Breaking Down Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Movements

I have always wanted to break down how I like to train wooden dummy and why I like about it. Much like heavy bag, wooden dummy is an essential training tool in Wing Chun. It contains important pieces that you must study.
Today I will be breaking down some of the pieces on how I apply wooden dummy techniques. Let me know how you have been training yours!
#wingchun #kungfu #martialarts

[@chahpa9391]

I use this and my mma friends laugh. I don’t pretend it’s everything, rather I use it as football/soccer athletes use juggles. I do this on my alone training as I listen to music because I enjoy it. Because of that I noticed my movement in sparring is clean and my transition is better then most my pro counterparts who are married to their ideas.

[@NinjaNuggets21]

Wing chun being taught with the adapt to practical fighting is exactly what it needs. Great tutorial.

[@whiteraven24]

Great explanation of how the dummy translates from an idealized understanding to a realized application of force. One thing I like about mook jong is that I can never change the dummy; the dummy changes me, but only if I allow it.

[@martialgeeks]

The dummy is sooo underrated, why do people say speed bags and such things are okay...but the muk jong? NOOOOO

[@KevinLeeVlog]

😂😂 I love my trainings on wooden dummy!

[@martialgeeks]

@@KevinLeeVlog valuable and so much fun

[@raphael_2d878]

I always said this kind of thing but I still feel like a lot of people train dummy without knowing what they're doing in therms of applications. So this type of video is always good.

[@alanmonday9981]

I do have a mook jong, I practice the Ip Man form. I create drills, think through the meaning of the positions, etc.

[@trainyourselffit6829]

Fantastic lesson Kevin, very well taught! Most concise and direct breakdown of a dummy section I've seen online, along with the video you did with Sifu Francis Fong on Sensei Seth's channel. If you have more videos on the other wooden dummy sections, please point me to them, as I've learnt so much about the dummy from you both in the last week. I only just got a dummy after years of doing the form to the air, but can see how much potential there is to learn with this tool. All the best.

[@garygarner482]

When I was a child around the year of 1982, I was twelve years old and started taking taekwondo, I really loved it, but lived so far away my family didn't have time too get to the dojo enough and money was tight. So I took what little training I had and progressed from there. I used heavy sand bags for punching, used palm trees and pine trees for palm strikes, elbow strikes and shin strikes, I learned early, that there is a trick too kicking a palm tree with your shin, it hurts, I still use a leather pad. I'm an old man now, but I still practice different martial arts that I was taught throughout the years to this day, and it's very peaceful, well , gotta go, the little stray cat I saved needs some food.the little kitty needs me. Have a good day my friend

[@BMO_Creative]

Kevin Bro! This is a great video!

[@dhiruparmar8908]

FANTASTIC EXPLANATION. THANK YOU

[@johnleeinskip1933]

Brilliant advice thanks for sharing

[@gordonboot]

Great Video Kevin, this makes a lot more sense now, as I mostly self-train.

[@davidkham6211]

Great video Kevin, I do use a wooden dummy, Its mostly for technical aspects but I've been trying to incorporate boxing with my wing Chun. Something I've also picked up from your videos. Appreciate you man!

[@Tokmurok]

That's a pretty good idea, I've been doing the opposite actually incorporating wing chun into my boxing lol. Maybe you can pad the dummy so you can use it for both technical and punching?

[@jerrydmann]

Excellent video

[@jarrodpelrine7229]

Seeing ju jitsu applications through wing chun entries is usual keep it up good stuff 👍

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!

[@jarrodpelrine7229]

Ment to type unusual but yes awesome keep it up love you videos and your traveling around and working with different people styles and schools your channel is one of my favorites I practice Wing Chun in Massachusetts also please keep up with the dummy videos very helpful

[@andreonofre2625]

Great content!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!

[@fugu4163]

I am trying to master the wooden dummy so i do like content like this.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!

[@cliftonbroughton2155]

I been doing all types of wing Chung techniques for months and my style got a lot better after months

[@andrewanastasovski1609]

Great video. I don't have a dummy, but when I shadow box I like to focus on position and balance. I usually just have a mental image of an opponent. A wooden dummy in my mind.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!!

[@80srocker65]

Really cool

[@SifuNate]

Love it!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you sir!

