Getting a beginners Rope Dart Tutorial | Doug Swift Loves Kung Fu
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- For a while, I have quite liked the idea of learning a Kung Fu Weapon but they have all looked a bit dodgy for my back. Rope Dart is probably the best option for me as it's less energetic than most of the weapons. Less twisting, jumping and smashing. I roped my friends Angeliki and Olivia into getting a beginners Rope Dart Tutorial and to show me the ropes : ) We went through a few of the simpler techniques and the did a bit of target practice too
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I have be honest I have swung a Rope Dart before, this wasn't a completely fresh start. I've sold them in my shop for the last 15 years, so now and again I've picked on up and swung it about, but nothing serious. It was fun being shown Rope Dart although it was freezing cold and super windy. Definitely got another thing to practice now.
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I used to do this with a tennis ball at the end. I got quite good with it too. After hitting my siblings and parents several times it was confiscated
Haha fair enough, maybe letting hitting next time and then you may be able to keep it
Tennis ball is actually pretty good when you're just starting in my opinion. It doesn't quite have the heft that you'll need to get used to but it helps a lot with just getting a feel for the motions.
Make a new one
I made a trainer with paracord and the barrel plug of a paintball gun...
I used a stone on mine
*GET OVER HERE!*
I didnt think about that
Scorpion is arrive 😁
Scorpion.......Wins!!!!!
MK.
Had a feeling someone was gonna say it 😂
*subzero wants to know your location*
it took me the entire video, and then looking at the location, to realise this whole thing happened like 20 minutes walk from my house. trippy.
OOO you should come to my class, I'm thinking of starting one in the new year.
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu That works out pretty well, my new years resolution is to start a martial art.
2020 taught everyone Kung Flu
@@xxdogsouljaxx damn
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu that aged horribly, quarantine and all.
I have never looked up anything regarding Rope Darts.... but Im okay with this
I made my own just to practice, it is so satisfying smashing targets other than myself with it. Thank you for the video as I am learning alot more about it
Yeah loads of fun, keep the the training!
How did you make one?
@@jeffmorlen6504 It looks on me right on the screen here, Xolette has some idea (th-cam.com/video/RivBQxTVxYg/w-d-xo.html), basically monkey fist. Seriously, don't go with any hard weight at first because I did today, clocked my shin and my dick and it was very unpleasant, 0.5kg piece of steel can land like Thor's hammer.
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu did you learn the frist move from the intro ?
i'd either lose my teeth or crush my nuts, great to watch though
Haha yeah I think so too, have to be super careful
guy: "lazy man's weapon"
girls: *visible disaproval and disgust*
Speak for yourself, I’m a girl and rope darts sound f’n awesome!
(Meanwhile my boring ass is just sitting over here with a spear)
ROPE SPEAR.
@uncletigger TH-cam is a horrible reference though lol. But spear does NOT beat sword. Person beats person. Both weapons can very effectively destroy each other. Especially if one persons intent is to destroy their opponents weapon to disarm them.
@uncletigger This post feels like a literal shit show. Army reserves means nothing here. And a year of kendo doesn't mean much. That is about 1-2 belts worth of training traditionally. Saying that your bokken (regardless of stance) was "impossibly fast" is pretty BS. Especially considering they are about the same weight (bokken vs butterfly blade). If he couldnt strike you and you could him then i guarantee it had nothing to do with experience or length of weapon. He was just simply unskilled. And if he couldnt get his guard up, well another huge proof he was unskilled as guard should be maintained at all times ESPECIALLY with butterfly blades.
Spear vs most swords comes down to the people using the weapon. ANY person using a METAL sword vs a WOODEN haft on a spear can damage the spear enough to render it useless. The goal when using a shorter weapon is to wear down the opponent using a longer one. Or destroy their weapon. All longer weapons are more susceptible to damage that renders them useless in contrast to smaller weapons built for durability.
As for your reference to using shiai with a bokken to counter butterfly blades, did you see that somewhere? Army reserves dont train with bokkens, and most kendo schools dont until after 6 belts. And uhm, butterfly blades counter ANY katana stance beautifully. Especially considering they are designed for a significant defense that would destroy the edge on 90% of katanas. And completely obliterate a bokken.
20 years of martial arts and a blacksmith here. But again that experience means nothing. In weapons training, if you actually ever do any, one of the basics is training against weapons of various lengths.
