You Don't Need Equipment | DIY Striking Targets for Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA
I will list my gear recommendations for targets/pads below, but if you can't get anything right now, don't let that stop you from training. You can use flip flops, slides or sandals as focus mitts along with other household gear. Be creative.
My Typical Striking Pads/Gear:
Title Razor Focus Mitts: amzn.to/2IGN9REVSL
Fighting Hitstix Mini: amzn.to/2K08gNP
Revgear Mini T Micro Thai Pads: revgear.com/mini-t-micro-thai...
Revgear Thai Original Belly Pad: revgear.com/thai-original-bel...
Revgear Combat Kick Shield: revgear.com/combat-kick-shiel...
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Question for Viewers: What's under your couch cushions?
I don't even have a couch :-D
hella crumbs
My couch doesn't have removable cushions you weirdo
Couchless poor gang! gang gang.
Rent from the spiders.
thanks mike i just need to get a wife to hold my pads for me now
I could probably help with that too buddy but I been out the game for AWHILE!
😂😂😂😂
Buy 1😂
That's my problem no one wants to hold my pads for me
@@freeyourselfmorowa9243 ill hold your pads baby. 😍
“Walked around in piss... They’ll touch your hand” Has a bottle opener 😂😂
I'm Mexican. The flip-flops training, we have it since childhood. Mexican mothers regular disciplinary procedures: La Chancla. You could have several chanclazos if you misbehave.
my jefa bro🤣🤣🤣
@@Jose-cb3tj I hear ya, brother.
True but mine es cubana even more loud and aggressive 😂 🇨🇺
Oh my i felt that hard
Facts
my eyes just kinda got filled with tears watching this father/son relationship that i never had
I felt that Brother !
You can have it. But if you want to be the Dad one.
@@iuhjuy1094 what if it's a woman
@@kingzingo1784 because he said father/son relationship not father/daughter
@@stubbs6795 What if they're a transgender man
I love how he just casually pushed his daughter and took her ball, lucky children to have you as a father
Pretty sure that was planned out and done for comedic purposes. No children or animals were actually hurt making the video.
Yea we should call child protective services probably.
You better edit that video. Bigtime!
Are u dumb
@9:33 mark the kid looks terrified! Like he thinks he would actually hit him with the hammer. That stood out to me for sure, but the daughter thing looked to be for comedic purposes
Maddox has better head movement then I have. No shame in admitting. 😎
Funny a wis hinkin the same hing
Me as well
Same here
Lol I will show him this post man thanks guys.
Same 😂👌🏻 kudos to the kid
“Everything in your house can be used as a weapon” *John Wick noises intensify*
I'm about to watch John Wick chapter 2
Lets see how good of a weapon my dog is
@@ouitk3317 ah we will me too
Even your wife can be deadly
Idk. A shoe coming at me might trigger like.. Some PTSD from my childhood whoopins.
Well you shouldn't have been such a little shit.
🤣
I can't .. fight back on that one.. 🤔
You gotta face your fears to overcome them lol. Punch those shoes to death and feel that sweet revenge
I can relate, dodged a few slippers as a kid too lol.
ayy man you probably aint gonna read this but goddamn you are doing a great job as a father. You are raising this child right god bless you man
Thank you brother. Thank you very much.
Damn not god its God
@@jackjames3473 what
Love the idea of getting your kids involved in martial arts. My dad did the same with me. I'm a third gen martial artist and that always makes me smile and think about my grandfather. Super creativity!! I'll be making the DIY double bag today :)
Love that son-daddy thing :) Something he will remember even as an old man.
Mostly the hammer :-D
@@timotejmares I remember the good old days when my dad trained me with jumper cables
As a Mexican, my mom trained me throwing sandals to me
@ built some good head movement I hope
@@o-654 haha I did my best
This is fatherhood. I wish I had one of these. (Little sweat coming out of my eyes...). But I will give something like that to my future children and family.
Mike is genuinely one of the most genuine guys on KZhead. Solid instructor and elite educator, every video is no BS and just a man demonstrating his deep understanding of Mixed Martial Arts. All Love bro, thank you for everything you’ve helped me loads. Was wondering if you could do a shadow boxing video as a follow up to this? Been training at home due to covid
I am friends with a trainer who has great shadowboxing workouts and i want him to share them.
