I am an Okinawan Kobudo practitioner and the biggest difference I immediately noticed was the way these are being held. Traditionally the Bo is used in a 1/3 2/3 grip, whereas here it's one end. The starting reach advantage is obvious. Very interesting to see how the different styles handle the various situations differently. Thanks for putting up this video.
Well done. POV of someone with Japanese and Filipino staff background, but no quarterstaff. The historical and cultural narration over a stream of actual training, SO much better than the usual person standing before a camera doing nothing, followed by a single ten second demonstration, then more doing nothing. I really enjoyed this, and got a decent impression of how the staff is used.
We do use hand protection, but it is voluntary, and for some reason people dont like to use it. But we have started to insist that people wear hand protection now.
@@AngloSaxon1 I understand why they may not want to use hand protection, it can be heavy and you lose some dexterity. At the end of the day I'd much rather have that over broken fingers because I misjudged a block.
@@AlanStewart-k3u thank you, we practice like you could still use the weapon, to keep any weapons heritage alive I feel it must be practiced in a realistic way
I'm in a 13th C English armoured fighting group & I'm looking to learn pole arms, so just bought a 35 x 2,400 mm Tasmsnian oak dowel (only that & pine at my hardware store). I'll decide what size to go for & cut it to size, then start my quarterstaff journey. ❤
I might be wrong here but watching this video I feel like every time they frame with both hands to block a strike straight on it would be better to open the lead hand and change it's grip into a push or lifting motion before contact, allowing the fingers to move behind the staff. I'd suggest this because the margin of error when blocking and your opponent wants to hurt you along with the way a stick tends to slide down along another stick would tend to get your fingers whacked badly if done like shown here.
Hello, our stylist of quarterstaff is taken mostly from Silver, and the St George’s guard you mention is part of our interpretation of Silvers and other English Maisters guards. We find it a very useful guard. I can understand what you mean but the guard is very effective and it is part of what we feel is the most effective. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@AngloSaxon1 Huh, didn't even know there was a manual for it to be honest, it was just an observation made from practice. Out of curiosity though, you say this is effective but don't address the issues I stated, what's the reason you choose to do it like this instead despite of those points which I assume this St. George's guard addresses as well?
@@Karma8Kami When we use this guard, we slip the staff so that the gap between our hands widen so the opponents stick will always fall on the stick not our hands, we know it is effective because we bout a lot with speed and strength and this technique works very well. Yes, their are quite a few manuals that show the use of the Quarterstaff, I realise it may be done a different way in other systems. here are some sources for the quarterstaff, George Silver is one, Broadsword and Singlesticj by R.G Allanson Winn and C Phillips Wolley, Then by Zach Wilde, English master of defence.
@@AngloSaxon1could you pls elaborate? Who are the other masters? To me it looks like meyers halbe stange. But as he isnt british youre probably not refering to him
@@SoldierDrew yes I agree, the amount of force that a staff can generate ca easily kill an unarmed opponent and if you are wearing armour the percussive force will dent and put an armoured person down, how do I know this ? Because we have tried this against an armoured person
Hardly an "english" martial art isnt it? Its a bloody stick lets not claim it to be english. This is a primitive martial art used by levies for example, and used around the whole world. This particular style isnt even english. If you were to show short stick fighting you'd find more base. Good video and good representation, bad title
Thanks for watching, and replying. This particular art of the quarterstaff was developed in England and is still being practiced. I realise that every culture the world has ever seen has developed stick fighting arts, and many are indigenous to those parts of the world, such as bojutsu (Okinawa) and the Chinese staff, of which there are many variations, and European arts such as Jogo de pau. the art I am showing in this video, really was developed in England.
Do you make the same complaint about Filipino stick fighting? This is an English style. Sure every culture which had access to long sticks would have a long stick style, probably starting with Tahtib or whatever the Babylonians did. But this is an English version, from English sources.
@@kirklawson2218 Thanks for watching, im going to create a few more videos on English weapons as that is the art I practice, I am going to do one on English Pugilism which I am writing the script now.
I am an Okinawan Kobudo practitioner and the biggest difference I immediately noticed was the way these are being held. Traditionally the Bo is used in a 1/3 2/3 grip, whereas here it's one end. The starting reach advantage is obvious.
Very interesting to see how the different styles handle the various situations differently. Thanks for putting up this video.
We also hold the staff like in Bojutso and we call it half staffing
Well done. POV of someone with Japanese and Filipino staff background, but no quarterstaff. The historical and cultural narration over a stream of actual training, SO much better than the usual person standing before a camera doing nothing, followed by a single ten second demonstration, then more doing nothing. I really enjoyed this, and got a decent impression of how the staff is used.
@@monsterslayer4317 thank you, it means a lot to us
Very cool stuff. Keep up the good work
I'll have to practice with those old broom handles I have lying around. Thank you very much x very interesting x
@@juliemaddern thanks for watching
Interesting and informative. Many thanks.