In short everything you said is BS or stems from opinions of someone with no actual training
@uncletigger I am so sorry that i was rude to you. Someone who is clearly full of shit regarding subjects that have clearly been pieced together by a lack of knowledge. For if you had been knowledgeable you wouldnt have spelled out all of this detail trying to convince someone that already called you on your shit. Anyway on to the response.
That wall of text is sickening when its full of so much BS. As you so eloquently put it "Child", your story is made up. Claim facts all you want. Your shinai wouldnt be near fast enough even with range compared to a trained martial artist with butterfly blades. ESPECIALLY when the mass of your training came from the shit the Army reserves teaches. So somewhere is a whole lot of BS. Be it you or this "trained" flatmate.
@uncletigger Btw, cheeky little person from a race of women looking men is INCREDIBLY rude as well as hatefully racist. Not that it bothers me in the least seeing as we are likely of similar nationalities. Seeing as how I am european, native american and irish. But by all means, i will get fucked, means even less coming from someone as full of shit as yourself
The amount of skill that these two have is astounding. And the speed at which he picks up the basics of this unusual weapon also seems very impressive.
Yeah man, the girls are good, they train really hard
seriously like he seemed natural at it
I never thought I would ever find such an amazing tutorial, that is positive reinforcing of my favorite Naruto weapon. When Gara becomes a teacher, and you see feel the compassion he has for his student, it gets me misty eyed just thinking about it. “I used to be the kid that wanted to pick up the heavy club (or Mace 😉) A Chakra fill ty to all involved.
Me: [swing, swing, swing, swing, *clUNK*]
dies
You forgot the ahhhhhhhhhhh!
@@euhandrake434 insert Wilhelm scream here
MalevolentMee Productions I would probably poke my own eye out some how
MalevolentMee Productions well ouch
"So basically u put it on your neck and then panic tryna get rid of it" 😂😂
Scorpions dart special moves need to be these... not just "get over here!!"
Haha thanks man
He actually does a bunch of things with it now.
Have you played mk11?
Mk11 more improve About Dart Rope now.
Death spin was my favorite move
Imagine this but full speed in a fight, so badass
You ever played mortal kombat? It's not 100% realistic, but cool nonetheless. Scorpion uses it and it's been his main weapon since the 90s.
I’ve been interested in this since I saw Jackie Chan swinging a horseshoe on a rope, but Tonfa are still my fave.
I think the neck bit is to prevent enemies from grqbbing the dart, since you can pull it closer and shorten it all at once.
this is like YOYO extreme
With a little more chance of a hospital trip
Lol
Yo-kwon-do
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu Nah hospitals wouls steal your kunai with chain
This video is pure gold !!!!
I hope you are enjoying Kung Fu. I just found your channel.
It appears you already did what i have not, actually made it to shaolin.
Hey man, from your sub it meant I found your channel too. Looks like you've been making videos for ages. Not sure how I missed you. I love going Shaolin, it's really good to go and train there. Although I train in a school down the road now.
Saving this for later. Thinking of switching some LED poi into an LED rope dart. This looks fun to practice
Everybody gangsta till that thing smacks them anywhere lol
hope she keeps practicing and gets casted into a movie
Haha I'll tell her to get auditioning
Kill bill had a weapon sort of like this, if anyone remembers, except on the end was a mace... with steel spikes I believe. Now THAT'S a destructive toy
@but why The slim one
Ez money I used to do this all day with a yo-yo 😹
The name checks out.
In watching this, look more like trying to learn the meteor hammer, though the Dart and Hammer have similar styles if not the same. None the less good practice.
It's a very awesome weapon! I've trained and learned (still learning) 9 section chainwhip, which is often seen as a prerequisite to rope dart. Learning Rope Dart now, and it's like a snake that'll attack you if you don't do it right. 😂😂
Very awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Yeah it just can't help itself smacking you where you least expect. Comes around from nowhere
Scorpion will be impressed
I'm seriously impressed if this was genuinely your first go at it.
Would love to see more rope dart videos from you like this. Really enjoyed it.
Even tried to reach out to the guy about custom rope dart head but never heard back.
Hi Psyren, I'll do another at some point, I'll have to finished the form they showed me at least, and it was fun smashing stuff too. Watch this space. Also I'll see Bert tomorrow I'll give him a nudge for you.
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu Awesome can't wait to see it. Just got started back into practicing rope dart and have rewatched this video a lot to help me back into the basics. Keep up the great work. Appreciate that, I messaged him on facebook.
