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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.
These are from the Fante people. Akua'ba , also spelled akwaba or akuba , are wooden ritual fertility dolls originating from western Ghana and nearby regions. [ 1 ] They are particularly associated with the Fanti people , who are part of the Akan group of ethnicities in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
The Wassa people have a rich tradition of music and dance, with instruments like the djembe, kora, and fontomfrom drums being used to accompany traditional dances. The Wassa people are renowned for their expertise in woodcarving and goldwork. They create intricate wooden carvings and gold ornaments that are highly prized
Akuaba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akuaba are those of the Ashanti people, whose akuaba have large, disc-like heads. Other tribes in the region have their own distinctive style of akuaba. Japanese hina dolls, displayed during the Hinamatsuri festival
The inflatable dummies are designed to present a realistic image to enemy radar and thermal imaging. [8] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, AFU successfully used wooden dummies of HIMARS in order to divert Russian missile strikes. [9] An intercontinental ballistic missile may release decoys in addition to one or more warheads.
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. [29] Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. [27] [30] The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". [31]
David Anumle Hansen, Ghana Navy Chief of Naval Staff; Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, lieutenant general; commissioned as a lieutenant in 1954 and seconded to the British army on the Rhine; Rosamond Asiamah Nkansah (born 1930), first Ghanaian policewoman; Jerry Rawlings, former president of the Republic of Ghana and Ghana Air Force fighter pilot
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