Originally Posted by
chusauli
Today's heavy hardwood pole is too heavy and a good training implement. But in actuality, Southern pole practitioners fought with the Shangdong white wax wood poles, which were lacquered or treated with oils to make them more dense and heavy, yet still retained flexibility. It was very strong, flexible, light and maneuverable, unlike the WCK training pole today.
Certainly the single head pole is not used like a 6 foot double end staff, but you can adapt the movements to any length of pole that you can comfortably use with 2 hands.
Well you said earlier the "pole" was from the North... Is what you refer to above a Gwan?
Is the Gwan from the South?
Is the Gwan WCK uses heavier than a "real Gwan"..
Do you think the linear nature of the form is wrong?
Do you think WCK is mainly a linear art or something else?
A bokken has little in common with the Gwan in size or weight.
Last edited by YungChun; 02-12-2010 at 05:21 PM.
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