Aikido Bo Staff Techniques<p>Zhaozhou, who had been in poor health, asked his friend Miao Zhang, "Do the bees have Buddha nature?" Miao Zhang smiled and said, "The roses are so fragrant today, and the cherries so sweet. Let's walk in the garden and leav
Advanced Techniques and Takedowns of the Cane. Instructional DVD, 45 minutes. Developed by Grandmaster Mark Shuey, Sr., founder of Cane Masters. Cane Masters Instructional Video Series, Volume 4. "Featuring the devastating power of the crook, the fourth ranking video shows a wide variety of takedowns and control techniques specifically designed for the cane, as well as defensive techniques for use against a variety of weapons." VSCL.
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Shaolin Staff. Taught by Shifu Jiang Jian-ye. 80 minute VHS videotape. Produced by Shifu Jiang Jian-ye of the Capital District Tai Chi and Kung Fu Association of New York, 29 West Dillenbeck Drive, Albany, NY 12203. Website: Jiang's Tai Chi Videos.
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"Jogo do Pau ("the stick game," or "stick-fencing") is a fighting style employing a simple staff, approximately the height of the player, in techniques of attack and defense. In the generic sense, stick fighting has been practiced throughout the world and was refined as a practical technique in some European countries such as Portugal, France. England (quarter-staff) and also in the majority of Eastern countries, including India, China, Japan (bo-jutsu), Thailand, Vietnam and Afghanistan. In the latter nations that still preserve their medieval customs of combat, any tourist who ventures a little into the interior of the country can witness bloody individual combats, including inter-clan rivalries fought with staves.
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The Little Book of Jodo. By Eric Tribe and Kim Taylor. 140 pages. "The Little Book of Jodo covers the ZNKR seitei jo. With over 500 black and white photos it covers the kihon tandoku (solo exercise), kihon sotai (partner basics exercise) and the kata (partner applications)."
Aikido Bo Staff Techniques
For mankind and Devas, conceivers of all symbols, I have sung this "Song of the White Staff." Revere then and appreciate its Dharma teaching. Dear patron, I hope your practice Dharma And win happiness supreme."
"The literal English translation of tahn bong sul is "short staff techniques". This may seem confusing at first because we tend to associate a "staff" as something which is quite long. A more figurative interpretation of "tahn bong" would be "short stick". However, in order to maintain the integrity of the literal translation "short staff" will be used. Tahn bong techniques can be found in martial arts styles in almost every country in the world. Throughout Asia it is often one of the training tools and/or weapons of fighting arts in many countries; Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, China, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Korea, and many more. Tahn bong sul (short stick techniques) are helpful in developing concentration and physical awareness of techniques, both in empty-hand and weapon training. The tahn bong is versatile for quick blocks, strikes, traps, disarms, and counterattack movements. It can be easily concealed, as in being hidden in a jacket or behind ones back. Tahn bong techniques and training methodologies have guidelines which are designed to direct the practitioner in order to help insure the applications are both practical and precise. Though specific training methodologies may vary from school to school and even from instructor to instructor, the basic theories, concepts and principles of tahn bong techniques remains constant. Once educated in these methodologies, an individual, under the guidance of a qualified instructor, is able to create an almost limitless series of techniques. How many techniques and variations to each technique is only limited by the knowledge and imagination of the individual." - Korean Tahn Bong, By Grand Master James S. Benko, Ph.D.