[@stephensmith4666]

Kevin great job! I see Sifu Fong thru you! I mean that as a very high compliment. Keep up the fantastic work......can't wait for your next one.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@timandjacquinicklin9596]

This is brilliant , love it 💗 Semper viratus Tim

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!

[@mollaram]

Please keep the wooden dummy videos coming in pal... great content

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!!

[@calimike1190]

Greet video Mr Lee. I always wanted to learn this style but i didnt know the name of it but thanks to you and youtube now I know and I want to start learning the basics so I can start training on my own. were do you recomend me to buy a Wing Chun Wooden Dummy?

[@curtissheppard1996]

Awesome

[@MarkoObradovich]

I really like this explanation 💪👍👊

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

[@MarkoObradovich]

You're welcome brother 💪👊

[@gw1357]

That was a great video. I'm a huge fan of your channel. I love the wooden dummy as a training tool -- especially for footwork and clinch entries, as you show. I build my own during COVID, but its not really the right proportions, soI don't think I'm getting quite the right mechanical lessons out of it...its more just a heavy bag with arms at this point. I need to buy a good wooden dummy. I tend to think of the tips of the jong's arms as the elbows (leaving the forearms and fists to be imagined in any position), because no matter what the arm is doing (guard, punching, reaching, etc.) the elbow is the critical point to control no matter what I'm doing (parrying a punch, trapping and moving, entering to clinch, etc). Is that correct? I do not have a Wing Chun school close to me, so I've been trying to self-study since COVID. Your videos are a huge help and I would appreciate the feedback very much.

[@OinkReutel-xd7lh]

I'm not a practitioner, but i like how you combine a traditional martial art like wing-chun with your knowledge of proven arts such as bjj and kick/thai-boxing. It's nice to see they can complement each other. Sorry for any spelling mistakes, youtube doesn't let me go to google anymore without closing it. 😐

[@TheAnsonysc]

@@OinkReutel-xd7lhProven arts of so & so……….It’s nothing concerned with proven or unproven arts. It’s the persons not the arts. When 260 vs a 160, whom do you think would win the game? Rules for winning a fight is “Law of the Jungle” The styles of martial arts is the third most requirements in a fight.

[@adcyuumi]

That outside elbow deflection is good for self-defense, as it works against every kind of punch at every range (as long as your guard is up). The movement is easy to do even when your body is stiff and feels clumsy. It is the first defense I teach anyone. The only weakness of that deflection is against a feinting jab, since your body turns and you aren't quite in position to defend against the actual punch without using a different technique. It's also pretty good to help avoid being controlled when you are grabbed, so that you have a good chance to free yourself and don't get thrown to the ground. That lazy wrapping arm blocking the opponent's ability to throw elbows with the covered arm, where you can suddenly take the inside to strike or elbow? That always reminds me of Snake style kung fu, which uses a lot of those twisting techniques and likes to maintain contact arm to arm. It might be interesting to some if you bring in a practitioner of the style to compare/contrast techniques to that of Wing Chun. I cannot suggest anyone to you though, unfortunately.

[@sonnentatze566]

Hi Kevin I really appreciate your content. Love your light mood and your friendliness. Which martial art do you recommend the most to someone who has 3 Years experience in kickboxing and who wants to get fit and learn techniques for feeling a bit less afraid in the streets ?

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you! I think both Muay Thai and BJJ will be my top pick for you.

[@sonnentatze566]

@@KevinLeeVlog thank you so much for your answer. I will try muay thai this week at university and of course I'll further spend part of the days following your newest Uploads. Have a nice Day ! And thank you soo much!

[@gw1357]

I've been using the rattan ring alot lately and its benefitted by clinch work a lot. Do you use rattan ring? If so, a video would be great!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

I do! I will put that on my upcoming video!

[@curtisnewman979]

I’ll have a wooden dummy one day!

