Homemade Training Equipment

[wiesiek]

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[fuga]

John,

I appreciate you sharing your training equipment. This is the kind of stuff that I was looking for. How heavy is the concrete on the end of the pole?

Is there a single source (book or online) that has all the shuai jiao training equipment?

-pete

[grzegorz]

Hi JW,

As you know I posted the vid on youtube so more people can view it and see what types of training SC brings to the table.

As you know a lot of martial artists are closed minded about other methods but I'm sure some will "get it."

Using your training tips I've had a lot more success at judo. Before I was usually just a training dummy but now I am pulling off a few throws. I practice with the guys from time to time but mostly I throw the dummy and do "shadow" SC.

Thanks,

Greg



Btw, I got a question from a poster about how it's made. How should I respond?

Also could someone do this using a standard weights and take the weight off one end?

[johnwang]

How heavy is the concrete on the end of the pole?

Is there a single source (book or online) that has all the shuai jiao training equipment?

I have 2 single heads. One is 30 lbs and the other is about 45 - 50 lbs. The lighter one is called 天秤(Tien Cheng) - heaven weight. It's used to throw over your head. The heavy one is called 地秤(Die Cheng) - earth weight. It's used to drag along the ground. The one that I used in that clip is the heavy one because I don't want to smash my wooden deck. I used my lighter one on the dirt ground instead.

Most SC books donot have the complete list of the traditional equipment training. I intend to write one but I'm just too lazy sometime.

Btw, I got a question from a poster about how it's made. How should I respond? Also could someone do this using a standard weights and take the weight off one end?

- Drill 6 holes throught one end of a PVC pipe.
- Put 3 short iron sticks into those holes.
- Put it into a container (such as a flower pot).
- Pour concret into it.

The problem about the standart bench press weight is it's loose between the weight and the bar. It may be dangerous during the work out IMO (if throw over your head).

[grzegorz]

I'll post that.

Using your training tips I've had a lot more success at judo. Before I was usually just a training dummy but now I am pulling off a few throws. I practice with the guys from time to time but mostly I throw the dummy and do "shadow" SC.

Thanks,

Greg

Btw, I've also been having more luck trying to stay on my feet while I pull off a throw. I like sacrifice throws, especially sumi gaeshi, but I'm realizing that when you try to stay on your feet you have much more control until the end of the throw. I can see why this is the goal in SC.

[fuga]

Thanks, John, and I look forward to the book. Stop being so lazy!

[grzegorz]

Thanks, John, and I look forward to the book.

Me too.

It would be great if there was a companion DVD to go with it too.