Dummy for martial arts and self-defense teaching/training

Abstract

A dummy for use in teaching and training martial arts and self-defense principles includes a suspended from an overhead support center core member, the core member being filled with heavy blow impact absorbing material, the core member being enclosed with and serving as mounting for a suit, the suit being configured in the shape of a human body, having arms and legs, these being filled with impact absorbing material, a upper torso part of the suit and a suit nether region being filled with padding to bulk up the suit to provide it with enhanced human body look, the suit upper torso part being wrapped tightly encircling the within disposed core member and being secured in such tightly wrapped condition to prevent slippage or sliding of the suit on the core member.

1 . A dummy for use in teaching and training individuals principles of martial arts and self-defense, comprising:
 an upright cylindraceous core member mountable suspended from an overhead support with suspender means, said core member including a mass of material for absorbing impact blows;   a suit of a flexible material for mounting on said core member, said suit being configured in shape of a human body, said suit having a top part and a bottom part, said top part defining a human torso upper portion having torso front and rear sides, and a top side, a pair of arms being carried at opposite sides of said top part, said suit bottom part defining a continuously bounded human nether region, a pair of legs extending downwardly from said nether region, said bottom part including an at least parti-encircling waist piece defining an entry opening to said nether region, the front side of said torso upper portion being a solid panel area, the rear side being a normally closed panel area comprised of left and right panel parts foldable in a closing position wherein said panel parts partly overlap one with a other, said upper torso part, with said rear side closed, encircling and closely embracing an outer surface of said core member;   impact absorbing material filling interior areas of each of upper and lower lengths of said arms and said legs, said flexible suit being mounted on said core member by opening said torso rear side and orienting said suit such that a lower length section of said core member is received through said entry opening and located within said nether region and a top of said core member locates proximally slightly above said top side of said torso upper side;   means carried on said panel parts for affixing said torso upper portion in a tightened wrapping embrace of said core member after said panel parts have been closed; and   means for removably supporting said suit top part from said core member suspender means.   
   
   
       2 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which said core member is a heavy training bag. 
   
   
       3 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which said enclosure suit top and bottom parts are separate components; and
 said teaching/training dummy further comprising means for removably securely affixing said suit bottom part to said suit top part.   
   
   
       4 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with claim,  1  in which said enclosure suit top and bottom parts are a contiguous structure. 
   
   
       5 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which each of said arms and legs is jointed for articulating relative movement with each other at a juncture of upper and lower lengths of the respective arms and legs. 
   
   
       6 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which the impact absorbing material filling said arms and legs is one of a foam, rags, and a hemp packing. 
   
   
       7 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 6  in which said foam material is a rigid foam. 
   
   
       8 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which said means for removably supporting said suit top part from said core member suspender means comprises a strap length affixed to said top part, and a readily mountable, readily removable connector carried at a free end of said strap length. 
   
   
       9 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 8 , in which said connector is a hook. 
   
   
       10 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which the means carried on said the panel parts for affixing said torso upper portion in tightened wrapping embrace of said core member comprises cooperating connector elements carried on each of the respective left and right panel parts. 
   
   
       11 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 10 , in which said cooperating connector elements include VELCRO fastener elements. 
   
   
       12 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 11 , in which at least one of connector elements cooperating with another of said cooperating connector elements is carried an elastic strap. 
   
   
       13 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , in which the flexible material of said top part upper torso other than said arms and the material of said bottom nether region is a composite comprised of an outer material web, an inner material web and a padding filler sandwiched between said outer and inner webs. 
   
   
       14 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 13 , in which said inner web material is of a softer texture than that of an outer web material. 
   
   
       15 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 13 , in which said outer web material is a woven textile, said inner web material including means for effectively resisting slippage with an outside surface thereto to tightly grip an outside surface of said core member when said top part is in wrapping embrace of said core member. 
   
   
       16 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 13 , in which said padding filler is effective to absorb impact blows and to bulk up said upper torso and said nether region in semblance of a human torso. 
   
   
       17 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising:
 means for removably attaching external training aids to an external surface of said suit, thereby enabling said use to effect alternative training techniques along said external surface.   
   
   
       18 . A teaching/training dummy in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein:
 said means for removably attaching external training elements includes at least one of a Velcro® patch, an elastic fixing strap, a buckle assembly, a snap-stud assembly, and a magnetic assembly, whereby said user may removably position an external training aid on said dummy allowing it to be removed or repositioned during training.   
   
   
       19 . A method for fabricating a dummy for use in teaching and training individuals principles of martial arts and self defense, comprising:
 supporting a heavy training bag from an overhead support with a bag support member which is connected to said overhead support and to an upper part of said training bag   providing a suit of a flexible material enclosure suit which is configured in shape of a human body, said suit having a top part and a bottom part, said top part defining a human torso upper portion front and rear sides, and a top side, a pair of arms being carried at opposite sides of said top part, said suit bottom defining a human nether region, a pair of legs extending downwardly from said nether region, said bottom part including an at least parti-encircling waist piece defining an entry opening to said nether region, the front side of said torso upper portion being a solid panel area, the rear side being a normally closed panel area comprised of left and right panel parts foldable in a closing position wherein said panel parts partly overlap one with a other, said upper torso part, with said rear side closed, encircling and closely embracing an outer surface of said core member,   mounting said suit to said core member by opening said torso back side and orienting said suit such that a lower length section of said training bag is received through said entry opening and located within said nether region and a top of said training bag locates proximally slightly above said top side of said torso upper side;   pulling said one panel part relative to said other part to tighten the front and rear upper torso sides against the training bag;   stopping the tightened embracing condition of said front and rear sides to prevent loosening thereof consequent a subsequent use of the dummy;   removably strapping the suit bottom part to the suit top part to prevent any pull down of the suit bottom from the to the top part consequent a use of the dummy; and   securing the suit top part to the bag support member to prevent any slide down of the suit on the training bag during a use of the dummy.   
   
   
       20 . The method of fabricating a dummy in accordance with claim,  19  in which the securing of the upper body part to the bag support member includes using a hook attached to a strap carried on a top part of said upper body part.