Authentic mook jong are made of teakwood and are very expensive. You can rather easily make your own from PVC tubing, or purchase a commercially-made item like that for a lot less than an authentic Asian model.
As Darren says, you can practice a wide variety of techniques on the things.
I made one years ago with articulated arms and "leg"... Practiced all my JKD techniques on the thing.
Wing Chun dummies are excellent tools for developing your trapping techniques. The arms on the dummy are hard like bone, and they move when you strike them like real arms do. They also swing around to strike you when you hit them at a certain angle, so the wooden dummy helps you to work on your defense. Wing Chun is one of the best fighting systems on Earth for teaching students to master the trapping range of fighting, and the Mook Jong (dummy) is an essential tool to help you develop proficiency in Wing Chun without a training partner.
You say you started taking wing chun... What did your instructor tell you it was for. I think the one teaching you should give you this information. Or are you "learning" on your own.
Basically it is a practicing dummy which is the short answer. It is meant to mimic a grappler going to take you down.
But as I said talk to your instructor
It's used for distance and targeting. The arms in front act as the opponent's arms, so your techniques should make contact, stick, and then bypass the enemy defenses to hit the target. Trains the instinct and reflexes.
Also kicking. So punching with kicking, as you maneuver 45-90 degree off, while still in range of targets.
Mook Jong is the last set you learn before the weapons sets are taught. You practice your techniques on it.
i recently started doing wing chun and i wanted to know what can you do with the wooden dummy. also should i purchase one
