Category Archives: Forms

Swinging Six Foot Sticks

While the sun will allow us, we’ll be going outside and learning a staff form this summer.  Why?  Because swinging around a six foot stick is super fun (though you wouldn’t know it from how bored I look in the … Continue reading

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Analysis

There’s a time to think about technique and a time to apply technique.  The training floor provides a space to do both.  Forms can be a unique opportunity to think about technique.  Forms can also be a series of dance … Continue reading

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Analysis

There’s a time to think about technique and a time to apply technique.  The training floor provides a space to do both.  Forms can be a unique opportunity to think about technique.  Forms can also be a series of dance … Continue reading

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Analysis

There’s a time to think about technique and a time to apply technique.  The training floor provides a space to do both.  Forms can be a unique opportunity to think about technique.  Forms can also be a series of dance … Continue reading

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Sources

There’s a bit in the form Mo Sam Do (Third Martial Way) that we call “the matador section”.  It consists of two arm drags and a choke.  I chose this particular section to drill this week because we have been … Continue reading

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