Who here has a home gym to train MA?

[Yung Apprentice]

I don't mean a total gym, or a bowflex but place/area where you train MAs at home? I.E. A heavy bag and mats in the garage or a wooden dummy in the spare bedroom, or weapons in the den. I was thinking of EVENTUALLY converting my garage into gym. (funds are kinda tight right now, and I might be losing my job soon, but once I get situated again)

Which lead me to wonder, who here has a designated place at home for training MAs? (and I don't mean practicing forms, or chi gung in the living room) How big is it, where is it, and what kind of equipment or training do you do there?

Just curious I guess.

[sanjuro_ronin]

For solo training, the must are:
Heavy bag, at least 80lbs.
Weight rack and free weights.
Chin and dipping bar.
extras: Wooden dummy ( must if doing WC of course), weapons, throwing/grappling dummy.

If you are gonna train with partners at home, all of the above, plus mats ( judo mats are a great choice), sparring gear and padded weapons.
You will need at least a 10 x 10 area for 1-on-1 training, just for the sparring and rolling, but perferably 12x12 or 15 x15.

[Yung Apprentice]

This thread was asking who has a gym, and what do they have in it. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

[Lucas]

my living room is my training area.

i have a heavy bag, makiwara, free weights, pull up bar, sand bags, weapons, surgical tubing, wall bar for stretching, mirrors, floor, and a baseball.

[sanjuro_ronin]

This thread was asking who has a gym, and what do they have in it. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Ah...

I have 400 SQ ft in my basement with:
Heavy bag
Throwing dummy
Striking dummy - for boy weapons and sticks
IP area
Weight rack with 500 lbs of free weights and another 300 in DB.
Chinning and dipping station
Wooden dummy
Padded / training weapons - stick and knives
Real weapons - sticks, knives and swords.

[SPJ]

I do have 3 places at home.

1. living room 10x10 feet

2. garage space about the same

3. backyard.

we store away mattress, weapon, bags etc

we place them when I use them.

for any weapon practice, I have to go to the park.

we all make good of what we have.

[SPJ]

oops.

my living room is bigger with a cathedral ceiling 2 and half stories high.

I only designate the central part of it for practice.

I put all of my furniture against the walls, such as couch, coffee table, ming dynasty cabinets with 4 seasons scenery carving etc.

[Reverend Tap]

I've got some space out in my "backyard," which is also my driveway so it's basically hard-packed dirt. Only piece of equipment I've got out there is my iron arm dummy (hanging log wrapped in rope), but I've got other stuff I can take out there on an as-needed basis.

[Yung Apprentice]

Throwing dummy
Striking dummy - for boy weapons and sticks.

By striking dummy, do you mean like a B.O.B? I was thinking of getting a the B.O.B XL, which is the one that has the thighs for practicing legs strikes.

[ChukaSifu2]

20' X 30' area in basement.
70 lbs. Iron Bar for Luk Que Ex.
2 sets of 5 each arm, 3 lbs. ea. Iron Rings. 20ttl.
8 - lengths of surgical tubing.
Bean bucket for hand strikes and conditioning.
Kicking post.
2 - knee height and waist high palm striking bags.
San Chin Iron hoop.
1 - 15lbs. Medicine ball.
1 - 9 lbs. Medicine ball.
1 B.O.B, shorter model(not 3/4 model)
1 - 40 lbs. Heavy bag.
1 set of focus mitts.
2 - forearm trainers.
1 - Chuka South Mantis wooden dummy.
2 - 10" x 14" Makiwara's.
200 lbs. of dumbell and barbell free weights.
and some other South Mantis specialized training equipment.

[sanjuro_ronin]

By striking dummy, do you mean like a B.O.B? I was thinking of getting a the B.O.B XL, which is the one that has the thighs for practicing legs strikes.

Nope, its a special full dummy, like the ones used by firemen in training, it heavier, denser and legs, arms, feet , hands, the works.

[Yung Apprentice]

Whats your opinions on a Muay Thai bag or banana bag taking the place of a heavy bag?

[punchdrunk]

I have a 100 lb heavy bag, speed bag, wall bag, door way chin up bar, and training weapons for swords and pole. I have a spare bed room for the bags and my living room is large so I simply move my coffee table to get enough room for partner work or I can always go outside. I do have some limited weights at home but I go to a gym to lift. When I live somewhere bigger I know my gym will grow with space available.

[Lee Chiang Po]

I go to a local community center gym to do physical training. Nothing hard. But in my back yard I have covered a large 30x30 area with indoor/outdoor carpet. I have a dummy, some free weights, a couple of padded posts, a couple of striking pads, a couple of sand and gravel boxes for hand training. However, though at one time I would do some training there, and would even do some fall training as well, I seldom do any more. I don't feel the need or the importance of being in top shape or trying to increase my abilities at my age. I can still defend myself pretty well unless against a trained fighter of some sort maybe, so I don't really need it.

[David Jamieson]

I have everything required.

It's a great thing to get together.