Anyone have experience practicing with a grappling dummy?

Dilan Cummingsworth said:
If you're not careful and use a faulty one then it will fail and break causing you to seriously injure yourself. I know too many people who have had their careers ended because of this. They're not worth the risk and you need to throw it in the garbage right now or you will end up in hospital
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How would someone manage to injure themselves drilling armbars for example on a grappling dummy? Bit confused by this
 
Hellowhosthat said:
How would someone manage to injure themselves drilling armbars for example on a grappling dummy? Bit confused by this
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Poorly made faulty ones will collapse and cause you to hyper extend your arms and legs doing damage to your joints. The outer casing will also tear resulting in loose springs to dislodge and protrude outwards where they'll cause cuts that will get infected and require amputation
 
Hellowhosthat said:
Yeah, basically as the title says. For obvious reasons I can't train at the moment so I'm considering investing in one as well as a few mats for the garden. I've read conflicting reviews of them though with a few people like Kesting saying they don't find them useful.

As a lowly blue belt I'm not sure if it's worth it or not, if anyone has experience with them and found them useful or whether you think I'm better spending my time working on cardio and flexibility.
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Grappling dummies are great, man. Great for muscle memory, great for mastering movements that might be confusing for you and potentially a great workout as well.
 
Personally, I don't think they are worthwhile, especially for home use. Issues such as space needed to use and store them, plus their limited technical training uses. You can do some conditioning work with them, but there are better / easier / more suitable things for home use than a grappling dummy.

I'd much rather have a resistance band and a couple of kettlebells for home workout.
 
TITS said:
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God bless the Diaz bros.

Those ‘Century Bobs’ he’s slapping around there by the way, while primarily made for striking, are actually pretty good for practicing all manner of back attacks, as well as front headlock attacks, & chest to chest attacks, with or without gi. They are pricey though.

For the TS, or someone looking for a cheaper quicker fix, you can make a serviceable upper body dummy with two bath towels, one nice big thick pillow, & a gi top (with belt). That’s not so much for strangles though; more for practicing passing, & transitioning between pins, as well as any topside arm & shoulder attacks.
 
yes depending on the type but u gotta pay

i wish i had a snap and shoot dummy t work takedowns its amazing

dummies are great for perfecting armlocks and side to mount transitions doing tons of transitional drills sadly tho people are lazy and feel its useless to do fundamental transition drills

its like boxing jabs the most basic punch but u drill it daily in a gym so not sure why bjj guys today dont feel that armlocks or basic transitions are the same
 
I am making one with hinged arms. I plan on using it to work lasso / spider guard, transitions, and submission chains that I normally don't get tons of reps on in live training. Depending on how heavy it ends up being, I might have to suspend from the wall to facilitate this. Haters gonna hate, but its got to be better use of my time for BJJ than just solo drills; I already do some conditioning and weight lifting with pretty limited equipment but that's barely enough to stop the pounds from creeping on. We have weeks or even a month more to go before people are back at BJJ around here.
 
tekkenfan said:
yes depending on the type but u gotta pay

i wish i had a snap and shoot dummy t work takedowns its amazing

dummies are great for perfecting armlocks and side to mount transitions doing tons of transitional drills sadly tho people are lazy and feel its useless to do fundamental transition drills

its like boxing jabs the most basic punch but u drill it daily in a gym so not sure why bjj guys today dont feel that armlocks or basic transitions are the same
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Because you need tightness and the ability to control your opponents when doing a lot transitions, not speed and power.
 
Hey,

So im getting stir crazy and want to train at home with a grappling dummy but im seeing a wide range of prices out there..

Whats the sherdog recommendation?

I looking for one i can strike,throw (jiujitsu and wrestling throws) and practice ground positions\subs


Im considering the Title brand..freestyle bags but not sure if its good...i saw the fairtex ones but $900 is ridiculous ..

Dont want to spend more then a couple hundred dollars if possible

Thanks
 
yetanother said:
Because you need tightness and the ability to control your opponents when doing a lot transitions, not speed and power.
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which you can do with the right dummy a move as simple as kob transition into mount or the hip switch step over to mount is something you can never perfect ad cant drill enough thats something i enjoy drilling just cause of how often that comes up especially in mma grappling and my 2 fav positions are taking the mount and back
 
tekkenfan said:
which you can do with the right dummy a move as simple as kob transition into mount or the hip switch step over to mount is something you can never perfect ad cant drill enough thats something i enjoy drilling just cause of how often that comes up especially in mma grappling and my 2 fav positions are taking the mount and back
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You could drill such stuff but I don't think it would help much without resistance.
 
yetanother said:
You could drill such stuff but I don't think it would help much without resistance.
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of course it would help making sure you dont give a single inch getting your technique super perfect first

their isnt resistance when a boxer is a pro and still is shadow boxing working on his jab
 
Zeke's Chaingun said:
I want to order my daughter (11 years old, 88 lbs) a dummy to practice with while we are at home. The main thing I want it for is to practice takedowns, as this is the weakest area of her game. Therefore I need a dummy that stands up, not one that cannot stand. Also, the heavier the better. Not some super light one that will fall over when she touches it. It needs to be at least somewhat firm when she hits it with her body. Obviously, I can hold it and probably will have to, but even holding it, if it is light the legs on the dummy will be knocked around at the slightest hit. I want it firm so she can shoot into the proper position and have the legs still be there when she works the technique.

Any suggestions?
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grappling dumbies are trash
 
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