Weapons - Staff 棒,
棍 Other names: bo (Japanese), bong (Korean), kon (Chinese), gun (Chinese) |
Versions
taught: Hung Gar (Eight Trigram - Grandmaster Wing Lam); Shaolin (Nine
Province Eyebrow Height - Grandmaster Wing Lam), Chen Family
style Tai Chi Chuan (Grandmaster Chen Qing Zhou). There are
dozens of staff sets - those mentioned above are current
favorites. It should be mentioned that the student should
seriously consider learning two or more two-person sets
featuring staff against staff as well as staff against another
weapon. Recommendations: the best first long weapon. Cost: varies with the material. Among the choices are graphite, steel, rattan, waxwood and oak. From $15 to $80. |
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More staff photos click here | Some short videos of different staffs same moves |