Secrets on How To Master the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy
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I am a target for anything involving Kung Fu. Especially when it comes to discovering the various art forms of genuine fighting. I started viewing these amazing kungfu DVDs months ago and I got totally into fighting. My skills have dramatically improved. The thing is, I was starting to feel a wee bored after a while. There is only so much you can do with punching and kicking at nothing but air.
But check this out. I got into something pretty unbelievable. It is called the Wing Chun Dummy and this thing is legit. Here is how it all works. The Wing Chun Dummy is a wooden training dummy created to be used by martial artists to increase power, strength and overall ability in any fighting arena. If you think fighting a wooden dummy is nuts, think again. If you think your hands and shins are tough, man are you in deep trouble!
Basically, you just smash the heck out of the dummy and act like it is your opponent. Pretty fun, in my opinion. One good word of advice though: make sure you know how to hit the dummy correctly because, if you dont know what you are doing, you'll hurt your limbs! Trust me, I learned really quickly how much damage you can do to yourself if you dont learn the right way to kick a wooden dummy. It's not as if it will hit you back, but still, it is a very hard, compact piece of wood I am speaking of here. Exercise caution. You should expect to bruise and even bleed a bit your first few sparring sessions. Not a joke.
So I start beating on this thing for a bit while watching the dummy training DVD at the same time and within days, and I start feeling stronger. My muscles felt harder, denser and better able to take blows. I felt like I could take on anyone! My endurance was awesome after only a few weeks. It was great. I had lots of war wounds, namely bruises on my shins and elbows, but the increase in ability was worth it. The first time you kick the dummy with full power, you're gonna squeal like a little karate girl. The shin bone has no flesh on it. But it will toughen up, quite fast. You can strike much harder than you would a human in practice. Just imagine how much power you could generate in your back, shoulders and triceps ... fearsome stuff.
It was also a nice change of pace from the same old kung fu training DVDs I was watching before. Dont get me wrong, those things are great and got me to where I am today. But, after a while, it is good to attempt to improve and try new things. It worked for me. I started looking forward to training more and more each day, regardless of some of the self-inflicted beatings I was taking.
Another technique used on the dummy is the act of finger striking. This has always been a favourite of mine. I remember watching a movie when I was a kid and this guy practiced poking this wooden board over and over and eventually was able to really smash someone using his fingers and damage their windpipe. Now, I am not suggesting hurting anyone, but I always wanted to be able to have that kind of power in my fingertips. Thanks to the Wing Chun Dummy, I have it and more.
Power, speed, technique, even toughness ... all is possible by training with a wing chun dummy. The ancient kung fu masters have sworn by it for 5 centuries, I was not about to question their methods.
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Yoshi Kundagawa is a journalist covering the mixed martial arts
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