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Staff

PostPosted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:55 pm
by taiwandeutscher
Just stumbled on this long YT vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO7bMDA ... bcnxtwVKAg

Staff in Taiwan

Re: Staff

PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:57 am
by Greg J
Thanks for sharing this. Staff is my favorite weapon, so I was excited to check it out.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much actual staff work in the video itself (one clip at 2:30, and another at 42:10). The one at 2:30 had a really nice dummy for practicing staff. The clip at 42:10 was all show. Besides the flowery twirling, he only showed a combination of an upward diagonal slash and thrust.

I noticed the title was "Ritual Staff." Does this particular style only use the staff as part of rituals? It seems like the staff has a special place in the style (based on the incense and bowing), just not necessarily for fighting.

Best,
Greg