Hands down the best home workout routine training video. Content, knowledge, different messages, and genuine authenticity in delivering it all. The bond and interaction with your son on screen is beautiful and admirsblr. Very natural and genuine onscreen for the camera. I run a community youth MMA academy and gym. It is so rare to find a similar father-son relationship to yours in many of the families today.
Well my mom used to hit me with the chancla! Time to hit the chancla back!
lol what?
@@IcyMikeP We Mexicans got our asses whooped as kids by flip flops aka "La Chancla"
Keaton Grogan That makes more sense
hahahahaha.... a huevo wey.
Looked under my couch cushion and I found my last girlfriend who didn't want to hold pads!
Yikes.
Yikes.
Yikes.
@@infinitenihility4333 yikes
Yikes.
This is the most heart warming Icey Mike video ever made by far 😂 good stuff as always 👌🏻
Haha me menacing my son with a hammer?
@@IcyMikeP I wish I had somebody to train me from such a young age, I'd be leaps and bounds above where I am now. He's a lucky little man.
@@IcyMikeP I genuinely laughed out loud when you came marching into frame with that!
That's it, it's official. Hard2hurt is now called IcyMikeDiy. Nice video my man!
I have to make sure I'm delivering what people need! In two months it will be "how to get back into training" and "how to choose a gym" haha
@@IcyMikeP 😂👊🏼 Can't wait for those!
Maddox, you got some awesome skills!
Thank you, sir.
My friend introduced me to some great DIY pad ideas a many years back. For a single strike focus pad a phone book wrapped with duct tape makes a solid target. Leave an opening at the top so you can get your fingers in to hold on to it. It has a great feel, and good audible feedback if you hit it right or not. Another option is old fabric (our preference is old jeans cut down into its basic panels with seams and rivets removed) rolled/folded up, and wrapped with duct tape. makes a good elbow pad for a friend to hold. Alternately I've added tabs to one so I can use bungy cords to hold it to a tree. When it is on the tree it has the same feel as a heavy bag, but it lacks the swing of a bag. You have to work around it like you would work around a free standing bag.
Yeah it's easy to make something to train with. People really overthink thit.
I remember my Dad teaching me to box, something I carry with me to this day. The way you are with Maddox, inspirational. Mike you're one of the best. remind of me of my own Dad when I was Maddox's age.
I wish I had a dad like you, you're so cool for training your son
Getting trained by your dad usually sucks though man!
I wish I ahd a dad😔
@@febinprince7006 damn i feel bad for you man
@@febinprince7006 damn, I feel very sorry for you man sorry for your loss, god bless you
Bless your family. This reminds my my younger cousin, training with me when i was in college.
When I started as a teenager many years ago. I'm in my 50's now. We used X-ray film for punches and kicks. My teacher also had a plastic bat with both ends cut off that he would swing at us to practice blocks, parries, and bob and weave. Both items were very useful for the training at that time and even now. We students really enjoyed the cracking sounds of the X-ray film. My Sensei would keep us all on on our toes when swinging the bat because he would be swinging it at one student but then suddenly swing it at any students within his reach. He believed in teaching us to be alert and prepared.
Well, I can promise you it was also because it was very fun.
My sons 2 and I CAN'T WAIT to train with him like this. You're kids a BEAST 💪💪
At first I just wanted to know how to build pads, but damn was it sweet to see you and your Kid spar, really brightend my Day.
Great video! However, the end with you and your Son... Priceless!
Thank you it was a lot of fun to make.
Dude, I made the double-end I'm in love with the damn thing. Also made a tennis ball variation. I gave my wife the old " hey this is a bonding experience and you get cool videos for your social networking" lmao it's crazy but I'm starting to think working out in the yard is more fun than the gym. Other than sparring of course.
Yeah I actually prefer working out at home.
6:22 Maddox “I look silly”... I recon he could still cream most people (myself included) in a fight
Ok - I really dig your approach to striking. I can see there's a lot of depth to it. Great video - loved the revolving camera work at the end.
Wonderful, no-bullshit-accepted advice right here. I've done the couch cushion thing myself before, works pretty well! It was also awesome to see Maddox put in the work, kid's got heart for sure, and the editing with the rotating camera at the end and using the heavy bag as a cutting point to swap the real gear for the DIY gear was really well done. Awesome video, thanks for helping us stay on top of things during these chaotic times!
