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This is a staff that I was originally posting for @geezer but thought some others may be interested.
@gpseymour
@Kung Fu Wang
@Flying Crane
The video below is me demonstrating the the first technique in the Jow Ga double head staff. It's performed in application just like it's performed in the form. I was going to show some other techniques but didn't feel like dealing with the drama and the comments, so I'll see how this one goes. Before I post the other stuff. The move is very simple, but there's a lot going on that allows it to work. I think that "trying to fix it" will break the application. Feel free to try it with your family or friends just be safe with it. Don't feel like you have to go 100% with this
So here's what's going on in no particular order.
1. staff is held low because you want your opponent to grab downward. Don't rest the staff against your body, you need a few inches to pull the staff back while you are lifting.
2. Your reach is longer when your arm is parallel to the ground (reaching directly out from) If you hold the staff high then the person will have a better chance to grab the staff.
3. Holding the staff low is a bait. Standing with the legs close is also a bait. Not for just this technique but for another in the form. Chinese Martial Arts will often encourage the enemy to go for the wrong thing. In this technique I want my opponent to go for the staff. I want him to think that's a win.
4. As the opponent reaches for the staff, I will pull the staff back which puts the staff beyond my opponent's reach. I want to pull it back and up at the same time. I don't want the motion to have a curve to it. I don't want to pull it staight back, then up, then out. I want stop and go motions in my motion because it cuts the power flow off and takes longer. I want to use that pull back to help power my forward push, so it has to curve.
I don't want to just lift up like the lady has done in the video below. My elbows should not be out as shown but the lady below. The arms should be more in a push up position behind the staff (see the picture of my son). By the way I didn't tell my son how to pose or how to it should look. I just explained the application and how he wants to pull the staff out of my reach. The rest work itself out because of how body mechanics work. The biggest thing that helps is to know why you are doing the what you are doing. I can't say that the woman isn't doing a valid technique as I cannot think of anything that would make me want to raise my staff the way that she's raising it.
This technique still works if the stick is a little higher but, the strike will not land because I'm not reaching as far in. The drop in the stance is important because I want to hit upward on the face. I often picture striking under the nose and pushing upward at a slight angle and into the skull.
5. The slight bend in the knees also helps to put you lower just in case the person wants to shoot for your legs after missing the grab, You will be low enough to smash them in the face.
Here you can see where the strike is going to hit me. . If the strike falls short then step into a cross stance and strike the head. Which is the second technique in the form. Does that second move have to be a cross stance? I don't know. I haven't tried this scenario yet. Well that's all I know about this specific technique. I can't think of any applications for this one yet. I've seen some other applications but I don't feel comfortable with those. Like one was to smash the person in the chest. I guess you could do that but I rather aim a little higher to catch them in the neck or the face.
My son was being really careful not to hit me as that staff meets the face really fast. I'm afraid that me moving faster will cause me to extend too much and will cause him to react faster as well in order to avoid the grab. If that happens then I'm getting smashed in my face.
@gpseymour
@Kung Fu Wang
@Flying Crane
The video below is me demonstrating the the first technique in the Jow Ga double head staff. It's performed in application just like it's performed in the form. I was going to show some other techniques but didn't feel like dealing with the drama and the comments, so I'll see how this one goes. Before I post the other stuff. The move is very simple, but there's a lot going on that allows it to work. I think that "trying to fix it" will break the application. Feel free to try it with your family or friends just be safe with it. Don't feel like you have to go 100% with this
So here's what's going on in no particular order.
1. staff is held low because you want your opponent to grab downward. Don't rest the staff against your body, you need a few inches to pull the staff back while you are lifting.
2. Your reach is longer when your arm is parallel to the ground (reaching directly out from) If you hold the staff high then the person will have a better chance to grab the staff.
3. Holding the staff low is a bait. Standing with the legs close is also a bait. Not for just this technique but for another in the form. Chinese Martial Arts will often encourage the enemy to go for the wrong thing. In this technique I want my opponent to go for the staff. I want him to think that's a win.
4. As the opponent reaches for the staff, I will pull the staff back which puts the staff beyond my opponent's reach. I want to pull it back and up at the same time. I don't want the motion to have a curve to it. I don't want to pull it staight back, then up, then out. I want stop and go motions in my motion because it cuts the power flow off and takes longer. I want to use that pull back to help power my forward push, so it has to curve.
I don't want to just lift up like the lady has done in the video below. My elbows should not be out as shown but the lady below. The arms should be more in a push up position behind the staff (see the picture of my son). By the way I didn't tell my son how to pose or how to it should look. I just explained the application and how he wants to pull the staff out of my reach. The rest work itself out because of how body mechanics work. The biggest thing that helps is to know why you are doing the what you are doing. I can't say that the woman isn't doing a valid technique as I cannot think of anything that would make me want to raise my staff the way that she's raising it.
This technique still works if the stick is a little higher but, the strike will not land because I'm not reaching as far in. The drop in the stance is important because I want to hit upward on the face. I often picture striking under the nose and pushing upward at a slight angle and into the skull.
5. The slight bend in the knees also helps to put you lower just in case the person wants to shoot for your legs after missing the grab, You will be low enough to smash them in the face.
Here you can see where the strike is going to hit me. . If the strike falls short then step into a cross stance and strike the head. Which is the second technique in the form. Does that second move have to be a cross stance? I don't know. I haven't tried this scenario yet. Well that's all I know about this specific technique. I can't think of any applications for this one yet. I've seen some other applications but I don't feel comfortable with those. Like one was to smash the person in the chest. I guess you could do that but I rather aim a little higher to catch them in the neck or the face.
My son was being really careful not to hit me as that staff meets the face really fast. I'm afraid that me moving faster will cause me to extend too much and will cause him to react faster as well in order to avoid the grab. If that happens then I'm getting smashed in my face.