I got this for my son Tre', 3 years old, whose taking Tae Kwon Do to actually have a striking surface. Tre' needs work on proper punching. This little, child/toddler, Karate-ka, makiwara pad is excellent!

Nowhere near as intimidating as some of the dojo pads, it's obvious little ones are engaged by this pad. It's an optimal size to use for punching, strikes, and kicking. HA! HA! Holding the pad JUST RIGHT as my son kicked it, then letting the pad fly off my hand, followed by making over his, "Fantastic kick! Wow!" Absolutely made his home practice time, AND - - as SOON as Mommy got home from work, there was of course meeting Mommy at the door. Followed by immediately gushing forth with how, "I kicked my new pad so hard, Daddy couldn't hold it! Daddy had to chase my new pad down! So I kicked it again and it flied off Daddy again!"

Obviously, a great practice tool.