I dont know if it's combat effective, but damn it looks so cool. And definitely lethal. Damn
This looks awesome and scary at the same time
In the 1980's the wushu team said only crazy people did the rope dart. For safety,
One word...MOTORCYCLE
HELMET 😀. Does this proves that the British are a little off balanced? 😋😋
Two words.
Low blow
Lol, I taught myself and brought a rubber rectangle and a rope to the swim locker... you can probably guessed what happened next😂
Ah yes the ol' improvised butt plug
Algorithm check... who else had 2 previous chain whip vids randomly that brought us here?
Here's a good one for a laugh....I was working 3rd shift at a box store, cleaning up when I noticed a display chain in the trash. It had
1"/3" links, so I took it home and put together a whip chain. The handle end and the " bullet " end are made from an old fancy chair leg, each section was 6" long. One of our teachers in the Kwoon seen it and was surprised when he realized that I actually used it. It is fun to use! 😀.....And just because I had the chain, I put a 6" " bullet " on a 20 ' small link(?) tow chain.....I haven't gotten the nerve up to even try to use the monster as a rope dart.😲
I made it 21 years ago. I have studyed Kung Fu for over 41 years now.
Try it try it, send me a video of it. Sounds amazing
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu Idont know much about the internet. My daughter got me my first smart phone at age 64....it has been "interesting." My daughter will try to film it and put it on the internet.
I would love to come and have a practice with you guys. I started with Meteor Hammer technique a fews years back, but never found anyone to practice and share skills with, especially nearby in Brizzle!
Hi Xanth, was thinking about setting up an open training session in the new year. Getting lots of Kung Fu people together and training their own stuff. I'll probably put the details out on my Facebook page when I get it organised.
Kinda wanted to see a full version of the beginning clip
I'll pull it out, see if I can find it
I never knew Billie Eilish could do rope darts
Good video thank for tutorial 😉
Hello, wasn't meant to be a tutorial ha ha only for myself I guess. But glad it was useful all the same. Just just my friends having some fun with the Rope Dart. I did really like it though. Definitely like to keep it up
They really just sat there and took all of the roasts on the rope dart
Behold! The yoyo... OF DEATH!
Yeah, it hurts a lot when you get clonked on the head. Makes a nice lump
I’m pretty good at this but because I don’t trust myself I’ve got a teddy bear on the end of my rope
Scorpion is blushing !
Pretty good video, now in this Quarantine I want to learn this ans actually I'm becoming familiar with the basics
Glad it was helpful!
"Just not my cabbages..."
"smash the cabbage!!!"
Aye fr tho don’t try this at home I did a few years ago and almost smashed my head😂
Yep, smashed head is a big possibility everytime, along with smashed shins, elbows, and pretty much every other body part.
Definitely do it at home. Over and over and over again until you start to smash your head less!
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For men, a smashed head is the second worst thing to happen. At least youll black out. A low blow would leave you basically catatonic for who knows how long...
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu agreed especially those parts of your anatomy you might be really fond of and are more prone to pain and damage more than others...
This is very cool. Just started to learn recently... how was your journey?
Ok, I will for sure follow you if you will train and learn this weapon and art😊. I would love to learn it myself, so when you get more into this, I hope you will show us some tricks, tell us what to do and not, small details and so on🙏😁✌
To the ten people who disliked this video . . . why?
So great to see more ropedart and especially target practice on the internet. Love it
The target practice was lots of fun, and quite addictive. Could definitely get into that, leave some of the fancy twirly stuff and just get accurate and more power!!!
These chicks are damn good! Also, real intelligent choice for a target stand! Lolz 😒
Ha ha yeah got to use whatever you can
You are so right.. the face of my eagle dart looks more like a smashed chicken now ..
Do you do Taijiquan? or Xingyi or Baguazhang? I'm thinking that they're less nasty to the back.
I do a little Tai Chi for fun, but nothing serious. Just when I'm in the UK. and yes very good for my back. Xingyi and BaGua would not be so good. Too much stamping in one and too much twisting in the other
Once you practice enough, I'd LOVE to see you doing fire dart. It really is way too much fun. Just make sure you find some training in fire performances first though. Lol
First time ever watching your video and I am impressed. You're such a fast learner!
One is a dart one is a hammer
If you want to die in a fight....learn this "skill"..
Ha Ha, think you're right. Although if you did enter a fight with one of these you should probably be arrested.
Well rope dart is more of a dance than a typical martial art, but you cannot really dismiss a weight at the end of a chain or rope from being a potentially dangerous and very useful in a fight. Look at Kusarigama for an example
Almechik the fuck are you talking about?
