Tool for martial arts training
AssigneeEffective Martial Arts (9303-3017 Quebec Inc.)
InventorPatrick Bourassa-Fulop
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Abstract
A grappling dummy of humanoid shape is described. The grappling dummy offers a strategically sound and versatile posture for more realistic martial arts training by holding a realistic guard position. The dummy is comprised of an envelope, to be filled with any material to give it the desired weight and consistency. When filled, the tensile strength of the envelope and filling allow the limbs of the grappling dummy to retract to their resting guard position when extended. Due to the dummy's resting posture with knees above the hip line and elbows in front of and covering the torso, this grappling dummy may be placed in a variety of positions including supine, seated, and turtle, and thus offers a more versatile and realistic training experience.
Claims20
A humanoid shaped grappling dummy envelope for martial arts training, the humanoid shaped grappling dummy envelope when filled with filling material forms a non-mechanical grappling dummy comprising:
- a torso defining a torso plane and a hip line in the torso plane;
- a head coupled to the torso, the head being tilted forward in relation to the plane of the torso;
- two arms, each of the two arms having an upper arm section extending from the torso, a lower arm section and an elbow between and connecting the upper arm section and the lower arm section;
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- two legs coupled to the torso, each of the two legs having an upper leg section extending from the torso, a lower leg section having a free end, such that the two legs have independent free ends, and a knee between and connecting the upper leg section and the lower leg section;
- wherein the non-mechanical grappling dummy is configured to have a realistic guard position and wherein each of the torso, head, two arms and two legs are flexible, resilient to bending and retract to the guard position after bending.
A method of making a grappling dummy for martial arts training, the method comprising:
- obtaining an envelope having a humanoid shape;
- filling the humanoid shaped envelope with filling material;
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- forming a non-mechanical grappling dummy to have:
- a torso defining a torso plane and a hip line in the torso plane;
- a head coupled to the torso, the head being tilted forward in relation to the plane of the torso;
- two arms, each of the two arms having an upper arm section extending from the torso, a lower arm section and an elbow between and connecting the upper arm section and the lower arm section;
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- two legs coupled to the torso, each of the two legs having an upper leg section extending from the torso, a lower leg section having a free end, such that the two legs have independent free ends, and a knee between and connecting the upper leg section and the lower leg section;
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- configuring the non-mechanical grappling dummy to have a realistic guard position, wherein each of the torso, head, two arms and two legs are flexible, resilient to bending and retract to the guard position after bending.
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