You more than likely have seen a Wing Chun Muk Jong at some point in your life. Some people will refer to the Muk Jong as a wooden man or wooden dummy.
Sometimes you might see the word Muk spelled Mook. This amazing tool is oftentimes misunderstood. I’ve heard people say things like wood doesn’t hit back, etc.
While the Wing Chun Muk Jong doesn’t hit back, the lessons you can learn from him are life-changing.
As long as you are willing to learn and listen, the mysteries of the universe will unfold before your eyes. Okay maybe not… However, you really can learn a lot by training with a wooden dummy.
Free Wing Chun Muk Jong Training On Our YouTube Channel
I was just checking recently and realized we uploaded a few good muk jong beginner training videos. If you haven’t had a chance to check them all out you can do that now. 🙂
Check out Sifu Phu Ngo using one of our wooden dummy training sequences:
When you are using the Muk Jong you are only limited by your imagination. Once you learn the basic sequences you can mix and match them however you like.
See this Muk Jong training where Sifu Phu demonstrates a pak tan dar training sequence:
Doing these types of drills helps build muscle memory in your technique. Repetition is the ultimate teacher. By constantly training simple drills like this, you will stand a better chance of using your technique properly in a real life situation.
Learn energy projection with this wooden dummy training:
One of the harder things to practice as a solo practitioner with no partners is proper energy projection. Using a wooden dummy helps you to learn this important skill without a partner.
Check out how you can use your Muk Jong to build muscle memory:
If you don’t own a Muk Jong and are thinking about getting one, brand new they cost around $800 to $1200. I’ve seen them go for as little as $400 on Ebay, Craigslist, etc.
You can even just buy the arms and attach them to your own base. If you look around you can even find creative solutions for under $200. We’ve even had a few members make their own jong!
Muk Jongs are also great for working on your kicks:
Having a powerful kick is just as important as having a powerful punch. While you can train kicks in the air, on heavy bags, etc. Having a muk jong to train your kicks on, adds a whole other element to your training. Sure you could practice on a tree, but you won’t quite get the same experience.
Sifu Phu showing you how to work on basic skills on the Muk Jong:
This video illustrates another example of using a jong to work basic skills.
Takeaways On The Wing Chun Muk Jong
The muk jong is a great tool whether you have a partner or not. It is especially helpful for the solo practitioner. Once you know some drills, you can mix and match and create your own training routines.
If you enjoyed our free muk jong training videos, then you will find the training videos inside Enter Shaolin’s membership even more informative and helpful. We have all 12 sets, including breakdowns for each set and technique videos to show you the real-world application of each set.
After you join us, you can get instant access to all 12 Muk Jong training sets plus over 400 videos and counting to help take your skill to the next level.
Very well done Sifu, really appreciate the time and detail you put into these videos. Extremely well done. Your expertise shows, and for you to take the time to produce these videos and make them as good as you do is much appreciated by us who are afficionados of the Art. God bless you and please keep up the excellent instruction…
Real good demos and instruction. This is a tool I would like to add for my practice. Would you be able to recommend or direct me to (and potentially others) low cost, decent muk jongs/wooden dummies? I have seen many on the net for a varied and disparate set of prices.
That’s a hard one. If you looking to get a low cost deal on a decent Jong look in craigslist and on Ebay. I’ve seen $800 jongs sell for $350 on Ebay before.
thanks for share your knowledge , i learn always a little more. greetings from chile.
Your welcome Juan. We are glad you are enjoying the site.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. May it be well with you.
Thank you Sifu. Great videos. It was a youtube video that brought into the family. I purchased a recoiling wall mounted Muk Jong from one of our affiliates 8 weeks ago and was looking for video training and discovered Enter Shaolin. I still haven’t received my new Muk Jong but finding Enter Shaolin has been a blessing. God Bless
Hey Allan, you are so welcome. There are a lot of videos for the Jong with a good breakdown for you to get it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. Godbless bless
You’re welcome!
Hi, getting ready to purchase a Jong and wanted to know the correct height of the arms, I am thinking based on the video I have watched, around the arm pit level? Thanks for any help you can give me.
Martin
Hey Martin, we did a video explaining the Jong and how to set it up. But the standard way you should do it is stand in a horse stance then set the arms to your shoulder level. That’s it. You can bring it higher or lower to change the range just so you can practice at different levels like fighting different opponents.
Sifu Phu Ngo, thank you for explaining the setup I appreciate it, I will also look for the video.
Thanks again,
Martin
Welcome 🙂