My baby is constructed with careful assymetry and tapering to look exactly like a branch! It doesn't quite show in this photo, but it is essentially shaped like a baseball bat stretched-out to 5', with a hint of scimitar at the end. I'm so used to the unusual shape now, I prefer it to any other stick (oo-er matron, and all that )
Thought I'd check in this thread again, as I've found a new favourite medium range wooden weapon this year: the pickaxe handle. Everything about it is perfect. One hand or two, perfectly weighted, cheap and plentiful, and tapered to provide concentrated force in terms of psi. It also has an illustrious history of being very effective in a ruck. I heartily recommend you get one
I have something similar that came off of a tree back before I moved to the UK (20 years now). Shaped like a bokken but only about as thick as a jo it gives me something to practice short stick techniques at home. There are some unique features to evey systemthat uses a stick and it's not always easy to find somethingn that will fit what you do. Luckily this piece of a tree did! LFD
That's cool, but I'd say that an effective system should be able to capitalise on the uniqueness of the stick, not the other way round!
What's that you say? More X-TREEM bo staff vids? MOAR?! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZQWYMnI-KE[/ame]
When I was younger I busked with a fire staff occasionally, so I have some understanding of the skill required to wave a stick around, and unfortunately I have to say that I am not impressed by the video of Chloe Bruce (even looking purely at aesthetics rather than martial relevance). In my defence, at least I never pretended that what I was doing was in any way related to martial arts.
Chloe Bruce is good at XMA, an accomplished stunt performer, and she is both pretty and bendy. I am unsurprised at the following she has. That being said, on ability alone there are many better XMAers and trickers out there that very few people heard of (probably because they aren't as pretty).
Well sticks and dull metal knives if you want to get pedantic...and as I am a teacher of weapons what do you suggest I use instead? Plus my stick tends to hit things pretty hard none of that video - NONE of it - was combative at all. It may as well have been a pool noodle Is it skillful? Yes...but it isn't weaponry, it's twirling a stick
XMA is like anything, really. It is it's own little niche within martial arts with its own A-list stars and events that aren't too well known outside the discipline. Like BJJ or Kung Fu I suppose.
I actually like her EH stuff...not my bag, but I get it (sort of). the weaponry stinks like urine from the last leper in hell* *Bonus points for quote recognition
You're the only one here suggesting any of it has to be combative. The vast spectrum of martial arts allows for different interpretations of martial arts, not all of which have to be combative, and all of which are unique to the individual.
It IS a kick...just a poor one Calling this weaponry is like calling vegetable paring weaponry This is basically exactly the same thing but without the pretension [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiP2f7pM6HI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiP2f7pM6HI[/ame]
Blackadder 2 - when those religious fanatics (his relatives) come to dinner and Edmund is trying to have the booze up. Do I will £5?
