Shaolin kung fu staff training

[witcher8285]

Before I heard of saber combat, I was training in the staff. 6ft pole. Trained for 3 years. I found it easy to get into double blades.I know people say don’t go into double blades outright. However, I was not going to toss my ears of staff training aside. Any others out there like me ?


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[Tai Chi Chuan Wijchen]

Started with staff fighting a long time ago and when I first ordered from US a few months back I instantly went for a doublebladed saber.
If that's what you mean.

But I do use the lightsabers at least as much as a single hilt as a double.

[witcher8285]

Started with staff fighting a long time ago and when I first ordered from US a few months back I instantly went for a doublebladed saber.
If that's what you mean.

But I do use the lightsabers at least as much as a single hilt as a double.

Definitely. It was just easier to get into. I have some straight sword training and the Chinese broadsword as its called. I’m surprised there’s a martial arts community here.


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[Tai Chi Chuan Wijchen]

Jian and Dao? Love the dao, have a love-hate-relationship with the jian.
Currently working on my dadao and miaodao skills.

And yes, there are quite a few people around here with a martial background. Stick around long enough and you'll meet them.

[Frenzi3d_Ronin]

Before I heard of saber combat, I was training in the staff. 6ft pole. Trained for 3 years. I found it easy to get into double blades.I know people say don’t go into double blades outright. However, I was not going to toss my ears of staff training aside. Any others out there like me ?


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I feel you. If my saber club didn't mandate us to start with single blade saber, I might have started off with staff or pike due to my past training in medieval polearm combat. Thankfully, I had a bit of prior experience with longswords, so at least I had that foot to stand on.
I should say though that saberstaff isn't an exact matchup of martial arts staff fighting, since you now have blades at the end and since the handle is a weakpoint (unless you or whatever saber club you are in treat it as immune to lightsaber strikes) and not a striking surface, so you're gonna have to modify your moves a bit. Also, it is technically a double edged sword, not a true staff.

[witcher8285]

Jian and Dao? Love the dao, have a love-hate-relationship with the jian.
Currently working on my dadao and miaodao skills.

And yes, there are quite a few people around here with a martial background. Stick around long enough and you'll meet them.

Jian.


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[witcher8285]

I feel you. If my saber club didn't mandate us to start with single blade saber, I might have started off with staff or pike due to my past training in medieval polearm combat. Thankfully, I had a bit of prior experience with longswords, so at least I had that foot to stand on.
I should say though that saberstaff isn't an exact matchup of martial arts staff fighting, since you now have blades at the end and since the handle is a weakpoint (unless you or whatever saber club you are in treat it as immune to lightsaber strikes) and not a striking surface, so you're gonna have to modify your moves a bit. Also, it is technically a double edged sword, not a true staff.

Mandate? Not a club for me then.


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[HesaHeart]

I suspect there a few martial artist here

[Tai Chi Chuan Wijchen]