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:
- At the base of each weapon: the short stick – This is the first weapon to approach with
- Learning the use of real weapons – The full path from the training weapons to the real ones
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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
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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
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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
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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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