IÂ’ve been practicing Wing Chun for about 18 months now and IÂ’m about mid way through Chum kiu level.
IÂ’ve just recently started the wooden dummy and apart from the inevitable lumps and bruises that where obviously going to happen when you start hitting wood with your arms IÂ’ve got a question that maybe you guys and girls can help with.
The first time I used the dummy I went at it like a bull in a china shop and whacked the living hell out of it, I think my Sifu probably kept his mouth shut as he thought to himself “hmmm that’s going to hurt him in the morning.. he’ll learn”
IÂ’ve since learnt that hitting the dummy isnÂ’t necessary about cracking it as hard as you can and its about getting your correct posture/ footwork, application of techiniques etcÂ…. but surely its also about conditioning of your arms as well? So how hard is too hard for a beginner on one of these things and should I not really be worried about that at the moment as the power and conditioning is something that will just develop over time?
Should I just be more concerned with learning the dummy form first and making sure that itÂ’s done right before adding more power?
(actually reading that back to myself I think IÂ’ve actually answered my own question, IÂ’ll post this anyway. Sometimes itÂ’s good to type something out to make your own thoughts a bit clearer)
IÂ’ve just recently started the wooden dummy and apart from the inevitable lumps and bruises that where obviously going to happen when you start hitting wood with your arms IÂ’ve got a question that maybe you guys and girls can help with.
The first time I used the dummy I went at it like a bull in a china shop and whacked the living hell out of it, I think my Sifu probably kept his mouth shut as he thought to himself “hmmm that’s going to hurt him in the morning.. he’ll learn”
IÂ’ve since learnt that hitting the dummy isnÂ’t necessary about cracking it as hard as you can and its about getting your correct posture/ footwork, application of techiniques etcÂ…. but surely its also about conditioning of your arms as well? So how hard is too hard for a beginner on one of these things and should I not really be worried about that at the moment as the power and conditioning is something that will just develop over time?
Should I just be more concerned with learning the dummy form first and making sure that itÂ’s done right before adding more power?
(actually reading that back to myself I think IÂ’ve actually answered my own question, IÂ’ll post this anyway. Sometimes itÂ’s good to type something out to make your own thoughts a bit clearer)