Backpack Striking Target

Abstract

A portable martial arts training device that can be connected to a variety of structures, such as outdoor poles. The device has a body filled with impact absorbing padding. The straps are re-configurable between backpack and training mode when gripped around the infrastructure. Non-slip pads on the back panel of the backpack and/or the straps hold the body in place in training mode. Strike areas on a front panel of the backpack body are designed to be struck with optimal resistance.

1 . A device for martial arts training comprising:
 a body having an outer casing and interior filled with impact absorbing padding;   straps with connectors arrangeable in a backpack configuration to hold a user against a back panel of the outer casing and said re-arrangeable in a martial arts training configuration to grip around a rigid structure;   a plurality of non-slip pads on the back panel of the backpack and/or the straps; and   strike areas on a front panel of the backpack body, wherein the impact absorbing materials are arranged adjacent to said strike areas.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more inserts removably insertable into cavities of the body to increase firmness to said strike areas. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more inserts are made of a firmer, more dense material than the impact absorbing padding. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an internal inflatable or fluid fillable bladder. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the outer casing is a durable fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an interior storage compartment. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder and hip straps comprise elasticated materials to reduce lengths of the straps in the training configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising compression straps attached to the straps to cinch the straps tight around the user or structure. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel of the body comprises plural faceted surfaces for the strike areas. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the impact absorbing padding comprises layers of materials of differing firmness. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the impact absorbing padding adjacent at least one of the strike areas is of different firmness from other of the strike areas, in order to provide strike areas of different resistance. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising arm loops connected to the back panel of the body, sized to accommodate an arm snugly. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the strike areas are demarcated on the casing by visible markings or coloring. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the straps are hip and shoulder straps. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising one or more additional adjustable straps arranged for fastening around a rigid structure, connected at a top of the body and spaced apart from the hip strap.