Abstract:
A midi tongue drum wing chun dummy adapted to play sounds and emit lights when the dummy is impacted by a practitioner. The dummy enables practitioners to practice dangerous techniques without the aid of human person and also increase their familiarity and accuracy with striking pressure points in the body.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application No. 61/654,653, filed Jun. 1, 2012, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to relates to a martial arts sensitivity and speed training device acting as an acoustic and electronic musical drum trigger instrument. 
         [0003]    A wing chun practitioner typically uses a wooden dummy for practice. The use of the dummy aims to refine a practitioner&#39;s understanding of angles, positions, and footwork, and to develop full body power. The practitioner is able to use the dummy to practice open hand forms of wing chun and piece together various wing chun techniques which can then be understood as a whole. 
         [0004]    Sensors on the wing chun dummy convert forces exerted on the wing chun dummy thereon into electric signals. The electric signals may then be used to control associated electronics, such as, for example sound and/or light modules. 
         [0005]    Therefore, there is a need for a midi tongue drum Wing Chun dummy for use in practicing martial arts. 
         [0006]    As can be seen, there is a need for an improved martial arts sensitivity and speed training device. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    In one aspect of the present invention, a device comprises a wing chun dummy; a midi tongue drum controller; wherein the dummy plays various sounds when a practitioner strikes different areas of the body of the wing chun dummy. 
         [0008]    In another aspect of the present invention, a device comprises a wing chun dummy having a body and a plurality of appendages; a midi tongue drum controller; and multiple sensors in the body of the dummy, wherein the dummy plays various sounds when a practitioner strikes different areas of the body of the wing chun dummy; the dummy emits different output signals based on the location of the strike; and the dummy emits different output signals based on the power of the strike. 
         [0009]    These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a wing chun dummy of the current invention in use; 
           [0011]      FIGS. 2 and 3  are perspective views of an exemplary embodiment of a wing chun dummy; 
           [0012]      FIG. 4  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment of the invention; and 
           [0013]      FIG. 5  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of the invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0014]    The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
         [0015]    Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wing chun dummy which enables a practitioner to practice striking anatomically accurate points on the body. The wing chun dummy also makes acoustic sounds as a true tongue drum. 
         [0016]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a wing chun dummy includes an ear hole acoustic overall instrument acoustic microphone/pickup with pickup wires exiting  62 ; a pentagonal base  64 ; a right side “door of the capital” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  100 ; a right side “wind market” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  110 ; and a right side “basket&#39;s door” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  114 . 
         [0017]    Referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , an exemplary embodiment of the wing chun dummy includes a left “gallbladder triangle” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  10 ; a right “gallbladder triangle” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  12 ; a “Yin Tang, pickup/drum trigger/tongue  14 ; a left “eye” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  16 ; a right “eye, pickup/drum trigger/tongue  18 ; a left side “windscreen” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  20 ; a right side “windscreen” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  22 ; a left side ‘jaw bone” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  24 ; a right side ‘jaw bone, pickup/drum trigger/tongue  26 ; a left side “mental nerve lateral” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  28 ; a right side “mental nerve lateral” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  30 ; a center mental nerve, pickup/drum trigger/tongue  32 ; a left side “support the prominence” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  34 ; a right side “support the prominence” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  36 ; a left side “window of heaven” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  38 ; a right side “window of heaven, pickup/drum trigger/tongue  40 ; a left side “summit&#39;s spring” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  42 ; a right side “summit&#39;s spring” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  44 ; a left side “spirit&#39;s seal” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  46 ; a right side “spirit&#39;s seal” pickup/drum trigger tongue  48 ; a “middle pole” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  50 ; a left side “big wrapping” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  52 ; a right side “big wrapping” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  54 ; a left side “expectations door” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  56 ; a right side “expectations door” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  58 ; a “groin “pickup/drum trigger/tongue  60 ; an “ear hole” acoustic overall instrument acoustic microphone/pickup with pickup wires exiting  62 ; a pentagonal base  64 ; an outer shallow cylinder support casing with circular springs  2   66 ; helical springs  68 ; a center limb extension/ “leg”  70 ; a conical limb extension/“arms” 72 ; a cylindrical main body  74 ; optional LED lights  76 ; a drum module  78 ; an amplifier  80 ; a speaker  82 ; an exemplary operator  84 ; a left side “bone of the eye” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  86 ; a right side “bone of the eye” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  88 ; a left side “stomach&#39;s welcome” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  90 ; a right side “stomach&#39;s welcome” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  92 ; a “chest center” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  94 ; a “middle cavity” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  96 ; a left side “door of the capital” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  98 ; a right side “door of the capital” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  100 ; a left side “heaven&#39;s pivot” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  102 ; a right side “heaven&#39;s pivot” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  104 ; the “spirit gateway” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  106 ; a left side “wind market” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  108 ; a right side “wind market” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  110 ; a left side “basket&#39;s door” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  112 ; a right side “basket&#39;s door” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  114 ; a left side “sun moon” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  118 ; a right side “sun moon” pickup/drum trigger/tongue  120 ; and an alternate embodiment post for weight plates  124 . 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIG. 4 , the flowchart illustrates that the wires for tongue pickups  62  are connected to a drum module  78 , which is in turn connected to optional LED lights  76 . The drum module  78  is also connected to an amplifier  80  and a speaker  82 . 
         [0019]    Referring to  FIG. 5 , a top view of the wing chun dummy illustrates an embodiment for weight plates  122 , and an alternate embodiment post for weight plates  124 . 
         [0020]    It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.