A training system for martial arts training, comprising: (a) a vertical primary support frame configured to be fixed to a ground; (b) a secondary frame slidable vertically on the primary support frame and lockable on the primary support frame at a desired height; (c) a plurality of linear actuators joined to the secondary frame, each linear actuator having an end configured to extend and retract; (d) a plurality of hitting pads, each of the hitting pads being joined to the end of a respective one of the linear actuators; (e) a control apparatus connected to the plurality of linear actuators and configured to control a position of the end of each linear actuator, thereby controlling the position of the hitting pads; (f) a plurality of sensors operatively connected to respective linear actuators and in communication with the control apparatus, the sensors being for sensing impacts to respective hitting pads.