Wooden Dummy's, worth it?

[eXcessiveForce]

I've got a couple questions for everyone?

First,

Are wooden Dummys worth the money? I have never been given the opportunity to work with one but have always wanted to.

If they are worth it where is the best place to purchase one.


I have seen one made of plastic with a "no questions asked Lifetime warranty" not sure about that one.
it is at

http://www.realmartialarts.com/RmaStore/Immortal/immortal_wing_chun_dummy.htm

and I saw one at the great lion company, a corner unit.
you can see it here

http://www.woodendummy.net/

Since I am somewhat out of my element on this one I'm looking for some input from those of you who are knowledgeable about such things.

Oh, one last question, when I came back to the board the other day, after not having been here for quite sometime. Why did I need to reregister? I see some of the people that used to be on are still here with their old nicks, like quietanswer and emptycup.
just curious. It's great to be back even if I had to reregister.

thanks

[ryanhall]

They would be worth it if you trained in Wing Chun Gung Fu. I don't know much, but I can tell you that a "wooden dummy" is wooden for a reason--to harden your bones when it is hit. I would be skeptical about plastic being useful for this.

[meltdown51]

mook

I have a Warrior JKD version Mook Jong and love it. I train on it every day, you always have a training partner. I also have a heavy bag but since I bought the Mook I am on the Mook much more than the heavy bag. I go throught the Wing Chung set and also just go freehand alot. It is a portable unit that takes up a small amount of space. In additionn to the standard wooden arms I also bought the springarms that move more like an actual arm when you apply pressure.

https://www.thewarrior.com

Check it out for yourself

Joe

[Szczepankiewicz]

XF,

Post that registration question in the feedback forum attention: Tim. If it's a problem, Tim or Goddess or Terry will look at it for you.

Spanky

[akja]

First, I've heard of the plastic, never seen it and can't see using plastic without going easy on it. If your going to pay retail, I & I sports has a couple of models.

http://www.iisports.com/show.asp?content_id=952

The exact page is:

http://martialarts.iisports.com/dept.asp?dept_id=2305

The doorway model seems reasonable.

Second, I have two that I made out of steel. The one that I have in my living room cost me about a hundred bucks and a few hours of figuring what I wanted. It is modeled more like a westerner in the sense that the arms go outward before coming towards you, kinda like having shoulders. Traditional mook jongs have the arms originating inward like a smaller stature person. As soon as I can figure out how to upload the graphics, I will post for you guys. can anyone tell me how?
Also, my second one is similar to a traditional mook jong except its made of steel and I welded it. Also I made it to fit me at 5'7", thats the advantage of going custom. With the next generation being a bit taller on the back side I plan to duplicate the 3 arms and 1 leg with the exception of it fitting a taller person.

Third, theres a lot of generic type mook jongs out there and I'm sure that most will help you achieve your goal.

[akja]

I have a picture to upload tonite of the steel dummy in my livingroom that I made. It cost me more but if you were thrifty you could build a soild dummy for about $50 or so.

[eXcessiveForce]

great! looking forward to seeing it.

[akja]

Here it is. Its all steel 3" pipe from the hardware store wrapped in foam. You bulb the foam up until a the body size is big enough.

[akja]

The lower third arm is there it is just a little hard to see in the picture. It has 3 arms and 1 leg.

[akja]

A close up of the fat head.

[Guest]

Originally posted by akja
A close up of the fat head.

So, is that Schizo?

[Patrick G.]

Originally posted by akja
A close up of the fat head.

Akja, I like your creativity. I myself made a practice dummy similar to yours about 7 years ago. Welded it out of steel myself. The main problem I found with it, which is the same I see with yours, is the spacing between the arms. The space is far to great for keeping proper on-guard stance "sensitivity". For realistic executions from the on-guard, I think the arms should actually be closer.

[akja]

creativity can be good and cost effective

You are right about the sensitivity and my bigger one that is nearly done is to big for my apartment but soon if this thread isn't locked I will upload it as well.

The wide arms was the first thing that I noticed. But I am a JKD guy not a Wing Chun guy its not as much a issue for me. When I built it I wasn't sure what I wanted. It is made of pipe using elbow fittings at the joints and wrapped in foam. The dummys are just supplemental to your actual training. I don't believe that particular dummy is great, it just adds a new flavor.

I have another that is a 7" wide pole with 3 arms and 1 leg welded on it. The arms are close to the traditional positioning, though not identical. Its welded to fit me at 5'7". On the back side I'm going to weld 3 arms and 1 leg to fit people that are over 6' tall.

I never was completely happy with my original dummy but my Sifu told me to go ahead use it. So I left it alone with the exception of continuing to add foam to form the body. And I added arm extensions for the right and left. Two sets, 1 set is steel and 1 set is spring wrapped in foam. All the arms are removabale so I also switch 1 of the spring arms with the third arm.

The main thing is it sits in my livingroom and its always waiting to be used!

[BoarSpear]

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heres a pic of our living room dummy, hand made by King of the forest....nice job once again dude.

[ecamd1025]

Hey how are you

If you just started. Im not telling you what to do but. I noticed that if you are just new to this type of training you might want to familiarize yourself with the item first. I am actually looking to make a model of my own which will help practice more than just wing chung. i did not see anything like it. they do not seem to hard to make at all. If you take some time and be patient. you might think of one that might fit your need. Other than practicing on whatever is provided. Just a suggestion. Take care