Patent ID: 7789810

Claim:
A martial arts training tool for use by a user to assist another person to practice strikes suitable for striking an opponent's head, the training tool comprising: a) a strike target configured to resemble a human head and having contours generally conforming to facial features at the front of the strike target; b) an inner cavity within the strike target, the inner cavity having an opening at the back of the strike target and configured to receive a hand of the user via the opening; c) a hand grip located within and spanning the inner cavity, the hand grip configured to permit the fingers and thumb of the hand to curl around the hand grip in an opposed manner, so as to form a fist about the hand grip; d) a support collar attached to the strike target in the vicinity of the opening, the support collar configured such that the diameter of the support collar may be reduced to tighten the support collar about the wrist and forearm adjoining the hand; and e) an external stabilizing grip configured to permit the user to stabilize the training tool with the user's other hand.