Tony, I am confused by your post. You seem to think avoiding fights is shameful. You also imply that losing is a disgrace also. Personally I think avoiding a fight is the highest of skills and not...
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Tony, I am confused by your post. You seem to think avoiding fights is shameful. You also imply that losing is a disgrace also. Personally I think avoiding a fight is the highest of skills and not...
I agree. I think what I was trying to say as I can see how a weapon like the pike or heavy spear, meant to be used in a military formation evolved into a civilian art using a blunt weapon in one on...
Actually I was thinking of this post and several others like it.
k gledhill
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dATeDTE8zUc
Uhhh, no. That is not what I am saying at all. I have no idea what pole fighting should look like and to be honest don't really care.
What I am commenting on is the similarities of those...
I could be all wrong but the WC pole methods in the form look to me like the way you would use a pike or a long heavy spear. The thrusting methods, the foot work and the 45 degree pivioting look...
O yeah, this will make t. happy, we also did live sparring using pugel sticks. One on One, two on one, two on two and armed against unarmed. This was one of the few parts of boot camp that was fun.
When I was in boot camp one of the drills we did was similar to a short form.
it was slash, stab, step forward with the back foot and do a butt stroke which is kind of like an uppercut using the...
example of US Army short pole training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FopvQTbOOxQ
:)