OK, Dwight McLemore, known for his books on Bowie Knife fighting and Tomahawk, is releasing a "Fighting Tomahawk" video through Paladin Press. Looks to be really well done with lots of good material. Here's the Youtube promotional. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOeB2yMU_q8 Besides Dwight, you can see some of his other students such as Jeff Karako and Steve Huff. Peace favor your sword, Kirk
Thanks! that hanging log idea looks great.... (komuso starts to look differently at the trees around his house..... ;-) ) paul
The Pell has been a long standing training tool. The evasion/movement drill takes on a whole new dimension when done with a heavy bag. You HAVE to evade. Peace favor your sword, Kirk
ahhh, so THATS a pell. I had read about them but for whatever reason imagined them to be more like a makiwara, fixed in place in the ground or on some surface. Swinging around makes it look much more fun. thanks again! paul
Yes, those are Pells too. It's a fairly generic term. Loosely speaking a mook jong would meet the general definition of a pell, though I don't recall any western pells that looked like a mook jong. There might have been some with arms or some such but I can't think of any specific references off the top of my head. Indeed, free swinging pells are a great training tool, though limited. Peace favor your sword, Kirk