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A more advanced topic in this clip – how to apply the principles of the pole to emptyhand techniques. The pole movement mentioned in the clip is on page 37 to 38, TaijiKinesis Official Handbook Vol 4 – Learning Pole. The pole is a useful tool for training to generate power through an extended arm. When using the principle this way…

I shared this picture of Master Cheong Fook on my Facebook timeline. This posture is known as Beggar Asking for Rice from the advanced level pole form of Ngok Gar Kuen. The posture is one of those seemingly useless posture which has implications for the use of strategy in the use of emptyhands and weapons combat if you take the time to study it.

Pole eBook Question 3

Question – Using the movements in page 23 as one set, my shoulders start to ache at 20 sets. Going beyond 25 sets feel more like weight lifting than training power. The movements on page 23 are basically two major movements :- 1) Cut and thrust 2) Circling Since the second movement only involves minimal movement of the shoulders the root cause for the aching shoulders would probably be from the…

Pole eBook Question 2

The second question is whether there is a difference between using rattan, hardwood or even white wax. From my own experience :- a) Hardwood is the best for practicing southern style Chinese martial arts. Lovely heft, great for absorbing vibration when struck, good control. But they are heavy and not as easy to control especially if the pole you are using is too heavy for you b) Rattan – good…

Pole eBook Question 1

Received some questions on the pole eBook. Since they are good questions I will write a reply here instead. The first question is how to choose the weight of a pole? There’s no exact science here. I wish there was for example if you are X height, Y weight then you buy a pole in the A-B kg, C-D length range. Generally we choose a pole by feel. For example, if I go to a shop and I see a pole I am…