my second dummy

[Sapper6]

this is the second one i built within the last year. the first one i did was basically an experimentation. after months of almost nightly beatings, i made notes of what needed corrected and built the one you see below. a great tool for technique execution. i get a thrill out of popping a snap kick into his groin and watching it rise up about 6 inches off its guide bars. if anyone is interested in what it takes to build something like this for themselves, drop me a PM. you can get the plans off the karate connection website. i think it's www.karateconnection.com/ it's the Sullivan Kenpo site. anyhoo, i went off these plans in the beginning but in the 2nd version, did some tweaking. enjoy.

 

[bdparsons]

Looks Good!

What type frame did you use... metal or PVC?

Respects,
Bill Parsons
Triangle Kenpo Institute

 

[Sapper6]

thanks for the comment Bill. 1st one was PVC. this model is cored out with 1" steel pipe. not squared but round. when i went to the machine shop to tell them what i wanted them to do and how i was going to use it, they recommended round pipe and not square. they said the weld would hold better. so far, so good.

thanks again

 

[lonecoyote]

Man, that looks great! My training dummy, Larry III, comes off the karate connection plans, too. He's made of PVC, but with iron pipe inside a central PVC pipe that connects to a three way then up through the head. That was a little modification that makes him last a lot longer as I kept heel palming the head off. To have one made of steel sure would be cool, though. Great pictures. Thank you Sapper6.

 

[jfarnsworth]

It looks great.
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[Sapper6]

thanks for the comments guys! :supcool:

my next mission to build one that is set into a fighters stance.