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| Advice on How To Master the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy |
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Yoshi Kundagawa |
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Discover How To Master the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy
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I am a sucker for anything related to Kung Fu. Especially when it comes to discovering the various art forms of real fighting. I began viewing these amazing kungfu videos a couple of months ago and I got incredibly interested in fighting. My skills have noticeably improved. The thing is, I was beginning to feel a bit bored after a while. There is only so much you can do with kicking & punchingat nothing but thin air.
But check this out. I got into something pretty incredible. It is called the Wing Chun Dummy and this thing is for real. This is how it all works. The Wing Chun Dummy is a wooden training dummy designed and 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 silly, think again. If you think your hands and shins can take punishment, boy are you in trouble!
Basically, you just whack the heck out of the dummy and act like it is an opponent. Lots of fun, if you ask me. One critical word of advice though: make sure you know how to hit this thing correctly 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 right way to punch a wooden dummy. It's not as though it will hit back, but still, it is a hard, very compact piece of wood I am telling you about. Be careful. You should expect to bruise and possibly bleed a bit your first few sparring sessions. I'm not joking.
So I start beating on this thing for a a little time while watching the dummy training DVD at the same time and within days, I begin feeling a little stronger. My muscles felt harder, denser and better able to take blows. I felt like I could take on anyone! My endurance was unbelievably good after only a few weeks. It was fantastic. I had lots of war wounds, namely bruises on my shins and elbows, but the increase in fighting 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 to protect it. But it toughens up, quick. You can strike much harder than you can a human 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 was watching previously. Dont get me wrong, those things are good 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 every day, regardless of some of the self-inflicted damage 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 little and this guy practiced poking this wooden board repeatedly and eventually was able to really smash someone with fingers only and crush their windpipe. Now, I am not suggesting 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 that 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, who was I to argue?
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Yoshi Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He covers the
mixed martial arts industry. For a free report on http://www.martialarts3000.com/wingchunpunchingdvd.html Wing Chun Punching DVDvisit his blog. |
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