Not Asatru related at all. Just an old man trying to get back into shape. Although I've dropped quite a bit of wieght, I haven't been too happy with the fact that the tummy is the last to go. Even if my arms, legs, and neck are all solid muscle now. So, I decided to buy a bag to work out with to get some cardio thing going. Plus, many-moons ago I used to actually be a fighter, believe it or not. Although I was originally trained in Shotokan Karate-Do & Okinawan Kobudo, in recent years I've got attached to western martial arts and have been working on German Longsword, western wrestling/grappling traditions, dagger/knife fighting. I think this bag will also spare my poor friends from "Hey, I've got another pair of gloves, you want to mess around some? Oh, No..nothing heavy, dude...really." (less info)