The heavy bag is made up with two layers of Maya Hide leather, which RDX claim gives it extra stability and resilience. The colours match up really well with the gloves, and we can’t help but feel that RDX could have made a bigger deal of this combination.

While the RDX bag is fairly slim itself, the double layered Maya Hide leather clearly has other benefits too, as the bag keeps it’s shape no matter what, despite not being as heavily packed or as weighty as some other bags. The 4ft versions are useful for most martial arts, however the 5ft bag also allows you to add in low kicks to your training, as well as adding a bit more weight to the bag.The firmness of the bag isn’t too hard either, and striking the bag has a small amount of resistance without feeling rock hard and overstuffed.

The leather also has a really nice feel to it, and after many sessions worth of use, even the white section of the bag still looks brand new. Note: Since we originally wrote this review, RDX have made some minor updates to the product name and printed logos. As mentioned previously, the RDX Punching Bag comes in a range of visual options; a black version, a white version, an alternative black version, a version with pink highlights and a version with gold highlights. These come pre-padded and according to RDX weigh in at around 22-24kg for the 4ft bag, and 25-28kg for the 5ft version.

As a result, some details may not be fully accurate, although the review is still representative of the current product. These do the job, however are a little noisy when you start to put some power behind your strikes, and the hooks that attach to the bag have a tendency to come off every now and again.