Watching y'all trade strikes like that without any hand protection is REALLY stressing me out
We do use hand protection, but it is voluntary, and for some reason people dont like to use it. But we have started to insist that people wear hand protection now.
@@AngloSaxon1 I understand why they may not want to use hand protection, it can be heavy and you lose some dexterity.
At the end of the day I'd much rather have that over broken fingers because I misjudged a block.
Good video, Frank! Please do more!
I will, the next one will be about Pugilism
Not something I knew much about before this. Really interesting presentation. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching
2:19! Nice entry! Good strong command of the centerline.
@@AlanStewart-k3u thank you, we practice like you could still use the weapon, to keep any weapons heritage alive I feel it must be practiced in a realistic way
nice to see English culture celebrated
The last 600 years wasn’t enough for ya?
@@El-Comment-8-or In the UK, 600 years is not that long ago!
Well done mate!
Thank you
I'm in a 13th C English armoured fighting group & I'm looking to learn pole arms, so just bought a 35 x 2,400 mm Tasmsnian oak dowel (only that & pine at my hardware store). I'll decide what size to go for & cut it to size, then start my quarterstaff journey. ❤
Of course I immediately subbed your channel 😂
@@corvanphoenix Thank ou
If you need any advice on using the polearm, dont hesitate to ask
@@AngloSaxon1 Thanks very much!
Great video - thank you. Your website doesn’t seem to be working for me (was interested in learning more about your practice / school)
Our website is down at the moment, but here is a link to our latest video on Pugilism, we will have the website back up soon.
Here is the website englishmartialarts.org.uk/our-mission/
I might be wrong here but watching this video I feel like every time they frame with both hands to block a strike straight on it would be better to open the lead hand and change it's grip into a push or lifting motion before contact, allowing the fingers to move behind the staff.
I'd suggest this because the margin of error when blocking and your opponent wants to hurt you along with the way a stick tends to slide down along another stick would tend to get your fingers whacked badly if done like shown here.
Hello, our stylist of quarterstaff is taken mostly from Silver, and the St George’s guard you mention is part of our interpretation of Silvers and other English Maisters guards. We find it a very useful guard. I can understand what you mean but the guard is very effective and it is part of what we feel is the most effective. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@AngloSaxon1
Huh, didn't even know there was a manual for it to be honest, it was just an observation made from practice.
Out of curiosity though, you say this is effective but don't address the issues I stated, what's the reason you choose to do it like this instead despite of those points which I assume this St. George's guard addresses as well?
@@Karma8Kami When we use this guard, we slip the staff so that the gap between our hands widen so the opponents stick will always fall on the stick not our hands, we know it is effective because we bout a lot with speed and strength and this technique works very well. Yes, their are quite a few manuals that show the use of the Quarterstaff, I realise it may be done a different way in other systems. here are some sources for the quarterstaff, George Silver is one, Broadsword and Singlesticj by R.G Allanson Winn and C Phillips Wolley, Then by Zach Wilde, English master of defence.
@@AngloSaxon1 I see, thanks for the clarification.
I like those close quarter drills 1 :27
@@AlanStewart-k3u thank you
@@AngloSaxon1 You're welcome.
This looks like a fusion of mostly Silver with a tad of Wild.
Yes, we do use SIlver and some other English Maisters to guide our practice. Good Spot.
@@AngloSaxon1could you pls elaborate? Who are the other masters?
To me it looks like meyers halbe stange. But as he isnt british youre probably not refering to him
We all need to learn this X
Gostaria de ver esse estilo vs Jogo do Pau Portugues 🇵🇹
The quarter staff was a hand span in diameter?
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Fact: English quarter stave was more lethal against armored enemy than a sword was.
@@SoldierDrew yes I agree, the amount of force that a staff can generate ca easily kill an unarmed opponent and if you are wearing armour the percussive force will dent and put an armoured person down, how do I know this ? Because we have tried this against an armoured person
Hardly an "english" martial art isnt it? Its a bloody stick lets not claim it to be english. This is a primitive martial art used by levies for example, and used around the whole world. This particular style isnt even english. If you were to show short stick fighting you'd find more base.
Good video and good representation, bad title
Thanks for watching, and replying. This particular art of the quarterstaff was developed in England and is still being practiced. I realise that every culture the world has ever seen has developed stick fighting arts, and many are indigenous to those parts of the world, such as bojutsu (Okinawa) and the Chinese staff, of which there are many variations, and European arts such as Jogo de pau. the art I am showing in this video, really was developed in England.
Do you make the same complaint about Filipino stick fighting?
This is an English style. Sure every culture which had access to long sticks would have a long stick style, probably starting with Tahtib or whatever the Babylonians did. But this is an English version, from English sources.
@@kirklawson2218 Thanks for watching, im going to create a few more videos on English weapons as that is the art I practice, I am going to do one on English Pugilism which I am writing the script now.
@@AngloSaxon1 that's a pretty broad topic. Something of an area of interest and expertise for me.
It's the way it was done by the English, if you don't like that - then tough titty.