Saturday, July 19, 2014

Did you know that the wooden dummy was first introduced over 2000 years ago? It...

Did you know that the wooden dummy was first introduced over 2000 years ago? It is believed that Emperor Wu Yi of the Shang Dynasty (circa 1200 BC) made "Ou Ren" (a wooden human figure) that could be used for bare handed fighting practice.



Pictured: Ip Man's wooden dummy which now sits in the Ip Man Museum in Foshan, China.









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