Sabres and broad swords and spears, oh my.

[dark_ixion]

In Shaolin Kung Fu class yesterday we did some training with some kind of sparring stick. It's only a simple item: solid wood, about 2 foot long and as thick as a broom handle. Everyone had one except myself. They even had foam-covered equivalents that I borrowed. Since I'll be using these going forward, I thought I'd get myself one. Surely it

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[sauron19]

Escrima is a martial art in the Phillipines. The stick is used for sparring because the actual martial art is to train to use long knives in street fights (rough place apparently). Unfortunately I don't know what stick you need though... Might be worth asking your sifu if and what you need (they may also be able to supply them...) also, here is where I get my tai chi swords and other cool clobber for chinese martial arts.

BTW, will we be seeing yourself and rbsfou on the 5th of November?

[dark_ixion]

Hey, I haven't seen that site before. How cool is that Kung Fu flute? :) I want to find out about the flute form now. I wonder if there's a guitar form, although I guess you'd only get 1 hit in with that. Unfortunately that website doesn't have the stick either. The stick itself is nothing special, just a solid wooden stick 2 foot long, like a sawn off broom-handle, but harder. But yes, you're right; the school probably does supply them as I know they supply swords.

Yeah, I'll be over on the 5th. It feels like a long time since I was there.

[shadowstone]

yay:) we'll have to find a few minutes to compare martial art notes. btw, are you veggie, or vegan?

[dark_ixion]

Vegetarian. Oh, I got my mum that book you recommended, but she hasn't read it yet.