Secrets on How To Master the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy
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I am a fool for anything involving Kung Fu. Especially when it comes to finding out the various art forms of genuine fighting. I began viewing these impressive kungfu videos a few months ago and I got really passionate about fighting. My skills have noticeably improved. The thing is, I was beginning to feel quite bored after a while. There is only so much you can do with punchingat nothing but air.
But check this out. I got into something pretty incredible. It is called the Wing Chun Dummy and this thing is legit. This is how it all works. The Wing Chun Dummy is a wooden training dummy designed to be used by martial artists to increase power, strength and total 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, boy are you in deep trouble!
Basically, you just smack the heck out of the dummy and act like it is an competition. Pretty fun, if you ask me. One important word of advice though: make sure you know how to hit the dummy properly because, if you dont know what you are doing, you'll hurt your limbs! Trust me, I learned real quickly how much damage you can do to yourself if you dont learn the proper way to hit a wooden dummy. It's not as if it can hit you back, but still, it is a hard, very compact piece of wood I am talking about. Be mindful of your actions. You should expect to bruise and possibly bleed a bit your first few sparring sessions. No, I'm not kidding.
So I start beating on this thing for a bit while watching the dummy training DVD at the same time and within days, and lo and behold I start feeling a bit stronger. My muscles felt harder, denser and better equipped to take blows. I felt like I could take on anything! My endurance was unbelievably good after only a few short weeks. It was incredible. 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 this thing with full power, you're gonna squeal like a little girlie man. The shin bone has no flesh to protect it. But it will toughen up, quick. You can strike much harder than you would a sparring partner 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 had been watching previously. Dont get me wrong, those things are great and got me to where I am today. But, after a while, it is good to step it up a notch and try other things. It worked for me. I started looking forward to training every day, even with 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 with fingers only and crush their windpipe. Now, I am not advocating hurting anyone, but I always wanted to be able to have that kind of sheer power in my fingertips. Thanks to the Wing Chun Dummy, I have it and much 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, who was I to argue?
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Yoshi Kundagawa is a journalist covering the mixed martial arts
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