Century Original WAVEMASTER | Heavy Punching Bag - Training Bag, Martial Arts, MMA, Black, Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Freestanding, Kickboxing, Boxing

Bought this for my son so that he could practice his karate skills here at home in between his karate classes. Not only has he been using it but so has his father and I. It’s a great workout for all of us. My sons Sensei is very impressed with his hard work and willingness to want to practice at home especially being only 8 years old. I can definitely see us upgrading in the future and will most likely continue with the Century Brand. For the durability of it and size it is a great starting point. You can either add sand or water to the base. We are using water at this time which seems to work for us. It is nice that you can move the bag part up and down to be able to punch and kick with it. The assembly is so easy and very simple to keep it clean. I usually use soap and water or if we have Clorox wipes I’ll use them.

Great product. You definitely need the base mat if you fill with water and it gives more than a traditional heavy bag, but it is a great workout and a lot of fu.

After being told to start boxing by my Dr, I reached out to gyms with no call back, on what to start out with. After relaying to my Dietician (who is a retired boxer), she got me a list of items to get- this being one to start out on. I will recommend using all purpose (dry sand). I don't like the idea of sitting water (germaphobe). Play sand is just to wet & makes nothing but a mess even using a funnel. So, just save yourself the aggravation & grab a few 50lb all purpose sand bags to fill Great stress relief, adjustable to be able to get different workouts in & great starter.

I initially ordered his bag just to have upper body strength and cardio I am 57 years old and even when I'm just tapping it I am able to move it across the room which is not what I was expecting with all the water that was in it in addition we added at least 50 more pounds of weights to the bottom and it's still moved across the floor I'm not saying that I punch that hard what I'm saying is they should have had something that allows this to suction itself to the floor even putting it on carpet blankets etc it's still moves I finally decided to leave it in the corner where it could not move anywhere but that gave me a limit on range on what I can do with this bag.

My two super-duper grandchildren (ages 6 and 9) are absolutely thrilled with this purchase. I had contacted their Dojo to find out which punching bag that they worked out on in class. It was this particular unit. This present arrived before Christmas and was in perfect shape. I told the kids as they tore open the packaging that it was a new recyclable trash can. That elicited some disapointment! But that all changed when they finished unboxing it! Even their parents took a shot at it but I had to stop them before they hurt themselves. At age 75 I was not about to chance it. Something to do "with age comes wisdom".

works like a champ. Great quality and I will definitely buy Century.

250 lb of sand is all you need. Follow the instructions, and treat this product with care and you will get an excellent workout. This product is for anyone seeking a punching bag but does not went to attach something to their ceiling. Our punching bag is in a semi-finished basement. I did not want to and if the ceiling and risk ruining the finish. This is just perfect for that.

This a great standing punching bag I bought for my son. TIP: there is a slight rattle when striking - where the bag meets the post it sits on (maybe a 3/16" gap). I bought strips of adhesive felt and added it lengthwise to the inside of bag. IT HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! So much more quiet now.