grappling dummy

[cgwhiting]

The black guy is useless.

[sinatrafan1987]

Cool vid bro..especially the music..I made a dummy last night! Lookin forward to roughin him up

[AAAhmed46]

HOW did you make the thing?

[fightdelaw47]

Ok, I get it, you like armbars!

[KINGTERO8700]

Ramsey is the dummy he sucks a 12year old can kick his ass

[uknowuhateme]

i would much rather use a submission than strikes if i had top position. You open up windows to escape if u start punching. It only takes one submission move and the fights over, but a guy may be able to take the strikes.

[Mortido]

Why is a mounted triangle useless? I've submitted people on a couple of occasions with the mounted triangle. Even if you don't sub them with it, if you lock it down and you can't finish them from mount, you can roll onto your back and finish it the traditional way.

[balletman]

A mounted triangle is also an ideal beatdown position. It trumps mount for striking big time.

[Mortido]

Well there's different mounts. I'd say a low mount is yeah, pretty bad for trying to pound on someone. So is the S mount. But a high mount is great because it's hard for them to see where the punches are coming from. A gift wrap is also a great position to rain strikes down from.

[takedown998]

Why would you do ANY subs from the mount?? If you got a mount use it to rain down punches

[Mortido]

Because there is such thing as grappling tournaments and rolling in strictly jiujitsu class where you aren't going to punch people in the face. Furthermore, there's more to ending a fight than just pounding someone's face in. If you're in an actual fight and you mount someone, the law might look a lot more kindly on your actions if instead of rearranging your attacker's face, you held him in a choke until he passed out, and then let go. Or if you put him in a joint lock and let him give up.

[balletman]

Also, people who consistently train mount escapes make it very difficult to simply rain down punches.

Mounting an effective ground and pound assault on a good grappler is about as hard as staying on an angry rodeo bull. Both require a lot of live practice.

[KingJoeyMurray]

@takedown998 using only GnP from mount can really limit your options. It's nice to be proficient at throwing out a few subs from mount (preferably in a chain). Not to mention, some people train mainly for grappling tournaments, so strikes become useless at that point.

[ohyeee22]

@takedown998 maybe he doesnt train mma and is just a jiu jitsu trainee? hmmm yeah not everyone trains mma smart one

[JKT6]

@Mortido i think he was talking about triangling his legs, whilst in the gogplata

[DRANKDAWG]

lols at woops not a real submission..that had me rollin

[ShinobiMystic]

This is great, very good work with your dummy how is your new one coming along? We have to trade dummy making secrets.

[billysue2]

what exactly is this supposed to help with.

[balletman]

Lots of things: A dummy is available to train with 24/7. It never gets tired. it never gets injured. You can get thousands of technique reps at your convenience. It's one of the best ways to develop your muscle memory for submission grappling.

The dummy can also be a valuable teaching tool, giving your students a 3rd person perspective on how a technique works.

[Mortido]

Also, it can improve your flexibility for certain positions or subs that require a good deal of flexibility to attain.

A pillow doesn't have the same anatomy as a person does, so trying to practice getting an omoplata is kind of useless with it. The grappling dummy helps because it at least has the shape of a person.

[darktard]

@balletman Nice explanation of its uses.

[cayce07]

dummy is ok but i prefer a live partner its easier that way to find flaws and gaps in your technique i mean you could never be perfect but being prepared is allwa

[ArashiNage]

Nice! Any updates with the "spring loaded joints"? I'd love to see how you do that, or how it worked out.

[jmikejapan]

can you get the legs to stay in a kneeling position,so he can sit in your guard? I haven't figured out a cheap way to do that.

[balletman]

Springs and/or bungee cords.

I'm working on a new dummy that maintains posture and offers realistic resistance. It's based on spring loaded joints. I'll post a video when it's finished.

[hopkip1]

lol it looks like a huge schwastika in the middle lol

[balletman]

What looks like a schwastika? The big "E" on the mat? Why would you think that?

[hopkip1]

idk just cause its in a white circle surrounded by red

im not dissin

[celestialheath]

Hmmm, and in case YouTube fails to show you what my laughter was in response to, it was your comment about orthography, not your video... Although the dummy, written annotations, and bow/shrug/"And there you have it" pose at the end made me smile as well, but all for different reasons.

[pedro90]

also any tips on practicing standing grappling without a uke?

[balletman]

That's a tough one. I've thought about building some kind of grappling dummy suspended from a rope or chain, but that wouldn't give the same kind of resistance that a real human would. I've seen some judo players use their belts tied to heavy objects to practice throwing technique. Again, it's not the same. Sometimes you just need to get a training partner.

