Shii-Cho Basic strike tutorial.

[Darth Nonymous]

Here is a tutorial I did on the first basic strike of Shii-Cho: Sai

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFZgDDd2No" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFZgDDd2No</a>

Feel free to use it, comment, or give feedback

[Master Artorius Vidnyl]

A good tutorial on the Sai strike.  Well done.  What is your training background, if I may ask?

[Darth Nonymous]

A good tutorial on the Sai strike.  Well done.  What is your training background, if I may ask?

Thanks a lot.

I teach Chinese martial art (Gong Fu and Taiji). Most of this comes from Chinese longsword, although the second one is a military da dao (big knife) drill.

That being said, I do a fair amount of research so I am familiar with many other methods. I often spar or work with German longsword folks, Korean, Japanese, etc. etc. I try to keep my background as varied as I can. I believe there is an objective truth behind all of this stuff and that is the same whichever "art" you do."Fight the man, not his coach." as one of my teachers used to say.

 That's actually the main reason I'm doing this. Lightsaber is a new thing and can encompass all the varieties of all the martial arts simultaneously. I'm hoping this will enable me to reach folks that don't feel martial arts is within their reach, but still would like to do something like it.

How about yourself?

[Master Artorius Vidnyl]

I've been teaching Tae Kwon Do since 2004 and I've been training for 20 years now.  I've also delved into Aikido, Krav Maga, Iaido, Kenjutsu and several other arts.

At any rate, well done on the vid.

Cheers.

[Veldryne]

nice vid, thanks for the slow motion in there, gives  me something to show the local guys that are just getting into sabers and have no martial arts backround at all

[Darth Nonymous]

nice vid, thanks for the slow motion in there, gives  me something to show the local guys that are just getting into sabers and have no martial arts backround at all

Excellent! Thats why I do it! Thanks!

[Veldryne]

Yeah there are a few of us here in winnipeg, one of the guys i used to spar with like 8-10 years ago when we were just out of highschool

but a lot of the guys getting into it now with us, have no backround at all, with my training being a hodgepodge, and a fair bit of self taught "this works, this doesnt" im finding it a challenge to at least teach them the basics of footwork and body posture

something like this is a HUGE help, please keep it up

[TheHobbitofDune]

Thanks for the video, its very helpful and informative! It was a little hard to understand, but I suppose thats just because I'm not awake yet  Point to you, my friend!

[Master Bluespike74]

Wonderful video.  I have a quick question.  What type of saber are you using?  I kind of looks like the US Raven but it did not have claws from what I could see.  Just curious.

[Solinus]

This is an EXCELLENT video! Thank you very much. I have been looking for tutorial videos all over the place, and this is the very BEST that I have seen. I really hope you do more.

I can use this to help me learn footwork, as I am not very coordinated in that area, and need all of the help and practice I can get.

I have always loved martial arts, but have not had any real training outside of the military and the few classes I had in high school. I want to learn how to use a sword (saber) but I dont have any time outside of work to take classes. With your video I can practice in the safety (note: safety for others, not for myself) of my home.

I look forward to more of your videos good sir!

Light side point or Dark Side point?

[Darth Nonymous]

Wonderful video.  I have a quick question.  What type of saber are you using?  I kind of looks like the US Raven but it did not have claws from what I could see.  Just curious.

I am using the US Dark Arbiter that I fit with the metallic finnish emitter. I hope to have some combat vids up soon to show off the durability of their weapons.

[Darth Nonymous]

This is an EXCELLENT video! Thank you very much. I have been looking for tutorial videos all over the place, and this is the very BEST that I have seen. I really hope you do more.

I can use this to help me learn footwork, as I am not very coordinated in that area, and need all of the help and practice I can get.

I have always loved martial arts, but have not had any real training outside of the military and the few classes I had in high school. I want to learn how to use a sword (saber) but I dont have any time outside of work to take classes. With your video I can practice in the safety (note: safety for others, not for myself) of my home.

I look forward to more of your videos good sir!

Light side point or Dark Side point?

That's great! That's definitely my goal with these things. Start slowly, these exercises were taught to legitimate soldiers in wartime. Simple, direct, and effective. They also require little supervision just persistence and objectivity.

As far as the points, I don't really get what those things are, but Darkside I guess.

[Solinus]

As far as the points, I don't really get what those things are, but Darkside I guess.

I'm not quite sure how they work either. I think they are a representation of yor Force Alignment? Or maybe a like/dislike rating? I haven't found where it is described anywhere.

[Master VorNach]

@Makashi  - " Thanks for the video, its very helpful and informative! It was a little hard to understand "

Could you elaborate on what portion or aspect was hard to understand, what would increase the clarity?
Thanks!

[Master Lucien Kane]

The points are Force alignment, they are just for fun, not a like/dislike rating or anything. Positive points are representative of a light side alignment, negative points are representative of a dark side alignment.