Speed Bag Resources

Multi-Athlete Speed Bag Hitting

2009-08-30T05:59:00.001-07:00

Here, Zach Ruffo and a couple other dudes, Tim Platt and Brian Tichy beat the speed bag in tandem.

Double Vision - Double Baggin'

2009-08-18T15:14:00.001-07:00

Speed Bag Skunk ripping it up on the speed bag. never get enough of this guy!

Did you see those lateral quadruple elbow strikes?

-Jedd-

Alan Kahn hits to Michael Jackson

2009-07-18T16:05:00.000-07:00

Can't say I enjoy the music, BUT that isn't the point.

Alan has picked out a song with a very strong and noticeable beat. This is a great selection for someone who is looking to learn how to hit the speed bag to music.

All the best in your training,

-Jedd-

My Next Speed Bag Mission

2009-07-05T18:44:00.000-07:00

I think my next Speed Bag Mission will be to start working in "trapping." Trapping is where you hit the bag and compress it up against the drum, or platform.

Here are a couple of videos that show trapping.

At the very beginning here:

And here as well:

If anyone else has any good resources for learning trapping, please let me know!

All the best in your training,

-Jedd-

Johnny Palomino - Speed Bag Star

2009-07-02T05:12:00.000-07:00

Johnny Palomino, known as Showtime Johnny Pal.

Pretty cool finding these clips. It looks like this guy got quite a bit of notoriety for his abilities with the speed bag.

Anybody know what he's up to now?

-Jedd-

Everlast's Channel: SpeedBagSkunk - Amazing!

2009-06-30T05:04:00.000-07:00

The featured video on Everlast's YouTube channel contains a ton of Zach Ruffo clips dropping speed bag bombs. Awesome stuff.

All the best in your training,

-Jedd-

Speedbag Skunk Introduces a New Site

2009-06-26T16:58:00.000-07:00

Zach Ruffo introduces a new site for everything related to MMA and boxing: http://www.youtube.com/everlast

Check back soon for more. It looks like this channel might just blow up!

-Jedd-

Speed Bag Skunk with a Mohawk

2009-06-03T06:15:00.000-07:00

Speed Bag Skunk, Zack Ruffo, is dipping into his bag of tricks, both by carving a mohawk into his manly locks and also by throwing a big thumbs up to the camera while he knocks the bag around with some sick quick linking.

Really nice coordination there!

-Jedd-

How to Hit the Speedbag

2009-05-29T06:15:00.000-07:00

I recently wrote an article, How to Hit the Speedbag like Rocky, for a very popular blog you may have heard of, The Art of Manliness. Here is the video I shot for it.

All the best in your training,

-Jedd-

Speed Bag Skunk in HD

2009-05-28T19:08:00.003-07:00

Much better quality with the new camera!

Can't wait to see more!

-Jedd-

More Mastery from Alan Kahn

2009-05-18T06:10:00.000-07:00

Don't doubt Alan Kahn. He can hit to anything.

-Jedd-

Alan Kahn - Tribal Dance

2009-05-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

Alan Kahn explains a song which features a 6-beat rhythm, Trybal dance, by 2 Unlimited.

The part at the beginning where he hits, then lets you hear the song and then hits again is very beneficial for me. I really got a lot of takeaway from this one.

Thanks Alan!

-Jedd-

Punch Drumming to the Hamster Dance

2009-05-14T19:18:00.000-07:00

Alan Kahn amazes me once again keeping time to the Hamster Dance on the speed bag! Hard to believe.

All the best,

-Jedd-

Can't Believe These Punches

2009-05-11T04:27:00.000-07:00

I a in awe with this new video clip from Speed bag Skunk! Almost no errors for 5 straight minutes in this clip, plus he is literally smashing it from all angles. Have a look!

Lots of work to do!

-Jedd-

How to Hit the Speed Bag - Linking Punches

2009-04-17T18:46:00.000-07:00

I don't even remember how many years I have been hitting the speed bag anymore. The first time I saw one was in a small gym that used to be about 20 minutes from my house. I had no idea how to hit it back then, but I asked one of the guys at the gym to show me how and he showed me the front fist roll. It sounded like a machine gun going through the gym when he hit it, it was so freakin' fast. I tried it out a couple times and could barely keep it going, but the interest was there and I soon bought my own set-up and installed it downstairs at my house.

Flash forward like 5 years and I have another homemade set-up that is awesome - nice and solid, giving clean, crisp rebounds, with no shaking or quivering. I have a handful of different bags - all different sizes and difficulty levels.

