Improvised equipment

[Nevinyrral]

Hi, does anyone know how to make some useful equipment for training?

I come up with idea how to make a grappling doll, I'm going to sew together socks, pants, blouse, gloves and hat and stuff it with rags. What do you think?

[Lupin1]

So you'll be wrestling a scarecrow? Sounds great! I found this website where a guy talks about how he made one using wire as a base to make the dummy able to hold a position-- http://dollforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26730&view=print

[Wolfman08]

Google 'how to made el jeffe dummy' and I'm sure you'll find plenty. There are tons of people who (like me) have a fetish for home made training gear.

[Wastelander]

You will need to add weight to it to make it a somewhat realistic training tool. Somewhere around 90 pounds would be good. I hope your stitching is good if you decide to throw it--I used to train Judo with a guy who ripped a throwing dummy completely in half with an uchi-mata.

[Nevinyrral]

Well basically all my training equipment is home made. I only bought a heavy bag, because all those I mede didnt last long:)

[MasterPain]

Well basically all my training equipment is home made. I only bought a heavy bag, because all those I mede didnt last long:)

The best grappling dummy I can suggest is an old heavy bag. They are good for working position changes on top. The arms and legs of course are imaginary.

[Nevinyrral]

What other equipment can you do by yourself? Any good ideas?

[DWx]

Loads of stuff you can do, what do you want to work on?

- For accuracy, especially with kicks, hang a strip of cloth off of something (e.g. tree branch, washing line, ceiling) and try to hit it so you're just touching the tip and making it flick every time you hit it.

- Similar set up to the one above but fill the bottom of an old sock with sand and you've got yourself a slip bag to practice with.

- Fill a duffel bag with old rags and bedding for a heavy bag.

- Fill jars with sand or some sort of ballast and pick them up with your fingertips to improve grip. Slowly work your way up to heavier jars. (Don't use anything you wouldn't want to break though!)

Depends how elaborate you want to get and what you want the stuff for.

[Nevinyrral]

I remember when before I heard about karate, makiwara and stuff I practiced my punches on wall in my room

[Tintin]

could have a look at these:-

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-sand-duffel-bag-for-weight-training/

http://www.instructables.com/id/10-DIY-Kettle-Bell/

I am sure there are others, just did a quick search, it is a great site to get ideas from