Dyno Maxim

Tue, Oct 8, 8:04 PM (2 days ago)

to me

I love the idea of the training post/crucifix, but I'm not gonna be a semi-nomadic Jesus-slash-Django, carrying/dragging it with me as I make my way in this world and from town to town... What would be your recommendations for a young guy, who'd be regularly pretty foot-mobile, and wanted to get some post and bag work in on the road (and maybe while out in the bush, trying to learn to trap game...)? I saw your video on the double-end bag, which I've been sold on carrying for months anyway, and that's about it, so far. And don't worry, I'm taking your advice of "shadow-everything, it's literally everybody's weak spot!"

Unrelated - whatever happened to the Training Snake? What even is it?

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I have made 6 snakes now. Check out Severe/Knox Agonistics channel for a snake I made in May.

For mobile training, a snake to hang from a tree branch, clothes pole, garage joice would be ideal.

Go to Harbor Freight and buy your training tools, from dead blows, wrecking bars, ax handles—no need to ruin rattan in solo training.

Use the sand hammer and wrecking bar for training on stumps and snags while in the bush.

For you ax handle, rattan rod, training knife, etc, you want a snake.

The Snake is a coil of rope that hangs from a loop and has a weight at the bottom to act as the hip. The snake that you hit with bare knuckle or weapon acts more like a human spine and face than anything I have hit, partially due to the big knot of rope ends and duct tape, towels and pool noodles at the bottom, which gives it action and a place to post off of with your checking hand.

You already have that with the paper towel/shirt double end bag.

Buy two coils of rope from harbor freight.

Cut one into 8 ft lengths. Loop these at the top and tape together. You now have an eye-loop above to hang from something. At the bottom tie the double ended bag, which you can make another of, by two central lengths and drape the rest over the bag.

[Electric Dan, i think we need to improve your snake with a third coil of rope after training on it with your boy who loves the tomahawk so much.]

Take the second coil of rope and wind it down from the loop, where it should be tied off, back up, and down again, where it can be tied off/or taped at the bag coil attachment. Now take a roll of duct tape and cover the coil-draped bag at the bottom, making it one padded sinker, which you can use as the hip for checking and for practicing leg and knee stokes. Don't tape the rope.

The rope snake part is great for bare knuckle and weapon training.

3/4 inch heavy arbor rope is the best for a home unit. But on the road the light harbor freight rope coils will do.

Oh yes, related, post work.

Stump tops are great for conditioning with dead blows and bars.

Using any wood on a post, like the stick you like and want to depend on, will endanger that stick.

[As a policy, jameslafond.com does not endorse wood on wood activity.]

I recommend using a tree, post, snag to place a stuffed boxing head gear/coat dummy. Hang the head gear stuffed [with a towel, clothes or your bag gloves] and attached to the coat [with a belt or jump rope] from whatever tree has offended you and strike the head and the arms and body, perhaps tying the arms of the coat behind the tree. If the coat is thick enough it should save your stick from cracking. It will be a good meditation on how much loose heavy clothing interferers with blunt extension weapon use. Also, in case it is a live tree, any tree huggers that catch you in the act might not be moved to attack once they realize you are abusing the vile human effigy hanging before the sacred tree. Hockey gloves can be hung for hand targeting. Again stuff them with socks or rags.

I will see if the web master can video a small snake i made here at the Brickmouse House and append that video to this article.

Good training and wide travels, Dyno.