Lord Apocalypse Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Hello all, does anyone use such things as grappling dummies in their training, most probably in your bunkai training? I read about a year ago in martial arts illustrated about budo man, which was a realistic dummy that was apparently a godsend in striking, grappling and practicing locks,throws holds etc, however i can't find a damn thing about it since. Does anyone know where i could find out information about it or could recommend another grappling dummy that would suit the above purposes? Mijukumono ga! Warawaseru na!
Sho-ju Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 We use a heavy bag as a grappling dummy. Just be sure to cut the metal off first.
cross Posted October 5, 2003 Posted October 5, 2003 I use, heavy bag, focus mits, speed ball etc. And i grappling dummy i made myself. Simple design. Get an old jumper and a pair of long pants, fill them with paper or rag and tape up all the holes. No offense Sho-ju, but i dont think a heavy bag has the correct "assets" to work has a grappling dummy. I mean no arms or legs and not really shaped like a human.
Sho-ju Posted October 5, 2003 Posted October 5, 2003 I use, heavy bag, focus mits, speed ball etc. And i grappling dummy i made myself. Simple design. Get an old jumper and a pair of long pants, fill them with paper or rag and tape up all the holes. No offense Sho-ju, but i dont think a heavy bag has the correct "assets" to work has a grappling dummy. I mean no arms or legs and not really shaped like a human. No offense takken. I don't think a dummy filled with papper and rags has any weight to it, my pins are tight and the paper and rags wouldn't offer anything similar to a body. Besides, I seen Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman using a heavy bag and that's how I got the idea. It's ground and pound...
Lord Apocalypse Posted October 6, 2003 Author Posted October 6, 2003 A heavy bag wouldn't cut it for my needs. Damn i wish i could track down that budo man. Mijukumono ga! Warawaseru na!
Sho-ju Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 For your hands try nailing a phone book to a tree and punch it. It works. I train with a boxing club that uses this method. Train the way you are going to fight.
cross Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Train the way you are going to fight. I think we are all going to fight a telephone book taped to a tree at one point in our life. But seriously, the phone book thing is a good idea. I did it myself with 2 trees next to each other so i could work some "multiple opponent drills".
cross Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 and the paper and rags wouldn't offer anything similar to a body But a heavy bag has it all, i mean arms legs and everything.
Sho-ju Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 But a heavy bag has it all, i mean arms legs and everything. And sleeves filled with paper are closer to real arms? It doesn’t matter to me, spend the money on a grappling dummy…you won't learn to roll. The only way to roll is with someone. I just hope no one gets crushed under the weight of the paper filled shirt and jeans.
cross Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 My bat sense's tell me you are angry Sho-ju. And sleeves filled with paper are closer to real arms? Well concidering that human arms normally go inside sleeves, then that means the sleeves are arm shaped. I dont see anything even close to being arm shaped on a heavy bag. But i will agree that using a heavy bag to practise "ground and pound" and getting the feel for a weighted opponent is great. But for PRACTISING locks you need something that has at least a resemblance to limbs.
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