Matt, I really appreciate the way you break it down for us. Did you notice that at around 54" when you do the front spin in the other direction you add an extra 1/2 spin between hand changes?
Daniel O'Brien someone else pointed that out too. I never noticed before but now I’m more aware! That’s the best part of video - it is a powerful teaching and learning tool. I’m always trying to learn, and I appreciate your and everyone else’s feedback!! Thanks!
@@pasquinilli- Thanks for the reply. I'm a musician and I first noticed the timing difference. Then I slowed the video down to .25 speed and watched it very carefully to confirm what my musician's intuition had already told me. (I was feeling a triplet rhythm of: L - R, L - R for the first spin, but an even four feel of: R - L -, R - L-, for the second.) I've only been playing with a bo now for two weeks but am having a lot of fun attempting the techniques you demonstrate in these videos. Please keep 'em coming! - Daniel
Daniel O'Brien haha. Thanks! I think I’ve been adding a spin for years if not from the beginning and I never noticed until someone pointed it out. I love the fact that your musicians eye caught it! Thanks for sharing. Keep training it only gets more fun!
@@pasquinilli Yesterday my bos arrived, (I've been practicing with a PVC pipe I cut to 5'6".) As a result of our conversation, I've experimented with spinning 540° as well as 720° for the complete hand change and doing so in both directions. I've also played with having the second hand on-top and underneath, crossing over/under and staying on the same side. All of them seem to have their advantages and disadvantages, but none feel unnatural or wrong.
Thank you for this training. I had a stroke & my memory is fragmented. This is like rifle & bayonet training again at Cherry Point, actually better for today's problems.
Ahaa you do have a vid about the grabbing of the staff by the bad guy.. While sparring i found that the one with the most leverage always wins in a tug. ..another question, how to keep a dog at bay (not danage it too much at first) with the jo staff. Any pionters? Dogs can pose a menace for way walkers.. Cheers, very usefull video again!
Thanks! I’ll be making more of these videos soon! Dogs are like people, if you can control the head, you control the dog. Put the tip of the staff in its face, if it is more aggressive, hit it hard on the nose. Worst case, shove the staff in its jaws and push back as far as you can.
Thanks Donald. It goes both ways! I had grown disillusioned teaching younger and younger kids with softer and softer parents over the years. I decided to put all my curriculum here online for free and then maybe go do something else. But this TH-cam channel continues to connect me to people who really love and desire to train in the martial arts that I fell in love with so long ago. So you guys inspire me way more! And I thank you!!
Thank you mister mat Phillips you have given me so much and I want to thank you for giving what you have learned and mastered know that you are greatness martial arts is the love of my life and that fire is within me and I'm going to grasp it with the staff and love with nature ocean water Earth and fire that burns within us love you guys and who you are
@@pasquinilli disney give lucas arts well back to lucas arts. A note, when im practicing the figure 8 spin sometimes the staff hits my pants and causes me to drop are you suppose to have one foot back or both feet in a wide stance?
THANK U FOR , THE TEACHING .!!!!! . 🙏🏾🚨🙏🏾!!!!!. ..A GOOD WAY TO DEFEND YOURSELF . !!!!! .REMINDS ME OF [ ENTER THE DRAGON 🐉 ] .!!!! WITH ( BRUCE LEE ) CLOSE TO THE END .!!!! . .😎🚨😎👍....
@@pasquinilli Hello I'm just starting, I'm guessing I would warm up and practice my spin's with Oak and then switch to rattan to practice my strike's because I don't want to break my nice Oak.
Gavin haha. I understand how you feel. But start with the lighter staff for spins and then also spin with the oak but after a few minutes lubricating and warming up the joints with rattan. On strikes, use the oak for striking in the air to work on technique and then switch to rattan when you make contact. That’s how I would do it.
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You have an amazing way of teaching. God bless you
Thank you. God bless you! Keep training!
Thank you for making this. I've been learning bo staff and this is exactly what I needed!
Michael Una that’s awesome. Thank you for watching. Keep training!
Cool!
Grant Gauthier thanks!
Matt, I really appreciate the way you break it down for us. Did you notice that at around 54" when you do the front spin in the other direction you add an extra 1/2 spin between hand changes?
Daniel O'Brien someone else pointed that out too. I never noticed before but now I’m more aware! That’s the best part of video - it is a powerful teaching and learning tool. I’m always trying to learn, and I appreciate your and everyone else’s feedback!! Thanks!
