This will page will feature information about Speed Bag Related Events
SPEED BAG GATHERING 2024 was a HUGE success! We had baggers from All over the world, including Switzerland. Unfortunately, this was the LAST gathering at this location, for Real Gymm has closed. it was the home of our speed bag gathering from 2010 to 2024.. Every year except 2020 when Covid shut the country down. We are saddened by this closer for hundreds of baggers have come to know and love Donnie Blanks and his family, the owners. We’ve grown to love them as family and it is sad that we will not be coming back next year. It’s never easy to say goodbye…
BUT, the event itself “The international Gathering of Speed Baggers” will happen again!
SPEED BAG GATHERING 2025!! We’re going to Double the fun! in response to the huge outpouring of interest over the years, from multitudes of speed baggers Coast-to-Coast – The Speed Bag Gods have arranged to have TWO international Gatherings, One on the East Coast, and another on the West Coast!!
Bag Master Tim Platt with the major announcement!
Start Making Plans to attend at least one of these gatherings… or Both! We hope to See YOU there!
Sports Illustrated visit to Speedbagcentral – June 6, 7, 8th 2022
The senior podcast director Dan Bloom and Greg Bishop senior writer for Sports Illustrated came to Speedbagcentral to visit Alan Kahn, author of the Speed Bag Bible to talk about the amazing past, present and hopeful future of the Speed Bag. The emerging worldwide phenomenon of Bible Style Bagging, Punch Drumming and the unique rehabilitation potential or it’s “beat” has attracted their attention. This is an exciting opportunity for the speed bag community as well as the introduction of “speed bagging” to a whole new audience!
Dan Bell and Greg Bishop “Get under the board”
Sports Illustrated “IN THE HOUSE!”
January 2024 update: Sad news most likely.. In December 2022 – Corporate S.I. eliminated it’s audio and “podcasting” format and Dan Bloom and crew were let go. In January 2024 S.I. is eliminating “most” of their Senior Writers and staff (see below video) and may include the Iconic Greg Bishop. Articles By Greg Bishop
So at this point, a Speed Bag Article in Sports Illustrated magazine is probably still a dream – but we are still hoping. as of March 2025…. still no word.
Here is a sample of the Speed Bag Gathering in July 2023
Another great moment from the 2023 Gathering
Here is a sample of a Speed Bag Gathering July 2015
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Recently (November 17th) The Amazing, Blazing “Speedbagskunk” (Zach Ruffo) lite up the performance of the Cornerstone AZ Church concert as a featured Punch Drummer on, not one, but TWO speed bags. Is this Cool or What!!
SpeedBagSkunk at Cornerstone AZ punch drumming to LIVING ON A PRAYER
PAST EVENTS
Speed Bag Gathering in Reno Nevada… March 2015
From March 11th to March 14th 2015, Joel Giandalia, sponsored four nationally recognized speed bag masters to hold several private and community speed bag seminars. A dedicated speed bagger himself, he wanted to bring the Best to Reno. The crew did several TV interviews as well as several public teaching seminars.
Matthew Santiago
One of the training sessions was filmed for a segment of “Plush Life”, a local interest TV Show. Portions of this video have been posted independly on various social media, making it go “viral” several times.
The highlight of the week was an afternoon demonstrating and teaching the Boys and Girls Clubs or Reno.
Another video from that same week was also posted, creating the “Godfather of the Speed Bag”…