Powell Combat Arts

The heavy bag and speed bag get a lot of attention.  You often see videos of boxers slugging away at a heavy bag or showing off their speed bag skills.  The double-end bag is like the ugly duckling.  However, there are many benefits to using this tool.  It is excellent for practicing the placement of your straight punches, i.e., jabs and crosses.  It enhances timing and accuracy of your punches.  The double-end bag is also great for developing rhythm.  It can help you learn to coordinate your jabs with your footwork.  Step and jab in rhythm.  The other great benefit is that the bag will come back straight at you; assuming you hit the bag square on.  This allows you to practice your defensive slips. See clip of using the double-end bag below.

Filipino Boxing means different things to different people.  For example, some consider Filipino Boxing as strictly a striking art, while others include grappling in their expression of the art.  The art also goes by many names.  It is also referred to as Dirty Boxing, Panantukan, Suntukan, Pangamot, etc.  At its essence, Filipino Boxing is an empty-hand self-defense system whose techniques are derived from the use of weapons, such as sticks and knives, in Filipino Martial Arts ("FMA"). My understanding of Filipino Boxing comes primarily from training under numerous well-regarded FMA instructors.  I have also gained an appreciation of the art from spending countless hours studying books and videos on the discipline.  I have also been fortunate to be able to experiment and explore the use of Filipino Boxing techniques with my training partners and students. My personal expression of Filipino Boxing is a combination of traditional Western Boxing, limb destructions (strikes