Quote Originally Posted by Sal Canzonieri View Post
A really good workout is to do all your Shaolin forms with a staff (but don't change any of the movements), and then do them with a spear, and then double knives (dao) and then double sword (jian).
You will vastly improve your martial art skills and your understanding of why the postures and movements are done that way in the particular form you are working on.
my order of learning was broadsword, jian, double broadsword/jian, staff, juggle club, barstool, iron balls, hula hoops, pitch forks, spade shovels, block hammers, sledge hammers, double sledge hammers, cinder blocks, fha's, wheelbarrows, 5 gallon buckets, kitchen knives, cutting boards, skateboards, gravel rakes, trowels, garbage cans, belts, tire irons, car jacks, crowbars, pens, pencils, saftey pins, seashells, credit cards, claw hammers, chainsaws, brooms, mops, deckbrushes, cd cases, ironing boards, extension cords, beach balls, tote bags, dumbells, stucco stones, joint strikers, shopping carts, canned soup, shotguns, glass bongs, bamboo foot bongs, boat oars, fishing poles, teacups, plungers, and silverware... LOL