A dance?
Precision accuracy is achievable with rope dart.
Also, there is this thing called “trapping”.
Please stick to the couch if you don’t train.
@@fyneyoungstunna So salty, lol. What Almechik was getting at, that this weapon is just less effective than many others, no matter if he trains or not, this is easy to see.
Arelias less effective....yeah, as i said before: if you do not train, or are an armchair warrior...refrain from ignorant speculation.
Getting serious kill bill vibes from these two ladies lol. Really though this looks like a very difficult style to master, but it’s very beautiful nonetheless.
You're exactly right, their Kung Fu is really good. and yes it's hard to get good at rope dart
I really appreciate pointing out the proper posture use here . Having the stark difference helps me learn easier . Thank you!!
Well... we all already know who kratos learned how to fight from
Dude ur such a fast learner
Thanks for this nice video! I built a rather safe training device using a rope and a tennis ball. Works nicely. Now, I need to train... :-)
Thanks Michael, I always found tennis balls are too light. Almost harder to use, but then a shot to the back of the head is much softer
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu Indeed, they are very light. But with a relatively thin rope (~4mm paracord) it gets some reasonable speed...at least for me :-)
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu I found that "throwing tree bags" used for landscaping work are perfect weight wise and are relatively safe. They can weigh between 200g- 300g (my brass meteor hammer head is 250g) and consist of a rubber pouch filled with beads. It's very forgiving if you make a mistake because the force spreads out when it hits an object (my shin stung a little, but no bruising).
Even with a bad back, many of the other weapons can still be practiced without twisting forces onto your back.
The forms we see in “forms competition” are choreographed to look good.
To do that, they sweep the staff left & right through quite a wide angle.
Depending what you want to learn weapons for. If just for practice, and possibly turning everyday objects into useful weapons in times of need, you don’t need to sweep the staff that way.
In fact, one concept in martial arts is efficiency & conservation of energy.
So once your staff is moving/rotating, you generally want to keep it rotating in that same direction until you diverted the direction elsewhere, or you Fa Jing into an explosive strike. (and the energy is spent & gone)
When we rotate WITH the staff, we are not fighting its motions. There should not be “twisty energy” exerted on our spine.
(Same reasons that kick combo’s tend to move in a direction that connects easily from one to the next, not changing direction needlessly.)
Random Video Recommended #5
Start Position: Guy Snapping Chain Like Whip
Haha me too, I'm convinced TH-cam is trying to make me accidently me kill myself doing stupid shit.
Made a weighted paper kunai. Now I'm here
Great instruction video! I will definitely follow along some of those exercises!
If only there was a way to practice this without injuring yourself and destroying everything around you! ;) But no, I don't see any other way than to use a hard metal ball or pointy dart as weight. :)
There's loads of ways! My friend @bodydevelopmentuk makes rope balls that are knotted up into a Chinese puzzle. Looks a bit like a dog toy. They work really well. and I know some people put a tennis ball over the rope dart. Lots of options for less injuries
@@DougSwiftLovesKungFu The Monkey Knot..
also a tennis ball with two cuts loaded with coins or Sand then a rope threaded through the holes, Tied off and wrapped in tape can make a nice practice meteor Hammer that wont break your face.
Great video.. and nice job on learning so quick..
I have 3 questions, (1.Where did this originate from) (2.Is this a hobby or do people believe it as a way of self-defense) (3.Are there clips of this working as a tool for self-defense?).
Self defense? LOL
Just imaging pulling that out of ur pocket and preapearing and taking a 5m distance 😂
Pefperspray still better
Even though i used a chain whip to fight I actually learned some stuff from this 😅
That's good, glad it was useful. Didn't intend it as a tutorial video ha ha just me learning a new weapon and having fun with friends.
I constructed a rope dart with 550 cord and a bbq fork. My wife on the other handed was very upset at the amount on holes I've placed in the sheet rock. I've been forbidden to craft anymore "homemade" weapons
That sounds terrifying, the flying fork and the angry wife!
Probably best if you don't miss. Actually, with a dodgy back, you should learn de-escalation skills.
I've always been interested in cane but I never see anything for it.
Came here watching a guy whipping a chain
Sup :D?
Attach this to a sword pommel. End them rightly repeatedly.
I would like to see this in full combat mode/practical application.
