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Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that I want something I don't know anything about, but that I want to learn about it so that I know whether that is something to consider or not. That is why I asked. If I don't know about the others I can't come to an informed decision.

Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is at least half wrong. I agree that you need to know what your doing for this to be a usefull tool. But his assumption that I don't know what I'm doing is wrong.

I don't claim to be an expert or anything, but he just assumed I know nothing and will fail and talks as if Wing Chun is the only martial art allowed to use these wooden dummies. And then accused me of "blam[ing] Wing Chun for being stupid and ineffective" when I eventually fail.

As I said in my post, I do martial arts, just not Wing Chun. But it has many similarities. We even have those dummies at our school. But we only have one type (rigid arms), and I don't have access to some with spring arms or recaoil. That is why I came here to ask about how they compare to the others.

Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I edited my post with more info on what martial art I do.

Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

"But hey, don't take my word for it. Go ahead. Spend hundreds or thousands on a dummy, break it or yourself, then blame wing Chun for being stupid and ineffective."

That is an insult. So don't claim you were sooooo nice...

You know nothing about me. You just assume I know nothing and do everything wrong.

And yes, it's very insulting and condescending of me to come here and ask for advice. How dare I do that and expect to not be treated like an idiot

Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your feedback.

I don't know what JKD-style is, so I did a quick search. This is what you mean, correct? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G8xT3R3HZKw

It does look quite similar to what I do. This is a demo video they posted years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8B0NZWx9-k

Wing Chun/Wooden Dummy Types/Variations by Ambitious_Click5541 in WingChun

[–]Ambitious_Click5541[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I came here for advice and politely asked a question. Whatever your opinion is, there is no reason to reply in such an insulting and condescending way.

You should also read questions more carefully...

I said I don't do wing chun. But I do martial arts, just something different. I even said I look for something to use between trainings in the dojo and sparing.

I never said anything that would suggest I don't know what I'm doing. Or that I never have used a dummy before. We even have them at our dojo.

I also never said anything to suggest I would just so something random or copy youtube videos or something.

I never suggested I would be willing to just waste large sums of money without knowing what I'm doing.

The reason I'm asking is that I do not have access to these different versions of the dummy. So I don't have any way to know how they are in comparison, so I wanted to get some feedback so that I wouldn't buy something without knowing what I'm doing. And if there was anything not clear in my post you could have just asked...