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What Is The Impact Of Wooden Dummies In Martial Arts History?

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Type "wooden doll" in the search engine and you will see pages and pages of PVC dolls, autonomous dolls, traditional Wing Chun dummy , Mantis style dolls, etc. There is a huge variety, vast and flourishing type of martial arts is presented there with one part in common - admiration for the strong wooden structure opponent and the role in the training regime of the kung Fu practitioner. Symbolic Test The wooden doll is not only a basic training tool for those who are learning the movements of a style, or for those who seek to strengthen their bodies. Once a student masters the basic movements-blocks and holds-then innovation and improvisation are given way. The Original An IP Man is considered by martial arts experts as the inventor of the first doll of Wing Chun or Wooden Dummies . IP Man was a globetrotter, rarely stayed in one place for a long time so needed a compact and portable doll to train and maintain in any gym visited at that time. When Bru