Is there a way to practice grappling when you don't have a partner?

Question

I take judo, and I'm wondering what I can do to practice when I'm by myself. For striking arts, I can shadow box or hit the punching bag, but what about for grappling?

Answer 1

Sure, you could practice granby rolls, sitouts, stuff like that.

Answer 2

Well there are resistance bands which you can wrap around a tree or a post and practice your throws that way. Practice the footwork movements of transitioning into throws.

As for ground grappling, it is a bit harder, but what you can do is perform exercises that will enhance your grappling such as shrimps, sprawls, rolls etc.

http://markstraining.com Fighting and Training Methods for Unarmed Martial Artists

Answer 3

First of all, Judo is not grappling.

You tie your obi to a post and practice your uchi komi's.

You practice your ukemi.  http://www.judoinfo.com/ukemi.htm

You do mat drills up and down the tatami: ('shrimping'; leg-extractions; neck-bridges; crab-walks; and stretching exercises) .

Judo has only two flaws that I can admit: 1. it doesn't teach defense against multiple assault; 2. Judo kata requires two people.

So when you enter the dojo early Saturday morning finding yourself alone because of a particularly strenuous workout the previous night, you can be at a bit of a loss without an uke to practice and that is one of the rare fallacies of Judo.  So do mat drills, practice your falls, and do fit-ins.

Answer 4

You grapple ur c**k and shoot a big roper

Answer 5

yahoo answerer marks workout sounds like a workout i do but I also add working out  with a ukemi ball or balance ball or whatever they call it to practice leverage and balance