All around great communication. There are many types of IQ and this man is superior in teaching the art of boxing through body and verbal communication. He has an innate spatial gift, too.

One trick used to learn muscle memory for quick drawing a pistol from it's holster, is to practice in slow motion and very very gradually increase the speed of the draw. I think this trick would also work for learning to keep your hands up during combos. Rather than jumping in feet first and full speed, take some time and hit the bag in slow motion. Slowly go through the movement of throwing a jab and be very conscious of every inch of your body and the proper movement each part of your body should be making and finish the movement with feeling your bag touching your chin like Jason taught us....repeat. Run through the slow motion movements many times and gradually increase the speed until you're at full speed.

Watching you utilise that left hook on the bag is so satisfying

Always beautiful to watch a good punch.

damn those are some loud banging crisp punches bro.

Am I the only one that felt a kick of adrenaline kick in when he "took a chunk" out of the bag? 😂 Definitely felt nice as hell

Never stop doing what you're doing brotha! Beautiful content!

This is the most usefull video I've seen to date. I've also never heard about aiming for the front of the heavy bag either very useful info :]

This is incredibly helpful and really pulled together the things my trainer has been telling me. It makes sense now watching you and listening to you explain. Thanks!!!

thanks for the info man, I started Muay Thai a couple weeks ago and this video has cleared up a lot of stuff for me.

good point! thanks

Probably the best video out there on hitting a heavy bag. This guy is super clear and has great form. It's clear from the look, speed and sound of those punches he knows what he is talking about.....

this is very well explained...thanks so much.

Best heavy bag training video out there,, keep posting beginner things from time to time

Thx Professor, you're the best!!

Thanks for the compliment, sounds like you have some real depth and passion for martial arts. When the bag moves a lot I try to time it coming back towards me either by hitting it to stop it, or by stepping off to avoid the bag and setting up another attack. You can't always prevent the bag from moving so I try my best to use that to increase my work rate, for the most part when it swings back into me I'm forced to punch again.

The think about if your hand touches the target the other hand is supposed to touch you cheek is a great way to explain.

I am telling my students the same for over 20 years .. and now thanx 2 U .. i just post your video .. keep up the good work JT

This video has it all for me! the combination of clear visual demo and very nice tips to work with. Thanks for Amsterdam!!

thanks, I love his vids!

Good video. See a lot of young guys dropping their hands and setting themselves up for a counter punch. Only takes one solid shot to learn the hard way.

JT Van V the thing you said about beginners leaving themselves open after a left hook is exactly what I did today. It was my first time hitting the heavy bag at my boxing gym

Thanks JT!!!! Once again another quality "user friendly" video! Used the techniques in the video this past week forgot some of the moves so I wrote them down and looked at the moves in between the rounds. Now I have em memorized! This is a solid workout routine. Thanks.

thanks my man, I appreciate that!

Great info

Great tips!

this video is great, it really highlights the mistakes i see myself making and how they are addressed in this video. this really helps me improve.

thx Mike!

Dayum! This man has a very good technique!

thank you for the video

First video of yours I've seen, clearly worth subscribing to and I can already tell your videos are gonna help me become more successful to reaching my goals

Thank you. I found the stepping in and out and using angles tips very useful, it really makes me feel a lot more like I'm in a real fight.

good tips. the sweet science....nice. I always tell the people I train: as you do in practice you will do in a fight...training scars will get you knocked out and cost you fights that you should have won. just like you said...you have to fix em.

Thank you sir.

wicked! you motivate me!

good stuff, give it everything you got

Awesome and informative video. I have just started with the heavy bag and found this very insightful..not to mention you're fun to watch. Thank you again!!

Treat the bag like its your opponent. Contact is danger. If you are too close you are not safe. If the bag is swinging towards you register that as your opponent moving towards you and practice leaning back, leaning to the side, leaning forward ducking and then doing a guarded pivot. Obviously if you are close to the bag you chin should be down and your hands up at all times.

Hey JT thank you so much for your video. the part of taking a chunk out of the front of the bag really made a lot of sense as I recently slightly injured my left wrist going too deep with that left hook instead of taking that "chunk" out of the bag. Gonna heal the wrist up for a few more days and go at it again with your helpful tips in mind. Thanks again my man. keep it bringing the great vids. peace

Hey man great advice. I've been hitting the bag on and off for years but never had any official training. I love what you said about the left and right hooks. I pictured myself taking a chunk out of the bag rather then hitting the side. Power on hook instantly doubled in power!

you are awesome, saludos from México.

Great video. I started boxing at 8. I am 52 and still work the bags. I am a bad ass old man.hhahahaha.

solid, its just gonna take time and practice. no tricks necessary

that's wicked! I'm sure i could learn a lot from you

Good video. I've done about 4-5 years MMA with boxing involved. After viewing the vid, I throw the same hooks as you, yet some guy came up to me while I was hitting the heavy bag at Retro Fitness telling me I was telegraphing them trying to show me how to do it his way. He seemed to be more concerned with trying to impress females, while he is punching the heavy bag with no gloves or anything on his hands, not so smart. I met an amateur boxer there & him and I will be working together as he's going to help me improve my boxing as it's the weaker point in my arsenal. I love taking advice and tips from people, and watching videos like JT's, but I have a problem with people coming up to you with an attitude like you're some 10 year old kid. I do the same thing working from the outside as if the bag is an opponent, practicing a lot of my jabs. JT is right at the end with keeping your other hand up that isn't throwing. I remember when doing focus pads or the heavy bag while training, if we didn't have our hands up, our trainer would come around and smack the hell out of the open area with his glove. This serves a purpose so you don't drop your hands in the ring, or even in a fight out on the street so you don't get ko'd. All it takes is one well placed punch to the face and lights out.

