116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques [Paperback]

Master Yip Chun (Author), Ting Leung (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2008

116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques is finally back in print and written by Master Yip Chun the son of Master Yip Man who taught Bruce Lee. This is an awesome book for those who study the Chinese Art of Wing Tsun. 130 pages filled with easy to follow photos and as well a poster that folds out for you to follow. The techniques are performed by the Master himself Yip Man so what you will learn is the same basics as Bruce Lee learnt fom the him.

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A fantastic reference. First class all the way. --Risingsunproductions.net

A wonderful book and a must have for any collector. --Fightingspirit.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 129 pages
• Publisher: Leung 's Publications; 3rd edition (September 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9627284033
• ISBN-13: 978-9627284031
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Authentic Demonstration by the late GM Yip Man, May 11, 2006

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J. Webb (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques (Paperback)

116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques demonstrates the authentic movements of Grandmaster Yip Man's wooden dummy form and offers explanations in a clear-cut format. Following the form demonstration, each section of movements is broken down and the method for applying these movements in fighting is shown. Prof. Leung Ting, who co-authored, edited, and published this book, produces some of the finest kungfu books available. This book is recommended for students of all ranks and levels who are interested in seeing the authentic demonstration by the late grandmaster, Yip Man.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth having., December 30, 2010

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This review is from: 116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques (Paperback)

If you've never done Wing Chun before & would like to get a dummy & learn the dummy form, this book is probably a waste of your time. The first half of it is mostly just still-frames taken from a film of Ip Man doing his dummy form. This film was never intended for people to "teach themselves". Rather, the film was taken as a reference for people who've already had training in Wing Chun. The film was also made so that students could tell whether or not a given instructor was really teaching Ip Man's Wing Chun, so they could discern real Wing Chun instructors apart from the liars, fakes, and the blatantly unqualified. So don't get this book with the intention of using it to teach yourself the Wing Chun dummy set from the ground up - Wing Chun is a lot like law: "The man who represents himself has a fool for a client", and "The man who trains himself kung fu has a fool for a sifu". For instance, you might be able to learn the sequence of positions, but this book will leave you clueless as to how to move from one position to the next. It tells you nothing about how fast you should & shouldn't move, or how to deliver force, for example.

That being said, the 2nd half of the book is examples of application of each movement in the dummy set. If you already train in WC, there's a good chance you'll see one or two things in this section that'll surprise you. The rest you'll probably already know, but reinforcement never hurt anyone.

So if you already do Wing Chun, this book is a must-have, & completely lives up to its intended purpose. Use it as a handy reference while learning the form. And check the form in this book against what you're being taught at your school - if there's a few minor differences, that's no big deal (for instance, I do Ip Ching Wing Chun, & Ching has changed a couple little things - like replacing a tan sau with a lop sau in one of the movements). Little changes here-and-there are no big deal, but if your Ip Man lineage Wing Chun school's dummy set is radically different than this, you can be sure that whatever they're teaching didn't come from Ip Man - they changed it, or never knew it in the first place & made a bunch of stuff up.

Also, if you come from a Wing Chun lineage other than Ip Man, you'll find this book interesting. It's always neat to see how other traditions do things (at least I think it is).

That's about it: Highly recommended for any WC practitioner at any level.

For non-WC practitioners, there's no substitution for real, hands-on instruction, but if you must learn from a book or video there are more useful introductory books & videos out there. For videos, start with Wong Shun Leung's "The Science of In-Fighting". For books, look no further than Wayne Belonoha's "Wing Chun Compendium".

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book for Wing Chung dummy kata!, May 5, 2004

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This review is from: 116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques (Paperback)

This book contains Master Yip Man's complete 116 move wooden dummy kata. Each of the moves is shown with an excellent picture and clear instructions. This is probably the best way to improve one's infighting techniques. The book is written by the master's son, Master Yip Chun using photographs that his father had originally had taken to leave for his students. An essential book for kung fu students.