How would I make a life sized manican?

Question

I am taking Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and i would like to practice with a life sized manican. I looked on the net and theres this grappling dummy that costs 500 dollars. How would I make one?

I need it to do exactly as it does in the video provided below:

http://www.grapplingdummy.net/

I am looking for an easy way to make one like using old clothes and stuffing it with filling like you find in some blankets. Any help is greatly appriciated!

Answer 1

I've not made one myself, but there was a thread on Sherdog where a guy details how to create a DIY grappling dummy:

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f16/my-cus...

He used plywood, duct tape and foam. I imagine it would cost substantially less than $500, though obviously DIY is unlikely to be as high quality.

Hope that helps!