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Mu ren zhuang (Chinese: 木人桩; pinyin: Mù Rén Zhuāng; lit. 'Wooden Man Post') or Mook Yan Jong (also known as The Wing-Chun Dummy or simply The Wooden Dummy internationally), is a training tool used in various styles of Chinese martial arts, most notably that of Wing Chun and other kung fu styles of Southern China.
A multitude of striking techniques exist that can be used effectively from the clinch. Punching, elbows, and knee strikes in the clinch, also sometimes referred to as "dirty boxing", are an important aspect of Muay Thai, Bajiquan, Wing Chun, Lethwei and mixed martial arts.
The hammerfist is sometimes used during "ground-and-pound" striking in mixed martial arts to avoid damaging the bones of the hand. The hammerfist can also be used to counter grappling charges wherein the assailant goes low, grabs the defender's legs, and gives the defender a concussion to the back of the head.
The makiwara (巻藁) is a padded striking post used as a training tool in various styles of traditional karate. It is thought to be uniquely Okinawan in origin. The makiwara is one form of hojo undō , a method of supplementary conditioning used by Okinawan martial artists .
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced ... by type of combat (grappling, striking, stand-up fighting ... dummy partners such as ...
In martial arts and combat sports, stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position, as distinguished from ground fighting. Clinch fighting is stand-up grappling. Fighters employ striking, including striking combinations, using either body parts or melee weapons, to incapacitate or injure the opponent.