This is the apparatus and form used to practice Dim Mak / Kyusho for centuries. Used by several styles of Martial Arts for conditioning and training this ancient device is best known in the Art of Wing Chun.
Wing Chun's infamous Wooden Dummy or more accurately the Mook Jong is an incredible training device to practice energy transfer, striking and grappling methods The true beauty is the depth or unlimited possibilities that are only limited by the mind of each individual practitioner.
Mook-JongOrigins of the Wooden Dummy (legend)…
Siu Lam Monastery was the cradle that hatched many of the greatest martial artists through the generations. Legend has it that there was a tunnel filled with 108 wooden men), and each monk who wished to complete his training had to battle his way through this tunnel as one of his final exams. Each one of these wooden men (known as bronze monks) performed a unique set techniques, which the "graduate" monks had to immobilize.
When the Siu Lam Temple was burned down by the Manchurian Government, one of the five Buddhist monks who escaped from the ordeal had incorporated 108 techniques into a single Wooden Dummy set, and each technique was originally from the 108 wooden men in the ‘Wooden Dummy Alley’.
Whether the wooden dummy appeared before or after the creation of Wing-Chun-Kuen, it is true that the Wooden Dummy set in Wing-Chun training is an excellent apparatus for the Wing-Chun students to develop, refine the skills and footwork coordination needed to become a skilled practitioner.
Mook-Yan-Jong is a training device precious to the Wing-Chun system. It is the final stage of training for hand and foot techniques. Therefore, those who have studied this form must have achieved a high level of proficiency in the art of Wing-Chun. The Jong techniques include practically all of the hand and foot techniques. They are those techniques in various combinations and applications.
This is a small sample of the first 3 of 108 ideas from the form, incorporating the Ji Hands (that are present in Wing Chun with alternate names). Training on a human of course is the ultimate method, but conditioning the hands and actions on a solid wood form has many benefits. It includes Chi Sao, Striking, Chi Gerk and all the basics of Wing Chun, The wood is far superior training material for the Ji Hands, but massage after the conditioning is important. This dissipates any of the calcium buildup you may otherwise have. Dit Da Jow is not necessary to use.
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