I have organized these basic Bo lessons in order 1-7. Grab your martial arts long staff and follow me! – Matt Pasquinilli
I applied for a business loan recently in response to this covronavirus stuff. The business loan process is long and I could only apply for a business loan over the phone, so the whole time I am waiting on hold for this bank’s business loan officer to take my business loan application, I am spinning my Bo. I don’t know if I will qualify for a business loan, but my staff spinning is much better! Thank you bank business loan agent!
I was watching television one night years ago and mesothelioma lawyer ads kept popping up over and over. What does that have to do with martial arts? In these mesothelioma lawyer ads there was a mesothelioma stricken victim who was walking with a cane. That lung cancer and mesothelioma lawyer commercial with the mesothelioma lung cancer patient using a cane reminded me of combat hapkido cane fighting that I had seen years ago at a martial arts tournament. Lung cancer and mesothelioma is no joke, and I’m not making light of the need for a mesothelioma lawyer, I’m just thinking of what got me started training in cane self defense so many years ago.
Yellow Belt Martial Arts Staff Curriculum Checklist – This level focuses mostly on Japanese Style Martial Arts Long Staff (note: continue to train all skills from the previous level.)
Spins – all spins must be done with both hands at least thirty seconds each hand.
Wrist rolls in both direction
One handed figure eight or infinity spin (endless spin) with wrist rolls on both side
Strikes And Blocks – All strikes done equally to both sides of body 30 seconds per strike. Hands facing opposite directions at shoulder length apart.
Front Stance, angle strike
Front Stance, horizontal strike
Front Stance, spear or thrusting strike
Back Stance, downward strike
Front Stance, upward strike
Back stance, upper block
Back stance, lower block
Back stance, side block
Basic Kata/Poomse/Form/Pattern 1 (this is the same kata as the white belt and should be done faster with more power.)
Bow, turn left into left foot front stance with high block and two upper strikes, one each side
Slide front foot into back foot, turn to opposite side and repeat in right front stance
Slide front foot into back foot and move to starting direction in left foot forward back stance
Crossing low block left, slide back foot forward into right foot back stance
Crossing low block right
Slide left foot into right, turn to left into left foot front stance and low block/ 2 low strikes
Bring left foot in and turn to opposite direction into right front stance low block/ 2 low strikes
Right foot in and turn toward back into left back stance, crossing low block left
Step into right back stance, crossing low block right
Right foot in turn left into left front stance crossing horizontal strike left
Left foot slides in and turn to right front stance, right crossing horizontal strike