Shaolin Kung Fu weapon: basic staff moves

by monk Yong Wen contents: introduction to Shaolin staff 1. (2:35) staff grip methods: a palm down, a palm up (yin&yang hands), palms down (yin hands), etc. 2. (3:50) staff poking, and body movement methods : 3 pokings, 4 coordinations 3. (4:50) basic staff hitting methods: 1. hack (劈; pi) 2. raise/carry (挑; tiao) 3. lift (撩; liao) 4. cover (盖; gai) 5. scaffolding (棚架; peng jia) 6. penetrate (扎; zha) 7. poke (点; dian) 8. sweep (扫; sao) 9. bend down (扑地; pu di) 10. block (拦; lan) 11. hold (拿; na) 12. wind around (缠绞; chan jiao) 13. dodge (闪; shan) 14. subdue (降; jiang) 15. sticking (粘; zhan) 16. lean (靠; kao) theories of Shaolin staff: 4. 3 internal combinations, 3 external combinations (内三合 外三合) 5. characteristics of staff style 6. notice the staff moving direction 7. notice t