Wing Chun Rice Bag Trainer

This is a great practice tool! If you don't have a partner available all the time... this is! Easy to install, didn't take long for mine to get delivered and as far as I can tell its build pretty tough. Some common sense needs to be used when training: the "Arm" has limits on its range of motion and you cant expect to hang off of it or anything like that.. but what fighter is going to let you do much more than move him/her off center enough to land a strike? Great tool, cant just walk past it without a few drills.

Ok, so I finally received my order. Amazon actually contacted because they didn't know when it was going to be delivered. The original shipping date came and went and maybe a week later it was finally shipped. I opened it today and was a little disappointed because the bags were poorly stitched and kind of crookedly placed on the painted wood. The "arm" seemed to be of better construction although I haven't put it together yet. The knee pad seems to be better than the 2 punching pads but time will tell.This is a great idea so I am not going to bash them but for the price they are charging, they should at least make it look like some time was put into manufacturing it. For $225 you can probably build 5-10 of these in your backyard. Maybe with the profit they are making they will put a little more time and effort into it. I will install it on my wall and comeback with a review of how durable it is.

After a couple months of light use I wound up snapping the arm completely in two just above the spring. It turns out that the arm is just a slender piece of PVC pipe. The arm is attached to the spring with a short PVC collar (which is just one size larger than the arm itself), a generous amount of PVC adhesive, and a 3/8 inch bolt. Every time you bend the arm that little collar is taking all of the torque and that collar is what snapped in two.I am now in the process of trying to replace the PVC with a wooden dowel. Hopefully that will be stronger and able to last more than a couple of months. This is not easy because the spring requires a fine threaded bolt and so far I can't find a local hardware store which stocks something like that.

I've had the bag trainer for about a week now and its an absolute blast to train with. I'm a Jeet Kune Do instructor and I dabble a bit in Wing Chun. I've been beating the hell out of this trainer since I got it (and I don't intend on letting up) and it is VERY well built and very solid.The trainer is the perfect tool to use if you don't have a partner and can't afford or don't have the room for a full blown wooden dummy. I love the spring tensioned arm. Its just the right amount of tension and is great for lop sau and other trapping drills. This will definitely be a center piece in my Jeet Kune Do studio. This is a must for anyone serious about their martial arts training. Great for practicing your parries, interceptions, trapping and just learning to work around the guard in general. This provides the sort of 'biofeedback' (touch training) that is necessary in styles like JKD and Wing Chun. I don't always have a partner around to train with and this is the next best thing.Thank you Warrior Martial Arts for making such a great product... just answer emails and phone calls next time.UPDATE: 11/17/2013After owning this item for about 5 months I have found that it did not hold up at all to rigorous use. My biggest point of contention being the way the arm is constructed. I broke it twice during lop sau drills. It is welded spring steel (and poorly welded at that), and in case you don't know, spring steel is not a good metal to weld. Both times the arm broke it was where the spring was welded to the base plate (first at one end, and then the other end). I had it re-welded, but I already know its integrity is compromised and I am looking for more solid and durable builds in case it does not hold up this go-around. I also had a problem with the canvas sleeve on the arm: I kept pulling it off (again, during lop sau drills). A zip tie replaced the string that held it on to the arm. No problems there since I did that.My other issue in construction is the canvas bags used. A structural weak point in the whole design is the bags can't take the strain placed on the points where they are attached to the mount. I've had to replace both with a hanging, two section bag that does not attach to the mount on the bottom. It has held up much better, but I am thinking of switching even that one out to a leather striking bag.All in all, its a great idea that needs re-engineering for guys like me that don't see the point in being gentle with our training equipment.

Started training Wing Chun a few months ago, and this has been a big help training hand drills on my own. Speed drills, pak-da, lop sau, and other methods are fun on this device.

I just started learning wing chun and I got this equipment to use later as I get more advanced. Immediately as I took it out of the box, I noticed how heavy and sturdy it was. There are no crappy parts to fall off because its just wood, good screws and the bags. The bags by the way are made of nice thick canvas. I haven't given the thing a good run yet (as I am still learning basics), but when I do punch it I can tell that it was made with care.

I'm super happy with the rice bag trainer. I've had it for a couple of months now. I put it on my covered back patio, and I love the fact that it doesn't take up a lot of space like a heavy bag would, and you don't need reinforced rafters to mount it. So far it's taken as much punishment as I can dish out. The mounting seems to keep it locked onto the wall, although I must admit I'm a little worried about the wall it's mounted to, so I don't use it for low/thigh-level kicks. It's super-easy to remove the spring-loaded pole and just use it for boxing drills. When I want to work elbox breaks, trapping, and check-hand-strike stuff, I put the extension arm back on, easy-breezy. This thing is awesome.

Good Training equipment