Wooden Dummy

[Chum Kil]

Does your Wooden Dummy move from side to side (on it's stand or rack)or is it just stationary? Should it have some play into it. I've seen both and I'm curious. Please explain your theory if any.

John

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[Starbuck]

The ones at our kwoon can slide left and right along the two horizontal 2" supports, and there is some 'bounciness' forward and back. This is supposed to represent the 'give' that a real human body would have to your strikes. Though Yip Man's original dummy in Fotshan was planted in the ground and was therefore pretty solid. He only used the modern frame because he didn't have any room for an outdoor dummy in Hong Kong and needed a way to mount one in his apartment. I think the 'give' in the modern dummies is more a side-effect of the way they must be mounted indoors rather than a deliberate attempt to recreate a human body's reactions. That being said, I don't really think it matters either which way. Dummies don't cry out in pain or go "SNAP!" when you stomp on their knees but I don't think that will ruin your technique when your attacker does. :D

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[GeneChing]

This is slightly OT

Capstone Design Fair showcases high-tech gadgets and innovative design
Schulich School of Engineering students tackle real-world problems in their final-year projects
By Lisha Hassanali
April 6, 2016


The annual Schulich School of Engineering Capstone Design Fair showcases and celebrates the design projects of final year Schulich engineering students, like the Wing Chun Training Dummy, shown here, that adjusts for different heights. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

A tabletop hockey game with real ice, wireless speaker technology, and an adaptive tricycle wowed crowds with their innovative designs. Nearly 100 projects were on display at this year's annual Capstone Design Fair, all imagined, designed, and created by more than 500 Schulich School of Engineering students.

“Working on this design, I learned how to think and to find answers on my own,” says Scott Sokolosky, mechanical engineering student and team member with the ASHRAE ice hockey table project. “From a technical point of view, the technology we used in the table is no different than what is in your fridge at home.”

Applying technical knowledge in a collaborative environment

The Schulich School of Engineering believes future engineers learn best by doing. Final-year engineering students spend months developing their engineering ideas from concept to design and often to prototype in the Capstone Design program.

“Capstone is a chance for students to synthesize their learning and one of the most significant educational opportunities in their degree program,” says Ron Hugo, associate dean (teaching and learning). “It’s a very rich learning experience. Students apply technical knowledge and develop professional skills like time management and teamwork.”

Collaboration is a key component of the capstone course and students learn to work together, much like they would in real scenarios. In many cases, students acquire new skills in addition to applying their engineering education.

Learning business skills to complement engineering education

“We have an entrepreneurial project, so we really got to know the business side and about delivering a sales pitch through Innovate Calgary,” says Jenny Xing, electrical engineering student and team member of the Future of Shopping project. “We designed a new way to shop benefiting customers and retailers with our scanning technology.”

This year, the annual student project showcase was held at the Olympic Oval for the first time. The larger space accommodated both the growth of the program and allowed the campus community and public to get a sneak peek at the inventions of tomorrow.

Volunteers from industry, all professional engineers, judged the capstone design projects at the fair.

The 2016 Capstone Design Fair award winners:

Chemical Engineering First Place: Manufacture of Herceptin Biosimilar for Cancer Treatment
Chemical Engineering Second Place: Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) Production
Civil Engineering First Place: The Recreation Centre Structural Design
Civil Engineering Second Place: The New Headworks Building at the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant
Electrical and Computer Engineering First Place: Development of a Motion Based Wireless MIDI Controller
Electrical and Computer Engineering Second Place: Substation and Pumphouse Design
Geomatics Engineering First Place: Smart Cities for Smart Citizens
Geomatics Engineering Second Place: Road Curb Detection From Mobile LiDAR Data
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering First Place: Fluidization of Fine Powders In Bulk Solid Heat Exchangers
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Second Place: Parks Explorer For Easter Seals Camp Horizon
Multi-Disciplinary Engineering First Place: Design of an underwater robot for navigation and exploration
2016 Capstone Design Fair Video award winners:

Geomatics Engineering: LiDAR Road Sign Detection
Geomatics Engineering: Pedestrian Navigation and Athletic Analysis Using a Wearable Device
Mechanical Engineering: Seal Wear Testing Apparatus
Mechanical Engineering: Small Scale Water Purification System
Mechanical Engineering: Adapted Trike

[Sedgimax]

I am kinda leaning to it be completly stationary. Didn't they just stick the body of the mook into the ground?

[Sihing73]

Hello All,

There are two types of Wooden Dummy found in the Yip Man lineage, most have the same but some have more. For example, in Sum Nungs lineage they also have a bamboo dummy with nine arms. Kind of neat really :)

Anyhow here is the common break down, Live and Dead.

A Dead dummy is extended into the ground. This type of dummy has almost no play in it at all. It is very good for developement of a strong stance and for charging energy, ie very powerful forward pressure.

A Live dummy is the one that is usually supported by the two crossbeams in some fashion. There is usually some play from side to side as well as back and forth. This type of dummy reacts to the pressure given and provides some feedback which will not be present with the Dead dummy. If you exert force into the Live dummy and remain in contact you will develope more feeling and sensitivity as you will "feel" the return and have to deal with it. With the Dead dummy your stance will need to be stronger as the force will return to you from the ground. The Live dummy will allow some fo this force to dissipate.

One other thing, the square holes should alos allow a little play for the arms to move in. If you use a technique you can tell if it is correct by the position of where it ends up. For example doing a Right Bong Sau on the Left Dummy Arm the upper left portion of the arm should connect with the left edge of the whole, as you face the dummy. Also the dummy should trun slightly to your left as it absorbs the force.

Hope this is helpful.

Peace,

Dave