aefibird Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Which weapon (traditional or no) would you say was the most difficult to learn, and why? I've been told that one of the most difficult traditional weapons to learn properly is the 3-sectional staff, but I've never used one so I can't comment about that. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 as well as the 3 section staff which i've heard is a killer to learn (but looks like it would be great fun), i've heard it to be very difficult to learn the 9 section chain whip. but i don't know either of those, so i really can't verify "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 ......hello....... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 ...howdy...? "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 just thought i'd say hello.... y'know, i saw a mention of two little friends of mine.... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 whoop, sorry, i'm a bit on the slow side today. not much sleep last night . are they as big a pain to learn as i hear? and are those typical wing chun weapons? how many styles have you dabbled in anyway, if you don't mind my asking? "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 nope they are not wing chun weapons. i learnt them as fun extras. the three was just a progression from my staff work. and the nine section was an experiment that went horribly wrong. the point of that was for me to get used to stepping properly as i whirl and brace the whip as it is in motion. the idea was that if i could keep in postion whilst playing with the whip it would mean i would be ok for the three section staff. what it did do was point out that i needed to really practice my foot work. i practically shredded my knee as i bashed the whip against my leg countless times; highlighting the fact that i was standing incorrectly.... that's one of the things they don't actually teach you; how to step. or more correctly, how you have to move in a different way when using a three section staff compared to a normal staff. the hard thing about a three section staff is getting used to the different movements of the weapon and the way the weight shifts and tugs at the weapon. parrying a hit with the front section and feeling it tug on the far section is odd and sometimes, the middle section bounces too much and then *bam* sore little finger. weapons i have learnt. wing chun butterfly knives. wing chun long pole. shaolin pole three section staff chinese long sword chinese short/broad sword styles i have dipped my feet in. wing chun choy li fut shaolin hung gar chow gar mantis bcmaa rules kickboxing (although the way i do it, it's more like wing chun with gloves on...) lee gar kuen some more than others. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 oh... is that all... the wing chun guy i'm looking at has a lot of training in hung gar, and i'm hoping to learn it, as i'd very much like to learn the 5 animal form. we'll see how it works out, but i think i'm kind of hoping against hope. i'd also like to learn 3 section staff and chain whip, but they look wicked hard; way out of my league right now. ah well, i'm young and spry. all in good time. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 well, the only serious training i ever did was wing chun. i would only ever say that i've been exposed to the others. i was shown chow gar mantis as a comparison to how things worked for them and how similar they were (but i'm looking to start at a semi local class near me soon...) choy li fut was shown to me by my cousin's grand-dad (not my blood relative) and i was kinda forced to learn it while i was in hk sorting out my i.d card. hung gar and shaolin was kinda taught to me side by side and i only really picked up basic forms and training drills and stuff. and it was again, a counterpoint to my wing chun. this was shown to us by my first wing chun sifu. he was a first gen from hk, from a martial arts family/vilage. in his youth in london, he used to cross train with a whole bunch of people he used to work with. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelivesarentenough Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 mmm question for you guys. it kinda depressed me to hear some weapons to be considered more difficult than others like... a chain whip person getting more respect than your everyday hardworking bo user. would you agree or disagree that every weapon can be practiced with the same about of difficulty? or do some weapons simply reach a certain point where there is no more to learn? i hate the idea of limits. wow did this get off topic, oh well you guys can respond anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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