Training apparatus including a mannequin

A training apparatus including a mannequin, for being struck by a person training for fighting, the apparatus comprising a support structure for supporting the mannequin, the mannequin including a head, a torso, two arms, each having upper and lower arms, and two legs, and having joints at the shoulders, hips, knees and elbows, wherein the joints at the shoulders are configured to variably adjust and fix the position of the upper arms relative to the torso in at least two orthogonal planes, and the joints at the elbows are configured to variably adjust and fix the position of the lower arms relative to the upper arms in at least one plane, the apparatus including ankle attachments for removably attaching the ankles to the support structure, wherein the legs comprise upper and lower legs, and each hip joint includes a resilient member to permit each upper leg to rotate relative to the torso, from an initial position, about all of three axes, upon application of a force, the axes being orthogonal to each other, the resilient member being arranged to enable each upper leg to automatically return to its initial position after the removal of the force.