@@pasquinilli- Thanks for the reply. I'm a musician and I first noticed the timing difference. Then I slowed the video down to .25 speed and watched it very carefully to confirm what my musician's intuition had already told me. (I was feeling a triplet rhythm of: L - R, L - R for the first spin, but an even four feel of: R - L -, R - L-, for the second.)
I've only been playing with a bo now for two weeks but am having a lot of fun attempting the techniques you demonstrate in these videos. Please keep 'em coming! - Daniel
Daniel O'Brien haha. Thanks! I think I’ve been adding a spin for years if not from the beginning and I never noticed until someone pointed it out. I love the fact that your musicians eye caught it! Thanks for sharing. Keep training it only gets more fun!
@@pasquinilli Yesterday my bos arrived, (I've been practicing with a PVC pipe I cut to 5'6".)
As a result of our conversation, I've experimented with spinning 540° as well as 720° for the complete hand change and doing so in both directions. I've also played with having the second hand on-top and underneath, crossing over/under and staying on the same side. All of them seem to have their advantages and disadvantages, but none feel unnatural or wrong.
Great Video!!!!! Thank You!!!!! 🤠👍
Thanks Frankie!!
Very nice sir.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this training. I had a stroke & my memory is fragmented. This is like rifle & bayonet training again at Cherry Point, actually better for today's problems.
Well explained
Thanks Miguel!
Ahaa you do have a vid about the grabbing of the staff by the bad guy..
While sparring i found that the one with the most leverage always wins in a tug.
..another question, how to keep a dog at bay (not danage it too much at first) with the jo staff. Any pionters? Dogs can pose a menace for way walkers..
Cheers, very usefull video again!
Thanks! I’ll be making more of these videos soon! Dogs are like people, if you can control the head, you control the dog. Put the tip of the staff in its face, if it is more aggressive, hit it hard on the nose. Worst case, shove the staff in its jaws and push back as far as you can.
@@pasquinilli ok! Eh, thumbs pointing towards each other or both pionting forward for the low angle poke or sweep..?
spijkerpoes opposite grip for the sweep is best. Both works but opposite will always be stronger.
@@pasquinilli ok so opposite for sweep and pionting for poke.... that makes sense. Thanks man, nice having a wee chat👍
@@spijkerpoes haha you are welcome. Thank you!
Thank you you are awesome I love your videos read the comment you are an inspiration to us
Thanks Donald. It goes both ways! I had grown disillusioned teaching younger and younger kids with softer and softer parents over the years. I decided to put all my curriculum here online for free and then maybe go do something else. But this TH-cam channel continues to connect me to people who really love and desire to train in the martial arts that I fell in love with so long ago. So you guys inspire me way more! And I thank you!!
Thank you mister mat Phillips you have given me so much and I want to thank you for giving what you have learned and mastered know that you are greatness martial arts is the love of my life and that fire is within me and I'm going to grasp it with the staff and love with nature ocean water Earth and fire that burns within us love you guys and who you are
Awesome comment. I love your positive energy!!
So this is where darth maul trained
Haha. He’s here now getting ready for the new Obi Wan Kenobi mini series from Disney.
@@pasquinilli disney give lucas arts well back to lucas arts.
A note, when im practicing the figure 8 spin sometimes the staff hits my pants and causes me to drop are you suppose to have one foot back or both feet in a wide stance?
THANK U FOR , THE TEACHING .!!!!! . 🙏🏾🚨🙏🏾!!!!!. ..A GOOD WAY TO DEFEND YOURSELF . !!!!! .REMINDS ME OF [ ENTER THE DRAGON 🐉 ] .!!!! WITH ( BRUCE LEE ) CLOSE TO THE END .!!!! . .😎🚨😎👍....
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Ok
Matt. I want to buy staff from you? I've been studying 'self-taught for nine years the staff' but really learning from your tutorials.
That’s awesome! What kind would you prefer? Oak or rattan?
@@pasquinilli A rattan, would be great.How much? How do I pay you money card' credit card.
@@pasquinilli Hello I'm just starting, I'm guessing I would warm up and practice my spin's with Oak and then switch to rattan to practice my strike's because I don't want to break my nice Oak.
Gavin haha. I understand how you feel. But start with the lighter staff for spins and then also spin with the oak but after a few minutes lubricating and warming up the joints with rattan. On strikes, use the oak for striking in the air to work on technique and then switch to rattan when you make contact. That’s how I would do it.
how heavy is that bo staff?
I found a great, flexible Bo staff on Amazon. It is reasonably priced too! amzn.to/2WghieH