The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-21
THE ART OF BAG PUNCHING.
BY Henry $. Stark.

AG PUNCHING.
s. Stark.
James Jenries. but even these experts
with the gloves know but very little, .
being able to execute about five move .
meuts. The reason why the boxers do
not punch the bag as a scienc is the
simple reason that they think il is not
necessary to use the elbows, shoulders
and etc, but i'm my estimation it would
improve their quickness with the hands
and ewes many times more than the
method they now use. Some people ask
if bag punching develops the legs. 1t
does to a certain extent, but one should
pay attention to the upper part of their
body before thinking of the lower, as it
is always easy TO develop the legs
while it is difficult to build the upper
part Of the body TO a physical perfec-
ton.
No. /. Boxers Movement: stand in
a fighting attitude; strike bag with left
fist straight out from shoulder follow
up with right fist; then sidestep; on
return Of bag to opposite side of disc,
strike with right then left fist and 50
ON. Disc, is the professional name for
platform.
No 2. Double Fists 'FRONT.'. strike
bag straight out from the shoulder
with right fist. and ON return with left
fist and repeat.
No 3. Double Wrists: CFronO. Strike
bag the same as previous movement,
except use the wrists instead of the
fists
No. 4. Double Elbows: FronO This
is the same as the previous two except
use the elbows alternately.
No. 5. Double Fists and Wrists:
FronO. Combine the fist then the
wrist together and you will have it,
No. 6. Double Fists and Elbows:
FronD. Combine the fists and elbows
tcge,her ana you awe it,
No. 7. Double Fists and Shoulders:
FronO. Combine the fists and should
ers together and il is easy.
No. 8. Double Wrists and Elbows:
CFronD. First wrist then elbow and
same on other side and repeat.
No. 9. Double Wrists and Shoulders:
FronD. Combine the wrists and
shoulders one after another and you
can punch It,
No. 10. Double Elbows and Should
ers: (Fron-). This is the same as No.
o, only using elbows and shoulders al
ternately. This is by all means the
most difficult Of the front movements.
In all Of the above movements the bag
should not pass you at all and the plat
form should be erected 50 as to be
about six inches above your height
Bags should .-ang from the platform so
that it will just touch the shoulders by
standing under it. The next movements
to be explained are the side move
ments, thy are similar to the front
movements, only you allow the bag to
pass to the opposite side of platform
after you strike it.
No. II. Double Fists: (side) Strike
with right fist sideways of body, then
allow bag to pass you after it strikes
platform on other side of the body;
strike with left fist and so on.
No y. Double Wrist: (Side). Same
as the previous movement only use
wrists instead of fists.
No. 49, Double Elbows: (Side). Same
as previous two except use the elbows
instead of fists.
No. a. Double Shoulders (Side). Use
shoulders sideways one after the other.
No 10. Fists and wrists. (Slde).
Combine the fists and wrists, strike
bag sideways with back of left hand
COR wrist as you may call it) then fol-
low in with the right fist, allow bag to
pass to opposite side of platform and
repeat same.
No. 16. Double Elbows, Wrists and
Fists: (Sde). First strike bag with
right elbow sideways, then right wrist,
then right fist; allow bag to pass to
opposite side of platform and punch
the same over with the left elbow,
wrist and fist.
No. II. Four Tap Movement: (Side).
This is the same as the last movement
except after you strike bag with the
elbow, wrist and fist you strike bag
with front Of the elbow of the other
arm.
No. IS. Six Tap Movement: (Side)
This Is the same as four tap movement
only you first strike with left elbow
then right fist, then left elbow, then
wrist, then right fist and last right ell
bow.
No. 49, Single Straight Arms: (sde)
Arms straight out in front of body, M
bend at all at elbow, strike with right
allow bag to pass you, then left.
No. 20. Double Straight Arms: (slde)
Same as single, only use double arms.
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cile and subdued, near biting OF
scratching.
Birds, seem to be hypnotized by fire
and keep perfectly still; even the 10,
quacious parrot in fire has nothing
to say.
Cows, like dogs do not show fright
They are easy to lead forth, and Otter
find their way out themselVes.-C
cago Journal.
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