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It really is one of the things that makes this particular weapon art so neat. There are boundless potential ways to wrap the body and switch around the order of techniques and mix stuff together. The sky is the limit, it would seem. So it doesn't get boring, that's for sure.

Practice, practice, and *more* practice!

Thank you. And yes I just love the Autumn colors too.

Thank you my friend! 🙏

I think that was an adaption of the standardized 24 form for the cane. I liked that routine too.

Mount Konocti, right by Clear Lake.

These weapons truly are like a magician's act, the way they wrap you all up and turns out it all comes undone with the release of a loop... 13 years in and it doesn't cease to amaze me how cool this art is. I remember first starting and just wondering how on Earth some of these moves are even possible. It took me a while to wrap my head around it, let alone actually do it 🤭

Thank you so much, and glad I can be of any inspiration. Happy practice to you! Edit- I looked at some of your stuff. You're doing good! Keep up the good work. 😁

Thank you so much. And yes I have. Never seriously, but definitely a handful of times that let's just say got my attention.

Thank you my friend. 😁

Oh a time or two lol nothing too bad though 😅

Whips are pretty readily available. This one is a nylon paracord whip. I got it from Amazon years ago. But I would recommend getting them from a reputable maker. It's more reliable. If I were to get another nylon whip I would get it from Nick's Whip Shop. He makes good nylon whips and is easy to look up.

@@WhiteApeMA yeah that's the problem... finding one worth spending on that's made right . Karate Mart is pretty good but they don't have one .

Started at 18. 31 now. Going on 13 years. ^_^

@@WhiteApeMA nice you're very skilled how long are your practice sessions

Thank you so much! My practice sessions wax and wane in length and frequency. These days typically somewhere in the hour or two range, sometimes more when I can fit it in. Since I practice other things as well, I try to make time accordingly. But if I only do one thing on any given day, it's gonna be the rope dart or meteor hammer. It's my specialty and what I have done the most by far.

@WhiteApeMA I just started learning the Rope Dart/meteor hammer a few months ago.

That's incredible, really glad to hear it. It's a good time to just get out there and move with it. You can find a wealth of good rope dart content on here now, way more so than 13 years ago. All I had were the old Shaolin videos that have been up for a long time (which are still awesome), and just a small handful of videos otherwise. Nothing much to go on. Now there's all kinds of stuff out there about it. You can really learn to your heart's content. I'm open to requests, too. So if there's anything you want to learn and can't find, I'll try to get a video up about it.

Thank you, really appreciate that. More to come! ✌

Thanks so much! 😁

Heh... 🤭

Thank you! Really appreciate that 🙏

Thank you.

Thank you. This is a combo from Er Lu form. It's basically halfswording for the miao dao.

Truly was! 😁

Thank you!

Awesome to hear! 😁 And never heard of the Dart Arts Gathering. What is it?

Thank you so much! And yes it is. Good eye. Been there some, huh?

Thanks amigo!

The bo-shuriken throw is the one I'm the worst at out of the throws I did here lol. It is a solid throw but it definitely takes practice and feels different. Skanf is still relatively new to me too. Still moving my arm a bit much as it really is very little arm and all body, and such a quick little motion. It's not just a sidearm throw and it still feels like that for me. So that needs work as well. Classic is my go-to. The throw I've done the most over my ten on-and-off years of throwing. But it's nice to switch it up and branch out some. Skanf would likely be good out of the holster if you got good at it.

@@WhiteApeMA i think your bo-shuriken style is strong. I saw a solid throw here.

They're fun. You can't go wrong with something pointed on all sides.

Heck yeah man the Bo Shuriken throw is a cool one. Admittedly I am still not too great with it, but it's alot of fun to throw into the mix in a session. And thanks for letting me know about the quality. Really appreciate it.

None of the throws in this video were spin throws. Seems the resolution may have been poor on your end?

Well technically the classic throw can be done from any of the angles. So it would just be a variety of that. But yes, it would make for another short. Simply throwing from all the angles.

@@WhiteApeMA I'm just thinking of like how a Shuriken is thrown

Oh well yeah, those can be thrown in almost any way and stick everytime. Can't miss if there's a point on all sides lol

@@WhiteApeMA right but what I mean is throw the knife like you do the shuriken like a snap of the wrist backhanded

Challenge accepted. I'll have to try that in a future video!

Thanks! I certainly intend to. 😁

Thanks so much!

Pokémon trainer customization only gives me so many options... 😪

Haha oh totally. 😅

Thank you!

That's great to hear you're doing chain whip. I love chain whip too. Keep at it you got this!

I hardly can pick anything up without thinking of it in a martial way at this point. Every tool, stick, item of any kind, it's funny.

@@WhiteApeMA Your life is well on its way to becoming an anime at this point and frankly I approve of it.

Thanks! Definitely gonna be using this format sometimes, especially for stuff like this.

Thanks man! 🙏

Thanks! I agree. I have liked doing this one for some time now.