Tape the bottom of the flip flops to make them safer on the gloves Foam tape would work even better if you have it
or you could just buy pads.....
r1Ce lol yesss but dont be a dweeb Dylan Lansky its the general idea smh
Good on you training your boy in the garage. Makes me think of my wrestling days as a youngster also training in the garage with my mates. Ill definitely incorporate that again with my son who is almost two.. Only problem is all the space needed for Al the hobbies... My garage is for my workshop at the moment. Thanks for the inspiration and congratulations on your achievements thus far. Your boy has some nice head movement :) Respect✌️
This channel is above and beyond! Thanks Icy Mike.
man I love what you do with your kid. Really wish I had a dad like that.
I actually agree, I made few stuffs using random stuff. Like old couch cushion and some rope as pads or a wooden pole thing and some bottles as barbell.
great advices even there are a lot of mexican people that can't buy this equipment even they don't have a garage for workout and you know we have a lot of mexican box talent but they can't pay material or a gym....thanks for all this....greetings from veracruz mexico
Thank you so much for posting this. I needed it. 🤧🤝🤝🤝
That kids takes soo many put downs for the few praise points. Good effort to him! Thanks for the super ideas on affordable/available equipment!
Much respect to Maddox! (Hope I spelled that correctly). I’m sure you’re proud of him, as he should be! 🙏
Very proud. Thank you, man.
9:23 Preview for the new God of War. Icy Mike and Maddox prepare during quarantine to fight the God of Pestilence. It would be awesome to see you guys as Kratos and Atreus for Halloween. Hopefully for a Ground n' Pound/Catch wrestling tutorial.
Always loving your videos Mike, thank you for the ideas !!
Great vid Bro, especially like seeing you and your kid train together! Under the couch...everything!
I like how he talks to the wife or girlfriend about holding pads. I could tell that was for the woman who wants to get tone but not exercise.
lol you gotta always say "tone" they like that.
@Skrt Skrt Shhhh, that's a secret. Don't ruin it for Mike :)
@Nick Karras eating less just makes you lose weight overall, what you eat and muscle is more relevant
5:25 Dayum roasted the kid
I was talking about you dudes we don't wear shoes in the house!
Keep killing it Maddox!!
Great video bro you can see the time and love put in ur family ... don't never forget that bro. Bless you and ur family
Icy Mike: Hit it harder *Hits harder* Icy Mike: Good Anakin Good.....
I’ve made most of that stuff from junk lying around the house. I am considering making the hoppy toy a water bag and bought some flexseal spray just in case it leaks but I may end up buying the water boy for $32 on Amazon. I have gloves and mitts but made a Double end bag from an old rubber ball, slip bag from a soft lacrosse ball in a dress sock, hand weights etc it’s endless. Good stuff!
Man, that was really wholesome. Grat video, Mike.
Great vid, awesome training equipment hacks. Love the father-son bonding in this vid.
9:33 He's like 'nope nope nope nope' XD
People never know around here... We actually filmed some head movement with it but I thought it was maybe a bad idea to post haha.
@@IcyMikeP O_O Welp he had a proper reason to nope nope nope. If you can dodge a hammer you can dodge a punch. kzhead.info/sun/hpWmlbJ9gKiVdJs/bejne.html
Hahaha! Awesome! To answer your question: smashed m&m's and candy wraps 😅
That's pretty tame compared to what many people have in there.
Great video bro you and Sean o mally keeping me alive through this
Pure 💎. Most of your oldies rules too!
Damn your son is a beast, very good Defense as well as his kicks you must be very proud ,my 6 year old and I have been training at home together with our gloves He can just hit the inside of your gloves , we do stuff like jab ,double jab ,jab cross , jab cross hook , jab cross hook kick , or perry my jab then right straight , planning on getting him the bob xl for in the house while we can’t train
Yeah we do drills using our palms in gloves as pads too.
Great tips! All I need know is a wife 😂
Follow my other channel for that!
lmao
Double ended bag i made works awesomely!!! Thanks for sharing that video!!!
Hey brother just came across your channel its really awesome. Watching you work with your son in the garage was a beautiful thing. I have to say you remind me so much of my brother who lives in Mesa Arizona. He has worked with his kids forever in the garage. Boxing, Weightlifting, Kick Boxing, Muay Thai pad work, heavy bag, double end bag etc etc. So I hope you do alot more training videos with your son. Osu!