Then,watch ejen ali the movie.There is one female character that using meteor hammer as her weapon to attack her opponents
Ever tried the Jugger chain? While it's a lot different, it also has similarities (fe. used in a full.speed team tag sports, and it's a 3.20 m long rope ... see a basic tutorial here: th-cam.com/video/kDwG85Y1514/w-d-xo.html ). The Jugger Chain uses a much bigger softball at the end. If you try it, it would be interesting to hear how much you could transfer from your Rope Dart skills!
I’m more of a swordsman..feels like just yesterday I was a kid swinging a stick at the weeds and bushes around my house and practicing my swordsmanship ahh how the time fly’s
This is perfect for lazy person like me
I've certainly flicked a dart around a few times. It's fun as heck.
I made one of these with a really heavy homemade knife at the end, I have been able to sink it into a couple trees.
That 2 girls are so gorgeous. too much gorgeous than i expected.
This is your coolest video yet. Makes me want to try rope darts, except our nearest head injuries unit is too far away!
Ha Ha head injuries are a real concern, as are all-other-parts-of-the-body injuries. Apart from ruining my back so I'm in!!
You can use styrofoam with a weight inside for a good swing and ductape around it to keep it from crumbling into pieces 😉
Yeah nice, smart!
I've actually made a LARP boffer version of the meteor hammer with a somewhat small steel ball trapped in a monkey knot and then covered with an icosahedron made from thick EVA foam for extra safety. It worked great and I never managed to hurt anyone with it
It's like Gogo from Kill Bill. Also from Ninja Assassin ( best action film so far ).
You would do well to learn a staff. Most wil help with core and coordination/connection “ging “
Never before had I thought self-defense could look so relaxing.
Yeah exactly thats why I like it, have a breather while still training
It just take one hard swing to the head, and welcome to neverland.
It does happen
Im using this with a back stratcher stick and a rope from my pants
Works pretty well
Black hoodie was embarrassed at first but as soon as she started showing off her martial arts that embarrassment went out the window
Great watch
lots of times martial arts are used to build self confidence.
looks like one of those weapons your enemies can use to drag your dead body away after they kill you .
hmmm it looks cool and all but how practical is it in a fight? throwing it towards them yeah maybe but when swinging it around wouldnt it be hard to hit someone with the weight precisely? i see more chances of it missing when swung around and the rope hitting them and them being able to grab it or something no?
It'd be really hard to fight a person one-on-one with this, it would be a crazy thing to try and learn too. You'd get so many injuries and go through so many training partners.
Honestly it depends on the context. If it's a one on one old school fight in the middle of nowhere, then pretty effective. If you were surprised, outnumbered, or they also have a lengthy weapon, then a bit less effective. That is probably why the dragon's tail was created. Replace the dull but pointy dart with a mid sized blade, and you get a pretty effective practical weapon. Close range with the blade, mid range with the rope. Plus, the rope can tangle them and be used as a trapping weapon. Hope this helps you think in the right direction! 😊
In fact, it is not a weapon for u to use as main weapon in a face to face fair fight.
it is just use for emergency. because it is so easy to carry and hide.
in chinese we say 「鏢打回頭」. it means it hits look back. because it need to swing to throw. so it is suit for u to hit someone who is chasing u.
emmm..... u can call it a throwing knife that can recycle which has a insidious flying track.
for example. it can go out from your back when u bow. or u put your hand on your head and it throw out from your underarm. etc
@@suigetsudaifuku ohhh ok ok that makes alot more sense. thanks for your answer!
@@nitenite8946 true that i didnt think of replacing it with something mid size. thanks!
Yo, im gonna make one of these
It's pretty easy to make a rough one, not too much work
This just in: "Rope dart is the lazy man's weapon."
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My skills.................I’m just an infant. 😂😂😂
Haha i'm so rubbish at Rope Dart, need to get practicing more.
Wait. What?
OP doesn’t like chain whip, but likes rope dart? They’re practically the same thing!
Propabli the moust dificukt weapons tu master...
LEGAL...
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Fun fact guys in Mortal Kombat, Scorpion's weapon is a 100% a rope dart but just with a different name in the game instead of real life name aka Rope Dart.
Wat the hell .. there is a gun
People who passively do this with headphones
I want to learn rope dart,but using ball or maybe something else...
After seeing this it doesn't look so hard.
How much time you was actually practicing?
me:"mom,i want yoyo!!"
mom:"we have yoyo!!"
yoyo at home:.....
If only😭
I think I'm gonna try making one of these. This looks fun.
7:48 GET OVER HERE!