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Jon Fitch kicks down a tree

Anyone who has done stand up training is familiar with working a banana bag. The bags take their name not…

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Chris Palmquist
May 7, 2011 · 1 min read

 Anyone who has done stand up training is familiar with working a banana bag. The bags take their name not because they look like a banana, but rather because they replace the traditional Thai practice of kicking a banana tree.

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Jean Claude Van Damme memorably hammed up the practice in ‘Kickboxer’, as shown immediately below. Now, as seen at bottom, Jon Fitch recreates the classic scene.

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