tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post7799119250268007323..comments2024-03-22T17:39:46.864+11:00Comments on Martial Arts and Modern Life: One of my kung fu teachers is nine feet tallDaniel Pragerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05502083078481742896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-20274410981054150652010-06-30T21:37:03.714+10:002010-06-30T21:37:03.714+10:00Hi Bob,
We also stress that a weapon is an extenti...Hi Bob,<br />We also stress that a weapon is an extention of the body. We use bo, nunte and eiku. The weapons have varying lengths and weight. The nunte is heavy and longer than the bo. I can relate to the "toothpick" feeling of the bo when switching.<br /><br />Nice post.<br />MicheleMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-60338373677314435742010-06-30T14:17:07.726+10:002010-06-30T14:17:07.726+10:00Hi Beo
Thanks for commenting.
"[H]ave you t...Hi Beo<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />"[H]ave you tried training with knives or batons?"<br /><br />Yes: I've done <i>some</i> training with both knives and short baton-ish sticks, and agree that this kind of training is also very good for precisely the reasons you state.<br /><br />Short sticks are particularly fun for jiu-jitsuka because with a bit of experimentation many empty-hand joint-locks can be usefully transformed and applied.Dan Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234352019207324148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-12112501196984119152010-06-30T11:18:36.357+10:002010-06-30T11:18:36.357+10:00That child is so cute!
She must have extremely att...That child is so cute!<br />She must have extremely attractive parents!!!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494036247908661426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931309.post-48673593965391050972010-06-30T08:01:26.722+10:002010-06-30T08:01:26.722+10:00Nice post, I’ve been wanting to do some more weapo...Nice post, I’ve been wanting to do some more weapon training myself lately. One question though, have you tried training with knives or batons? They don’t provide the same level of strength training as larger weapons, but still include the other benefits, and are great for improving your reaction time. Even with the (heavy) real versions it can be very hard to track the weapon’s progress, so doing partner drills, or sparring with the rattan training weapons forces you to really slow down your time perception and/or increase you predictive abilities. <br />I wasn’t quite sure were to stick this part but since I haven’t posted here before:<br />I found your blog awhile a go and have read most of the archives. I have a first degree black belt in TKD through a WTF dojang and have also done some Filipino and Japanese martial arts through my old schools martial arts club.Beo_Shaffernoreply@blogger.com