Home-made Martial Arts Training Equipment

“Homemade Martial Arts Training Equipment: A Do-It-Yourself Guide” written by Michael Janich is a book about how to make your own, home-grown martial arts training equipment. For all of you do-it-yourselfers out there (or those who do not have any money to buy regular training equipment), this book offers a solution for your needs.

This book claims that you can build homemade training equipment at a fraction of the cost. It showcases instructions and different ways of building training equipment from ordinary materials at a very low cost. You’ll definitely save a lot of money when making homemade gear, but be prepared to spend some time putting it all together.

Another drawback is that training in martial arts is a rigorous activity, and any training equipment needs to be durable enough to stand up to the constant forces applied as a result of high impact techniques. Manufacturers such as Century, Macho, and Adidas have built and tested their equipment and made sure that they can withstand constant impact being applied by literally thousands of students in classes. With homemade equipment, it won’t be a durable as regular martial arts equipment.

If you’re looking for a DIY project, then this book might be for you. But if you’re a serious martial artist, don’t sacrifice quality when you’re using training equipment.