Patent ID: 7357760
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A freestanding bag or body device useful for martial arts training comprising: a support member having a bulbous base, and a support post projecting upwardly from the top surface of the base, on which post is mounted an upper striking target, which base is generally cylindrical in shape when taken from a top or bottom view, with a general circumference, and which base has: the upper striking target, which is mountable upon the support member, which is tough but sufficiently soft such that it is suitable for striking by physical blows from a head, hand, elbow, knee or foot of a martial arts student without undue cause for injury or pain that would hinder training; and padding, which covers at least part of the support member, which padding is suitable for receiving and generally absorbing a physical, striking blow from the head, hand, elbow, knee or foot of the martial arts student without undue cause for injury or pain that would hinder training, provided that, if the padding covers less than the whole of the support member that could otherwise be exposed to receive the striking blow, the padding can protect a lower target; wherein the padding is provided in a shape of a bell, goes over and around the base, and goes over and covers the support post projecting upwardly from the top surface of the base.