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional punching bags are used, then general fitness training is provided, but realistic striking angles and martial arts training effectiveness are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to martial arts trainingVSAvoidsimplicity of bag structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The bag is divided into multiple functional segments: a main body portion, an extendable arm portion, and a head target portion. Each segment can be independently adjusted or removed, allowing the bag to adapt to different martial arts training requirements while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bag incorporates dynamic elements including an extendable arm portion that can change length and position, and a head target portion that can be adjusted. These dynamic components enable the bag to provide realistic striking angles and accommodate various martial arts techniques without requiring a completely complex fixed structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional cylindrical bags are used, then hanging from ceiling is simple, but realistic human body angles and striking practice are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverealism of striking anglesVSAvoidcomplexity of bag configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bag is segmented into a main body, an extendable arm portion, and a head target portion. This segmentation allows each component to be positioned and adjusted independently to create realistic human body angles and striking positions, while the modular nature keeps the overall device complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bag extends into additional spatial dimensions with its arm portion that can extend outward and its head target portion that can be positioned at various heights and angles. This dimensional expansion enables realistic striking angle practice without requiring an overly complex three-dimensional structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional bags are hung high from ceiling, then ground fighting techniques cannot be practiced, but hanging height adjustment adds complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesuitability for ground fighting techniquesVSAvoidease of height adjustment

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bag is segmented with an extendable arm portion that can be adjusted in length and position. This segmentation allows the bag to be configured at different heights and positions, enabling ground fighting technique practice while maintaining ease of operation through simple adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bag incorporates dynamic height adjustment capabilities through its extendable arm portion and adjustable head target portion. These dynamic elements allow the bag to adapt to different training requirements including ground fighting techniques, while the adjustment mechanisms remain simple and easy to operate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Adaptability or versatility

If conventional bags are used, then basic punching is possible, but trapping and blocking exercises cannot be effectively practiced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapability for trapping and blocking exercisesVSAvoidcomplexity of target configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bag is segmented into a main body, an extendable arm portion, and a head target portion. This segmentation creates multiple target zones that can be used for trapping and blocking exercises, with each segment providing specific training opportunities while keeping the overall device complexity manageable through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bag is designed with multi-functionality, where the same segmented structure serves multiple purposes: the main body for general punching, the extendable arm portion for trapping and blocking practice, and the head target portion for head strike training. This universality enables diverse training capabilities without requiring separate complex devices for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9486686B2Martial arts training bag

Publication Date: 2016.11.08 HASELRIG DONALD A

AI summary

A martial arts training bag is provided having a substantially cylindrical upper portion and a tapered, e.g., frusto-conical, lower portion. The bag includes a central support and one or more training devices configured to be releasably connected to the central support. The bag includes at least four connectors to provide a four-point suspension.