| Have you ever heard of the word "Muk Yan | | | | also thought that in the Shaolin monastery there |
| Joong"? Chances are you have not. "Muk Yan | | | | is a test to fight eighteen well crafted wooden |
| Joong" if explained directly from Cantonese, | | | | dummy. |
| means wooden man post. Nowadays people just | | | | Manufacturing wooden dummy today can be |
| call it wooden dummy. | | | | considered quite a good business since Wing Chun |
| So what is the use of a wooden dummy? For an | | | | is quite popular. Students of Wing Chun of a |
| average person it is just some wood put up | | | | certain level might want to acquire a wooden |
| together that looks a little like a rudimentary form | | | | dummy at home for practise. A wooden dummy |
| of a man. For a traditional Southern Chinese | | | | is not cheap, ranging for a bout $600-$800 and |
| Martial artist it is a great tool for self-defense | | | | can be even higher if better material is used to |
| training. | | | | build the dummy. |
| Among all the wooden dummy that has been | | | | There are so many design of the same basic |
| created, one particular dummy still survive and is | | | | Wing Chun dummy today that choosing one might |
| quite popular. which is the wooden Wing Chun | | | | be hard because of space and also quality. |
| dummy. The wooden Wing Chun dummy is still | | | | Nevertheless, a person looking for a wooden |
| being used today and it is included as an important | | | | dummy should consult with their Sifu and also try |
| part of the training in Wing Chun Martial Arts. | | | | out the wooden dummy themselves before |
| The wooden Wing Chun dummy is an instrument | | | | buying online or from certain shops. |
| made well known by Hong Kong cinema. Many old | | | | For more information on some basic history and |
| Chinese Martial Art movies will often feature | | | | usage of the Wooden Dummy visit wooden Wing |
| someone training using a wooden dummy. It is | | | | Chun dummy. |