Shaolin Wooden Dummy Form Review with Commentary – Featuring: Hung Gar, Mantis, Bak Mei, Ba Gua, Xing Yi, Choy Li Fut, Wing Chun

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Original Shaolin Kung Fu Wooden Dummy Forms Training Review with Commentary Featuring Hung Gar, Mantis, Ba Gus, Xing Yi, Choy Li Fut, Eagle Claw, Opera Wing Chun, Shaolin, Plum Blossom Posts.

Many martial art systems have employed the use of a wooden dummy for the development of their martial art fighting methods. Having something to strike and collide with when you do not have a partner around is a crucial tool for developing power and fighting reflex abilities.

Though crashing into the wooden dummy is one method, you’ll find that many styles use the space around the dummy as effectively as they use the actual arms and trunk itself. That said, some designs feature extra legs, extra sets of arms, arms on both sides, arms that spin, legs that spin, arms that lever, and then a variety of post and pillar arrangements.

In this video exploring the roots of the original Shaolin wooden dummy methods, we explore the forms from styles such as, hung gar, xing yi, Bak Mei, Eagle Claw, Praying Mantis, Choy Li Fut, Chow Gar, Ba Gua, Red Boat Opera Style Wing Chun, and finally a field arrangement of plum blossom posts in a courtyard at an authentic old temple in china.

Thanks for watching, here is a list of the videos we watched with direct links to their channels.

Jackie Chan wooden dummy clip.