Sansetsukon/ three section staff

[rogue2257]

Anybody practice with sansetsukon or three section staff? Haven't seen a whole lot of information out there on either of those. I suppose because it isn't quite as traditional a weapon as swords, staffs, or tonfa...

I'm curious, also, is there a significant difference in how the two are used?

[yamesu]

They are really one and the same thing.

Japanese kobudo = San-setsu-kon.

Chinese (kung fu) = San-jit-gwan.

They both relay that it is a chained weapon of three sections. The differences in use would be (in my opinion) the same as the stylistic differences between the bo-staff and dragon-staff.....

I have been training with the three-section staff for more than six years now, and can tell you it is not walk in the park. I have injured myself many times, and that is with one made of rattan (my old instructor had a hardwood three-section, and i only ever used it once... never again!!!!).

I found it really hard to find any instructor of kobudo that will teach this weapon, particularly without having some serious bo-staff knowledge under your belt first (pun intended).

Best bet is to seek out some kobudo lessons in the first instance (which i can see from your profile you are already doing) and become extremely proficient with the bo-staff. There is a LOT of transition between the two.

I also found that no amount of nunchaku training helped me with the three-section staff... but that might just be my personal use.

I have a few other thread responses on here from ages ago, might benifit you to look them up.

I am not a fan of telling people to learn from books and video, but if thats all you have then go for it. We all learn by doing at the end of the day.

Best of luck and hit me up if you want any specific information on anything (techniques etc).

Osu.