In a previous post I wrote about how to fill an empty heavy bag.

But along with a quality heavy bag, I also needed a way to hang the bag. Hanging the bag from the ceiling or from the wall was not an option in my finished garage, so I looked for free-standing bag holders. Having experience with a …

Hitting and kicking the heavy bag are great exercises, and heavy bag work is a core component of some martial arts, such as boxing, muay Thai, and MMA.

Heavy bags come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the small canvas boxing bags like this one:

to freestanding training bags like this one, …

We are hardwired to view sameness as safety, change as danger.

I realized this when considering whether or not I should sign up for a jiu-jitsu seminar with martial arts legend Royce Gracie.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with him, Royce is a professional mixed martial artist from Brazil who …