Wing Chun Kung Fu: the Wooden Dummy

Wing Chun Kung Fu has a long history but it has only been taught openly since the 1950s when Grandmaster Yip Man revealed the secrets fo the art and began to teach large numbers of students in Hong Kong. Characterized by economical movements, simple and direct short-range simultaneous attack and defence hand techniques, as well as powerful low kicks, Wing Chun Kung Fu is now one of the most popular of the Chinese martial arts. One of the advanced training tools of the Wing Chun system is the Muk Yan Jong, more commonly known as the Wooden Dummy. Shaun Rawcliffe provides a comprehensive consideration of the Wooden Dummy technoques and uses practical applications as examples of how they may be used. AUTHOR: Shaun Rawcliffe is one of the highest qualified and certified Wing Chun instructors in the world and is one of only seventeen instructors officially certified to represent Grandmaster Yip Chun. Shaun is the chief instructor of the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen. 400 colour photographs