I want to be your kid...
I WILL CALL THE POLICE KID, JUST HIDE
He sucks at hiding.
What ever you used and did is awesome.
Thank you so much for this video I can probably speak for a lot of people when I say we need videos like this
If all else fails just remember to go around your house and start powershotting your family with punches and kicks
I get practice and they get tougher.
I just realised that none of your kids have your physical features. They all look like their mother. Also, I use a mattress as a substitute for a heavy bag.
kawsar abay that sounds terrible
A mattress seems pretty bad how do you practice hooks or angles or footwork
@@JourneyToTheCage surprisingly easy. Make sure the mattress is for a single bed and fairy thick and use some good quality cord to hold it up and some weights to hold it down. (I placed the weights within the mattress). Miraculously, it works.
Same
I suppose Mike is their step dad
that montage at the end was amazing
Love the content. Subbed my guy 🤙🏼🙏🏼
This what i have always looked for Thank you so much sir
Awesome video..very creative and clever due to these hard times!! Great job!!!
Thanks 4 everything man I'm all Macgyveriging everything right now I'm getting very creative and shared your vids to almost everyone I know who are itching for some action.
Post up some pics of what you've made and tag me bro!
That was awesome. Training with your kid looks super fun.
Just made my double end bag thanks to you!
Yo icy Mike. This comment is for Maddox. I don't know how old you are, but you hit those pads better than most grown ass men that I've seen who've been training for years. Don't get down on yourself man. I even watched you and thought to myself "damn. That kid has some f***ing hands!" 😂 I hope you stay with the sport because you have a talent at such a young age that I'd say more than 90 percent of grown men don't nor will ever have. The ability to defend yourself. And your loved ones. I just wanted to say that. Don't ever think you suck at hitting. You're only still a child and you have adult level skills. Not only that but you're ONLY going to keep getting better as you go. Love the content icy Mike. I'm a die hard subscriber. I watch every video. 👍🏾
Appreciate how you work with your son. Inspiring. Thank you!
I train in kickboxing and I gotta tell u this is a life saver thanks
Good job mike. I love father & son training. Thanks for sharing. God bless your family.
Thank you for great tips, bless your beautiful family.
Good stuff, appreciate your content & fatherhood approach. I'm doing a lot of pad work with my 10 y/o son, but love the idea of adding the sofa cushion & pool noodles to mix it up! #Subbed
Ive been waiting for this for ages
Starting to love your vids man, built a bag out of a soccer ball in your other vid..I subscribed 😄
Lol, dude. You're hilarious and a great teacher at the same time. Thanks for these videos!
Man I love your vids coach to coach my son and I enjoy your tips
I'm Sudanese. We used to use flip-flops as targets and pads in rural areas gyms for many years because the real ones were not available 20 years ago and although the finantial and economical struggles we've been through we achieved some silver and bronze medals in some national and african championships of Taekwondo.
Thanks mike I made the double end speed bag worked out good
Great editing at the end.
This was super helpful thank you!!!
I really like that you did this video with your son!
Excellent - bout time someone pointed this out - be creative - more street - less health club
Big ups to you... love the way you have fun with your son
Big fan brother. What you said about "them walls" has gotten me SUPER FN MOTIVATED sir! I told myself in there that I'd ALWAYS be productive and move towards my goals when I got back to the free world. I've REALLY slipped out of that motivated mode, but this lock down in quarantine and YOUR VIDEOS have been giving me back that animal instinct and motivating the heck outta me! THANK BOTH OF YOU GUYS VERY MUCH SIR!! P.S. Can you recommend any weight training that is good for boxers. I feel like plain old Power Lifting is hurting my actual fight preparation. Can you share any specific weight workouts that are productive with fight training? Thanks Again to both you and junior, and GOD BLESS y'all. Stay safe and HEALTHY!
Great vid man, I really enjoyed that!!
Your boy is awesome. Thanks for good tips
Great video. Maddox, look good on the pads Fair play.
Nice work man my boy is always asking me to train him he’s 6 thanks for the tips 👍🏽💪🏽
Great video...seems like a fun instructor to learn from
Thats one adorable kid, an his skilled too, great job man.
Brilliant, I have to show my other half the holding the pads/get defined bit :)
Brilliant video!
sicccccccckkkkk.... I love the transition at the end too