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The wooden dummy is the, always available, never complaining, training partner that allows the Wing Chun practitioner to hone and develop their combinations, hand positions, movement patterns and alignment in respect to a prospective opponent. It is not a substitute for a human partner and like a human training partner should not be abused or the lessons that the dummy is trying to teach will be missed. Traditionally the form has been referred to as having 108 movements and has been changed a number of times in its history but Grand Master Yip Man finally settled on 116 movements as being the minimum to cover all of the principles and concepts which the form has to teach. The form is divided into 8 sections and introduces additional kicks which are not contained in the boxing form. Copyright © 2000 Somerset Wing Chun Kung Fu. All rights reserved.
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