[pedro90]

i actually learned goshin from a wrestling coach,since he tought r schools self-defence. the style im proffecient(registered black belt) in is taji mantis kungfu. after sparring with r sifu many times and watching many TJJ vids and goshin vids, combined with my knowledge they actually are simialar.(i.e. enphasis on enemy control)i jusy really love grappling :)have u ever studied any chinese grappling arts I.e. shuio chiao or chin na?

[balletman]

I've read a few books on chin na.

[SACREDFIREDOJOSHOW]

I like the dummy and I like the moves, Thanks Ramsey!

[pedro90]

i love grappling as well but i prefure standing grappling budokan juijutsu and goshin juijutsu(i currently study taji mantis which has many same types of grappling. is it possible for a grappler suck as i( with of course the other added neccesities) do well in MMA.

i have done well in tournaments for grappling suck as that but as u said bout TKD that is one dimensional.

[balletman]

That's cool. I actually got my start in grappling in budoshin jujitsu, basically I learned a bunch of hip throws and standing arm locks. Then I studied a nihon style for a while, which actually covered groundfighting as well as any BJJ school I've attended.

Which goshin styles have you studied? I've trained with a few judoka and I've trained with a ton of BJJ players. There's a lot you can learn from ever jujitsu style.

[yankeesangel03]

How effective is the Triangle? I have heard it's not a very useful move is this true?

[balletman]

The triangle choke is one of the most effective submissions- both as a blood choke (cutting off the blood flow to the brain from both carotid arteries), and a base position to transition to numerous other submissions.

When applied properly, a triangle choke will cause your opponent to lose consciousness within a matter of seconds. Even when not applied correctly the triangle puts your opponent in a vulnerable position leaving his head open for undefended elbow strikes.

[yankeesangel03]

Good to know! Thanks!

[mooki69]

What's your background in grappling?

[balletman]

You could say I'm a kickboxer turned MMA fighter who started learning jujitsu out of necessity to stay competative.

To date, I've put in about 68 hours of live no-gi submission grappling, and about 15 hours of live rolling with a gi- on top of drilling and class time.

I have trained in nihon jujitsu, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and budoshin jujitsu under several instructors.

I've competed in submission grappling tournaments, and most of my MMA wins have come via submission.

[mcleverm01]

That's handy. You need to patent any improvements over existing - even if it's a provisional patent.

I'd buy one!

[Loogieloogieloo]

Your description says that you're "working on a new prototype with spring loaded joints that will maintain posture, hold guard, keep its arms in the T-rex position, and offer some resistance."

Would you ever consider selling one of these? 'Cause I'd seriously consider buying it! As you pointed out, comparable dummies cost hundreds of dollars, and I really can't afford that.

Thanks.

[balletman]

Yep, once I perfect the design, I'll be selling a few of these. I'll keep you guys posted.

[Loogieloogieloo]

Looking forward to it. Thanks, bro!

[Ontaron]

your technik is wrong!

[balletman]

Kind of like your orthographic skills?

[balletman]

Seriously though... besides the goof ups that I clearly pointed out in the video itself, and crossing my left leg over the right on that armbar at 1:05, and a few times I allowed too much space between myself and the dummy when transitioning, what improvements do you suggest?

[balletman]

Ontaron, I'm still waiting for some pointers on "technik".

[celestialheath]

Hahahahaha... Heh heh heh... Hahaha...  Classic.

[free2rym99]

really good job. I've never seen a dummy like this. You could probably make some money endorsing it.

[balletman]

Thanks. I looked at a lot of grappling dummies before I built this one. They were all either (A) Human-shaped heavy bags with no joints or (B) a non-weighted skeleton with realistic joints, but not enough weight and padding to take strikes as well, and (C) super expensive.

For about $5 of materials and some spare hardware I had in my toolbox, I built this one that combines the jointed skeleton and the heavy bag ideas into one.

[balletman]

Also, I'm working on a new prototype with spring loaded joints that will maintain posture, hold guard, keep it's arms in the T-rex position, and offer some resistance.

[free2rym99]

You could sell a good quality dummy and i bet you'd make tons of money, i'm not a ground guy but if i ever got into MMA or grappling i'd sure as hell buy one. Or you could just use it for personal use.

[balletman]

Absolutely. Comparable dummies cost $200-$500 or more.

[carnalphilosopher]

I see you fixed it. Way to go. I enjoy your vids (and envy your kicking ability which my inflexible legs can't complete with).

[carnalphilosopher]

Actually one other minor point for your info (form an anal Eddie Bravo student). What you describe as "Mission Control" at one point is actually what he calls "New York." Arm-on-mat = New York. Mission Control = Arms on Chest.

[balletman]

Okay... but I'm not editing it again. Just pretend that the mission control caption popped up 1.2 seconds earlier.

[balletman]

Thanks man.

[debradux]

ver interesting..thx +5 stars