Learning the use of weapons

The starting path to 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s weapons

Before starting:

• The basic equipment for training in 6DKF – What you need to start training
• 6DKF’s basic equipment: explanation – What is the purpose of each 6DKF’s training tool
• Dojo (guan): rules, respect and etiquette – The fundamental safety and respect rules to be followed (especially with weapons)
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The general path:

1. At the base of each weapon: the short stick – This is the first weapon to approach with
2. Learning the use of real weapons – The full path from the training weapons to the real ones
3. Continue…

The basic conditioning:

• Train wrists and arms with weights to get fluidity – If you do not have solid arms you cannot manage the inertia of a real weapon
• Prepare arms, wrists and fingers to use weapons – How to start your conditioning path for the weapons
• The “T” weight: an exercise to master weapons – An ancient conditioning method for the arms
• The basics of short sticks: 5 basic exercises – A few exercises to initiate your path to the short sticks
• Continue…

Rigid weapons:

• The basics of short sticks: safety and grip – How to start to work with the short sticks
• The basics of short sticks: base strokes and stance – The first lines of attack and the stance
• Continue…

Flexible weapons:

• Stance and basic rotations of the rope – Positions and rotations of the rope
• Loop rotations of the rope – The first simple drill for a flexible weapon
• Start moving with the rope – Adding space dislocation of the body
• Continue…

The basic technical exercises with the weapons:

• Basic tools: the cloth – This is a fundamental part to educate our interactions with the opponents
• Basic tools: the pole – To build strength and power we have to learn to hit unmoveable surfaces
• Basic tools: the Hanging Speedball – A moving target is fundamental to build the right spatial intelligence
• How to do sparring – Once we have gained a certain level of skill we must (safely) test it against a non-collaborative partner
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Author: Master Kongling

Founder of 6 Dragons Kung Fu.

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