[@iNightTiger]

Hi Kevin thank you for this video, it was great learning these things. Do you think wing chun can stand on its own if the practitioner trains it correctly ? ( first learn the technique and mechanics, then drilling and finally sparring ). People tend to think you always have to cross train or they associate a system with a way of training. I’ve been practicing dragon style kung fu for 10+ years. It’s the only martial art I have ever practiced and I can hold my own in sparring against boxer, bjj guys, kickboxers and Thai boxers. I strongly believe that the way you train a style determines whether you can use it or not. A boxer that only does cardio boxing won’t know how to fight for exemple. Thank you again for your knowledge sharing and keep it up ☯️

[@AninoffsMagister]

Only if you spar with many and varied opponents several times per week for a couple years. This is the true strength of Boxing and Muay Thai. I have seen so many people over the years who look phenomenal on the bag or by themselves. Get in the ring and they are fine till the first punch lands then they basically turn off all their training. It goes 100% out the window. They start to panic and throw shots like they haven’t trained a day in their life. Fight of flight is HARDWIRED into our brains. The adrenaline takes over and you lose all thought. Sparring teaches you to control this and to maintain control while under fire. It also teaches you about yourself. Are you a heavy puncher with a thick beard? Are you glass jaw Joe? Can your strikes not crack an egg? These are very important things to know about yourself. It affects how you fight and your overall game plan. Glass Jaw Joe can’t afford to take a hard shot. Heavy hands and Beard person can take 50 of yours just to end it with one of theirs, etc. Without full contact (that doesn’t mean full power) sparring you are just dancing.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

It definitely depends on how you train. Everything could work if you train it properly. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AninoffsMagister]

@@KevinLeeVlog if by train properly you mean live, full contact sparring, I agree. The wooden dummy is only good for strengthening your own body. Bone, like other tissue, responds to stimulation. It actually gets denser each time you impact it little arches are carved out so that bone can better absorb that kind of impact next time. This happens with every single impact. So I can see it’s use for that. Other than that it’s just a fancy bag. The bottom line is you can be tough without it as long as you spar often. You cannot get tough without sparring. One is essential the other is supplemental.

[@AninoffsMagister]

I can see the boxing training that you both have had. This just highlights that there are parts of different styles that can be effective as long as you SPAR REGULARLY!! Boxing, Muay Thai and BJJ are all MUSTS for MMA but as long as you’ve trained thoroughly in them you can work in some of the best of the best practices of other more traditional martial art styles like Wing Chung, Tae Kwon Do, etc. However the pure old school kata, point sparring (zero contact) is good and DEAD! Full contact sparring is the essential ingredient needed to be effective as a fighter and for real self defense. As far as the dummy is concerned, I’ll probably get flack for this but honestly I would say the most useful part of it is how it trains your physical body. Your bones, like all other tissue in your body respond to stimulus. Every time you impact that hard wooden dummy, your bones carve out little micro arches to better be able to deal with that impact in the future. Your bones also actually become more dense. Even your nerves deaden and your skin becomes tougher. Similar to how in Muay Thai we smack our shins with a stick (traditionally bamboo) and then roll it out) this strengthens the tibia and deadens the nerves in preparation for the shin to shin clashes Muay Thai is famous for. Obviously the wooden dummy is also somewhat useful like a punching bag for training footwork and working around punches but this is much more limited in my opinion since humans who you are training to fight don’t always hit from the same angles and the more untrained the person is the less likely they are to have their punches coming from directions you have trained for. As any fighter knows. Some untrained person is going to be whipping crazy looking windmill, kook haymakers. 😜

[@lawrencecrayton9844]

Nice. I need to work on the footwork better in set#1 that tape is good idea

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Try it out!!

[@bobbobbing4381]

Kev, I think there is a whole sphere of wing chun you've missed that better relays and aids the stand up grappling and clinch game.

[@Faithlovehappy2316]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@Selling_Tactics]

I want to do these training’s..?

[@ericgraham3344]

We Need to Talk

[@ScoobyDoo-kt9pv]

I gave a thumbs up because I can't hear you and next time I want sound. I deeply prefer jkd as my main striking ... I use wing Chun and Shaolin and boxing. I really don't like Thai because I think round kicks are slow and stupid ... And I think anyone can knee someone in the face that's not special. But ... I love their skill. They are very talented especially Jeff Chan. Right ... Of course he is. I actually use pure grappling for self defense out of sympathy. But I like to use street jkd Shaolin boxing for my main striking. I will use tkd next most. I dislike Thai. I tend to try not to strike and if I do strike I will look to actually leave real damage, which, if exactly why I don't strike. I think striking is mean and for emergencies. I also tend to trade a lot and use street. Unlike some ... I really love street style and I like street style more than Thai too. But I really am a street Kung Fu guy ... Whatever that is. That's what I really would use and with boxing ... But I won't consider anything else at all.

[@marvinscottmusic]

Thanks for the video, but next time let the camera man be closer to you