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Perfect Partner
Enhance Your Ground Game (and Stand-Up) With the I&I Bubba Dummy II |
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Page 1 of 2  Bubba (left) is a great training partner because you can beat the crap out of him, and he won't give you any lip.
Call on Bubba Dummy II.
For more than 15 years, Brett Picotte (aka Dr. Bubbastein) has been hand-building the Bubba Dummy in Willard, Missouri. Bubba is considered by many to be the best grappling dummy on the market today. Yeah, we know that's a serious claim, but Caique Jiu-Jitsu, Burton Richardson, Richard Bustillo and Nick "Machine" May are just some of those who agree. And this is the dummy that the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy sold exclusively for eight years.
"This is the best dummy I've ever practiced with!" says Prof. Caique, the renowned BJJ instructor. "Its versatility to practice many different positions makes the difference."
The Bubba Dummy was designed to be the ultimate, non-human training partner. It is built for practicing all of the techniques of jiu-jitsu and other types of grappling arts. Bubba comes complete and ready to take your full-power strikes, locks, chokes, throws and takedowns, and it is amazing how realistic a training partner he is. In fact, he's so realistic we recommend that you wear an athletic cup when training with Bubba!
Just how realistic is he? Bubba's joints are so realistic that you'd expect him to tap out when you use full force in a jointlock. The knees and elbows, for example, bend naturally but won't bend backward. That means you can really crank those jointlocks and increase your leverage and strength.
The shoulders, hips, ankles and wrists are all very realistic, too. He even has fingers you can attack or interlock. If you interlock Bubba's fingers, it will be more difficult to get close to strike him. It also sets him up for armlocks. (By tying them together for a few hours, when released, his fingers will have a tendency to stay interlocked longer.)
You can also try bending his arms first and tying his wrists together for practicing headlock escapes, or if you tie a loose knot or a half knot, his wrists will eventually separate for an armlock finish. Bubba can even be used for throws and takedowns, as he can balance with some assistance.
HE'S NO REGULAR DUMMY
Once you get your hands on him, don't be fooled by the seemingly common materials used to build the Bubba Dummy (hose, rope, strapping, wood, burlap and several types of tape). Bubba is anything but common. The ingenious way in which the material is used to recreate the form and function of the human body is absolutely amazing. In fact, the U.S. Patent Office found it to be unique enough to issue a patent. (U.S. Patent #6,139,328).
To be sure, there are many articles on how to build a dummy on your own, and no doubt Bubba is created from common materials. However, it is the ingenious way these materials come together that makes Bubba what he is. And unquestionably, it is not something the average person can put together at home. Just ask one of the guys in the trenches.
"I wish it was that easy to build one of these," says one builder at I&I, noting that it takes more than 20 hours to build one Bubba II Dummy. "Even after learning how to build it, we still have to constantly refer to written instructions and a video that details every step."
DR. BUBBASTEIN
The steps that brought Bubba together were taken in 2005. That is when I&I Sports-makers of the Fighting Man Dummy, Grappling Man Dummy and Rescue Man Dummy-approached Dr. Bubbastein and developed a relationship that would later make them the only company to be licensed to build the Bubba Dummy. Our buddy Bubba first made his venture into the general public in September of 2006. Meanwhile, Dr. Bubbastein still builds custom-designed Bubbas.
"Our association with I&I Sports has proved to be something that will benefit the grappling world," says Dr. Bubbastein. "Before they came along, I had more than six months back ordered! Practitioners around the country were becoming very disgusted with our inability to deliver. With I&I's help, we should be able to minimize the wait for Bubba."
And there's no reason for you to wait any longer. If you want a partner who is there for you any time of the day, Bubba Dummy is your dude. And he's one bad dude.
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 Hi ime looking to buy a grappling dummy from the US. I have been looking at grapple man bubba 2 and submission master. I unsure which is the best for ground grappling techiques. Can you please give me advice. Posted by Adam Redfern, on March 13, 2008 at 17:22 Can the Bubba 2 dummy do everything that the Submissioln Master dummy is designed to do and even more? I would like to know the reasons you may feel that the Buuba 2 is superior. Any differences - pro and con between each dummy would be helpful. Thanks. Posted by Gary Weiss, on March 25, 2009 at 3:34 I have seen these for 499 how much do you charge and what is the shippingcost? I am real intereseted in buying one. Posted by shannon Durbin, on May 11, 2009 at 9:48 Check I and I Sports. They are based in So Cal and sell Mr. Bubba. Posted by Doug, on May 12, 2009 at 0:04 can you please tell me what makes your BuBBa2 Dummy better than submission master.and i hope you have a toll free number you can give me when i order.and i wonder if you have any payment plan's. Posted by john, on June 28, 2009 at 1:43 | 1 2 Next Page >
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