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HOW TO BUILD A GRAPPLING & TAKEDOWN DUMMY BOOK UPDATES

Improve your Dummy's Guard Here is a little trick to help improve your ground game. Use this when working on passing the guard.



Adding Hands to Your Dummy This article goes into a little more detail on adding hands and feet to your grappling dummy.



A New Design for the Takedown Dummy This takedown dummy might work better. It's lighter and less rigid and can be made from a combination of metal and plastic pipe.



Should You Buy a Filled or Unfilled Dummy So you have some money to spare. Which is a better choice, a filled or unfilled dummy? Read this update to find out.



SOME USEFUL GRAPPLING DUMMY WEBSITES

Gracie University If you are new to Jiu Jitsu, this is a great place to start. Learn the Gracie Combatives. Plus, the first few lessons are free!



Grapplingdummy.net This website not only sells the Submission Master Grappling Dummy for $495, but it also has a great video demonstrating a bunch of moves you can do on your grappling dummy. And best of all, its free!

Bubbadummy.com Here is another site with a very nice grappling dummy. It also has a video demonstrating the dummy in action.



BJJ Master This is a great app for your Iphone. For only a few bucks, you can learn Jiu Jitsu from a world champion.



El Jefe Dummy Here is a site showing some homemade grappling dummies. I think some of these examples are relying a little too much on duct tape and electrical wire for the joints. Wires can break down quickly, and they can be expensive.



Be sure to email me your grappling dummy pics here.