There’s nothing worse than going to coaching and getting caught with a companion who complains and takes ages to transition between drills and so forth. The most effective points of the grappling dummy is the truth that it does not complain, you possibly can throw it, kick it and punch it and it simply retains getting up and it does not thoughts. Whether or not you’re a Brazilian jujitsu fighter, a Judo participant or an MMA practitioner a grappling dummy is one thing you must look into getting. A dummy is nice particularly if there are occasions while you can not get to coaching and you are feeling like performing some throws, place coaching and submissions. There are actually lots of of strategies you are able to do together with throws, takedowns, submissions, drills, floor and pound, punches, kicks in addition to some actually onerous exercises that can have your coronary heart price via the roof.
I personal a 2 legged legend grappling dummy (from Australia’s Grappling Retailer) however they do additionally are available in type that may be a base reasonably than being two legged. There are lots of completely different types of dummies. I personally have used a Suples dummy and a Legend dummy and I imagine the Legend dummy is a lot better because of the truth that it has two arms, two legs, and appears like extra of an individual while you throw it.
What you do with the grappling dummy will rely in your type of preventing. In case you are a Brazilian jujitsu practitioner than you’ll do extra submissions and place coaching, a Judoka will as a rule throw the dummy and an MMA or self defence coach will kick, elbow and punch the dummy to all day lengthy.
What to do with a dummy?
Judokas
For judoka I like to recommend doing quite a lot of throwing and transition drills with the dummy. Throws resembling Osoto gari, Ippon Seoi nage, Ogoshi and Harai goshi are all basic Judo throws that you are able to do with the dummy. Different extra superior strategies you are able to do embody Uchimata, Tani otoshi, Koshi guruma and Tai otoshi. You possibly can even work a spread if combos resembling Osoto gari into Harai goshi or Uchimata into Ouchi gari. Because of the truth that the dummy has two bendable arms you may as well costume him in a gi and work all of your throws utilizing a gi. That is nice for throws resembling Tsuri komi goshi and Morote seoi nage.
Transitions are additionally crucial for all judoka and subsequently transitioning into Kesa gatame and Juji gatame are a should when coaching with the grappling dummy.
Brazilian Jujitsu practitioners (Ne Waza)
A grappling dummy is an superior asset for Brazilian jujitsu gamers. In case you are growing your positional and submission abilities then I imagine a grappling dummy is precisely what you want. I extremely suggest working towards place coaching resembling advancing from scarf maintain to facet management after which to mount. You may as well drill positions resembling knee journey to knee journey in addition to half guard and guard passing. The perfect half about utilizing the dummy I might the quantity of receptions you are able to do of varied submissions resembling knee journey to arm bar in addition to shut facet and much facet arm bars. One in all my favorite submissions to do with the dummy is straight arm locks and determine fours submissions from facet management.
I personally observe quite a lot of gi chokes on my dummy particularly the idea collar choke from mount in addition to chokes from facet management.
MMA Athletes
A grappling dummy is nice in case you are an MMA fighter. This is because of the truth that you possibly can punch it, floor and pound it and elbow all of it day lengthy and it’ll by no means complain. Nice drills embody superman punches from the guard, punches from guard and elbows from the facet management place. As a result of the Legend dummy has arms you may as well advance to a crucifix place and throws elbows and punches to move. One of the vital widespread assaults that the MMA fighters do at my membership is knees to the physique earlier than advancing to mount after which throwing punches from the mount place. You may as well stand the dummy up towards a wall or cage (when you’ve got one obtainable), and working towards cage takedowns, Thai clinches, soiled boxing and far more ready that basically simulates a very MMA combat.
Exercises
The Legend dummies are available in 30kg, 40kg & 55kg. Subsequently you are able to do some unimaginable exercises that can have you ever fitter than you ever thought attainable. Exercises resembling the utmost quantity of throws in 1 minute or 1 throw, 10 sprawls, 1 throw, 9 sprawls and so forth can have you puffing such as you would not imagine. You may as well carry out fireman’s carry squats, Zercher squats, shoulder presses and plenty of extra workouts you can incorporate in between throwing, submitting or floor and pounding the dummy. Many MMA athletes do comparable exercises to the brand new ‘Cage health’ regime however the principle downside with Cage health is they don’t embody any submission makes an attempt, or correct positional drilling (that are an enormous a part of MMA.)