The Minotaur Rigpa: Internal Boxing Wooden Dummy

ioned for the most difficult of martial art endeavors: To be able to keep pace with an Internal Boxing Master in Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi or Wing Chun: Moreover, to be able to demonstrate internal skill through the rigorous practice of martial external regimen. It is superior to stationary wooden dummies for four reasons:

1. It has a solid but omni-directional foundation.
2. It is impossible to control unless the hand and foot move in unison
3. It returns the force sent into it and includes its own mass into that force.
4. When you hit it, if you do not move it will hit you back... Hard!!!! The Minotaur teaches the adept to hone his combative skills of neutralizing an opponent's force by yielding, following, linking, adhering, sticking, never releasing or resisting. It reinforces the Five Character Secret of Calm Mind, Continuous Breathing, Unified Agility, Intrinsic Strength and Concentrated Spirit. The connection between Combative benefits and Health benefits are in the method that the Minotaur enhances ability... It tests the ability to move the upper, middle and lower parts of the body in the way of the Infinite Circle, the Confounding Round.... The Irresistible Spiral!!! There are two parts of the Minotaur: With Horns and Without Horns. The former has one mastering the ability to become a nearly immovable object as the body mimics the incredible grounding of the device. It can not be moved unless it's energy is redirected. Translated, you will not move unless you wish to be moved. You will mimic its irresistible spiraling movement which will force your hands and feet to move together. Your whole body will circle and point .... collect force and discharge it back to its source. The whole while you will never be in the same place for move than a fraction of a second. Spinning the Minotaur is like spinning a medium sized refrigeration unit. It is not easy to move when fully weighted as it is like spinning a small refrigerator. It moves and collects the force you give it and adds the force of gravity and the centered-arranged weight to its force to stand erect. If too much uncontrolled force is feed into the Minotaur it will overshoot its original standup position. It will do so in favor of the opposite direction that it received force: So if you cannot dissipate the energy of a 250lbs wooden object then you must move or be injured. This makes for an excellent devise for teaching the most important aspects of higher-level, combatives in the Internal Arts.