To help others learn how to hit the speed bag, a few months back I started this blog. I've been meaning to shoot some videos to help some of you to refine your speed bag hitting skills. I shot my first instructional video clip this week! I hope it helps you make progress in your speed bag training.

All the best in your training,

-Jedd-

Advanced Techniques from Alan Kahn

2009-02-14T14:19:00.000-08:00

This is a succession of advanced techniques covered by Alan Kahn, the author of the Speed Bag Bible, the greatest speed bag reference guide that exists.

-Jedd-

Message from Alan Kahn

2008-11-16T06:54:00.000-08:00

Alan Kahn is the speed bag king! Anytime you get a compliment from one of the best int he field it makes you feel great. This is what Alan had to say about one of my recent videos:

"That's It!! you got it brother. Form and function look sound great. Just hone it down a little and you'll own it.
and later on...

"A larger bag is normally "longer", and the belly is lower under the board, making the downward elbow easier to connect. Downward Elbows take a bit more skill on a shorter bag since there is not much room to make contact with the larger downward motion..."

For those of you learning the technique like me, take these words into account with your training! Check it out here: Quadruple Elbow Strike.

Check out Alan's site Speed Bag Central.

-Jedd-

Quadruple Elbow Strikes

2008-11-13T19:52:00.001-08:00

This is an attempt at performing the quadruple elbow strike with the speed bag which involves striking the speed bag in an elbow-fist-elbow-fist succession with the bag hitting only the back of the platform in between strikes. This was my first time trying this advanced technique.

-Jedd-

Halloween Speed Bagging

2008-11-01T04:49:00.000-07:00

Here's Alan Kahn kicking it on the speed bag with an old Halloween favorite, Monster Mash.

-Jedd-

Alan Kahn - Punch Drumming Medley

2008-10-15T04:18:00.001-07:00

Here is Alan Kahn's latest video, a medley of punch drummer over the course of time.

Check out how his legs sometimes kick up the pace in time with his gloves - very cool!

-Jedd-

Advanced Speed Bag Hitting

2008-10-02T15:18:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest speed bag video, from early September, featuring a variety of advanced speed bag techniques, including front fist rolls, double and triple elbow strikes and various forms of linking fists.

My speed bag beginnings were humble! I started hitting the speed bag on a regular basis in October 2006, and could barely pull off the basic triplet beat. Through hard work, dedication, experimenting, study, and patience, I have been able to come a long way. Over that time, I have learned several things about progressing with speed bag training.

1) It takes consistent practice. Hitting the bag just once a week is not going to get you much progression at all. I think you need to hit at least 3 times a week to learn the rhythms of the bag and pick up the timing.

2) You do NOT have to train for a long time. I have seen dramatic improvement over the course of my time under the platform by spending just 15 to 20 minutes at a time working on my more advanced skills.

3) All the advanced techniques are based of the basic techniques. Hitting quicker and adding strikes usually just branches off a more basic strike but you reduce the number of rebounds off the board.

4) Keep your arms up! At first, keeping your upper arms up, in the correct position, will burn you out! But you can condition yourself to this very quickly by forcing yourself to keep your arms up longer and longer each time, building endurance.

5) Learn from the best! Most of the people I have met that are hitting at gyms with speed bags know very few techniques and many of them have poor form. For me, I immediately purchase Alan Kahn's Speed Bag Bible DVD. He is the best, and the originator of the established language describing the techniques. Also, Zach Ruffo puts up many short tutorial videos on youtube. Aside from Alan Kahn, Zach is the best on youtube I have seen.

Alan Kahn's SIite

Zach's YouTube Page

-Jedd-

Zach Ruffo - Advanced Strikes Lesson

2008-09-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

In this clip, Zach covers continuous elbow strikes from the sides and front, (triple and quadruple), and also double bumps from the front, back, and with the elbows. Zach is showing no signs of stopping in his speed bag innovation here, as he is displaying several techniques that I have never seen before, or at least I do not remember seeing them before!

-Jedd Johnson-

Speed Bag Resources

2008-09-21T17:46:00.000-07:00

My purpose with this blog is to establish a source of information for athletes who are interested in learning how to hit the speed bag.

The majority of the posts will include videos. Many of these videos will be shot by other speed bag artists, especially, Alan Kahn and Zach Ruffo. They have already shot these videos many months, and in some cases, years in advance of me posting them here. They are the two people who have given me the knowledge for me to get where I am with the speed bag today.

I will try to compliment their works some insight of my own.

I will also from time to time post videos of my progress as well and try to shoot some instructional video clips as well.

Thank you for stopping the Speed Bag Resources Blog.

-Jedd Johnson-