Love it I wish you were my personal trainer ;)

thanks Anton

Superb vid JT. Love your channel

I always lower my guard when i punch in heavy bag thank you for the guide. :D

Good stuff, IMHO! In general, the step-in process (and practice thereof) can't be emphasized enough in boxing and MA. Dig your ideas on hand angles and the hand drop habit!

preciate the props!

thank you

Those the Ringside Heritage gloves? Those look damn good.

I'm 19 girl and I just started boxing 6months ago.. and this video really helped me a lot .. Especially that I'm a beginner ... Thanks a lot

Great videos! excellent teacher as well! Many thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge

That's cool, thanks for your comment. The position of the hand for the left hoo seems to be the most debated topic in boxing. Each person has to discover for themself what works best.

best boxing videos on KZfaq. Dude, can you do a new one for double-end bag? All the videos I'm finding are pretty awful and I think a lot of people would like to learn.

This guy is good and I saved many of his videos, BUT, BUT, BUT; I wish retired Pro Boxers like Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Haglar, etc, etc, made instruction videos like this.

Very helpful thank you JT, and most generous of you to post.

you're great man, thanks for this video. your left hook looks so solid!

First video I have seen like this where the bag is actually hung at the right height for the person using it...

One of the most common mistake is to not use wrist wraps! ;-)

Great video, you took the time walk me through it in a helpful manner, I learned from it! Thanx!

Buy far the best clip I've seen on any fighting or boxing please keep em coming!

When you widen your hook and hit the side. It'll just be like a slap.

I wish this guy was closer. Id travel to have him train me.

thx Dom

So glad you shared. Beginner and picked up good tips from this.

Damn! Im going to have to find someone who isnt good looking that does instructional boxing videos. Lost focus first 2 videos ive watched.

Some guys use gloves that are pillows and should use 8 oz gloves for more power and speed with 16 or 14 oz gloves UR basically just hitting the bag and thinking UR making an impact but UR not !!

Good video!! I just bought a bag to have in my backyard and this video will be playing while I'm out in the patio 👏👏

I'm 38 and recently took up boxing to get in shape. I've been a boxing junkie for years though and watch every fight I can. Funny how watching for so long meant very little once I was actually learning the art of boxing. I love it though. You're an excellent teacher and I found your video on the heavy bag very informative. Thanks for posting.

Great video!! Thanks for the information

This is exactly the vid i was looking for especially the tips on hooks, many thanks!

great video. Helped a lot, thanks

great info, awesome vid!

These videos get me better I thank you much precision striking

Cool. Totally makes sense. I knew I've been hitting my bag incorrectly all these years. Gotta love KZfaq. Thanks for the upload.

Thanks for the tips man!! Those were some good points!

thanks, this seems to be the most common question in boxing, I think there are benefits to both ways

Awesome tips! It makes perfect sense. I'm gonna need to watch more of JT's videos.

Super helpful. Thanks for putting it up.

Great video, very informative. Thanks for that!

this really helps a lot, i just started boxing 4 months ago for exercise and i haven't really paid attention to these details specially on the distance, this really help correct my form and hopefully help me get better in gauging distances and throwing combo's.

Thank you Sir - fantastic tips and advice. Especially like your tip regarding hooks and "taking a chunk" out of the bag. I always hook from far out so end up "slapping" the bag but now my technique will improve thanks to you. Brilliant.

Very informative. Thanks for this good lesson!!

just started training..this video is really helpful! great advice!

Best channel for boxing techniques. Guy is a great coach keeps it simple .... Ty coach!

I have never had a coach and particularly for bag work but have, for as long as I can remember, been leathering any one that I can find. Always trying to work it properly. I have learned so much in those 6 minutes. Thank you. I am now 46 in really good shape and still love working a bag (only twice a week). Thank you very much for those pointers. Really appreciated.

Hey man! I just wanna say I really appreciate your videos! I am new to boxing and have been trying to teach myself at the gym since I can't afford trainers at the moment. Your videos really help! Keep up the good work.

Awesome tipps, very detailed, pointed some Of my errors thankyou bro!

Good work will stay tuned

Thank you! Great instruction and explanations!

thx, i cover that in my Punching and Footwork video

absolutely great communicator!

Def one of your best videos! Gonna work on this today at the gym

Just got my heavy bag, watching your videos has already helped me out a bunch!

Thanks for your answer. Your videos are the best.

I like this video because you pointed out the proper distance point and how to hook on a heavy bag. Many people think its just all about going ham and wild when you hit a heavy. I was one of those people that would hook the side of the heavy bag and end up hurting my hands and shoulder. Great video! keep them coming!

Really good video man, excellent technique!