Secrets on How To Master the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy

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I am a fool for anything related to Kung Fu. Especially when it comes to finding out the various art forms of real fighting. I started viewing these amazing kungfu videos months ago and I got incredibly interested in fighting. My skills have noticeably improved. But, I was beginning to feel a little bit bored after a while. There is only so much you can do with punching and kicking at thin air.

But check this out. I got into something pretty awesome. It is called the Wing Chun Dummy and this thing is for real. Here 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 strength, power 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 deep trouble!

Basically, you just whack the heck out of it and act like it is an competition. Pretty fun, in my opinion. One important word of advice though: make sure you know how to hit it properly because, if you dont know what you are doing, it will hurt! Take it from me, I learned really quickly how much damage you can do to yourself if you dont learn the correct way to hit a wooden dummy. It is not like it can hit you back, but still, it is a hard, very compact piece of wood I am speaking of here. Be mindful of your actions. You may bruise and even bleed a little your first few sparring sessions. No, I'm not kidding.

So I start beating on the dummy for a a little time while watching the dummy training DVD at the same time and within days, I begin feeling a bit stronger. My muscles felt harder, denser and better able to take punishment. I felt like I could take on anyone! My endurance was awesome after only a few short weeks. It was fantastic. 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 on it. But it will toughen up, quite fast. You can strike much harder than you can 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 other things. It worked for me. I started looking forward to training more and more each 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 one of my favorites. I remember watching a movie when I was a kid and this guy practiced poking this wooden board repeatedly and eventually was able to really smash someone using his fingers and crush their windpipe. Now, I am not suggesting hurting anyone, but I always hoped to have that kind of sheer power in my fingertips. Thanks to the Wing Chun Dummy, I have that 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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