Martial Art Bo Staff Techniques : Bo Staff Palm Spin Techniques

[Spasti01]

Hi, what bo do you use? Can you send me a link for the staff? Thank you in advantage.

[MissFizzy93]

i always wanted to learn how to use a bo.. but i live in belgium so there aren't much schools for that.. your vids look like they could teach me alot.. so thnx.. ^^

[AngelBiLove]

Why is he so focused on impressing people instead of HURTING PEOPLE D: I WANNA KICK SOME ASS not make people go "oh nice trick you learned, circus monkey"

[seanzee95123]

People are incredibly idiotic, always bashing any skill saying it's not useful. In reality, there's many things you do in life that you might call a "talent", that are completely useless.

However, everything you do in martial arts has a purpose. None of it is useless.

The art of a bo staff is utilizing distraction, disguise, and speed while striking your opponent.

These "tricks" allow for un-paralleled control of your weapon and a devastating advantage over your opponent.

[fearfrozen75]

is this just for show cuz i cant think of a reason why this would be good ina fight because u basicly let go of ur weapon. this is only a question im not saying this is bad or anything

[paradee12]

haha i practice with a broom :D

[SuperAl186]

rubbish explanation didn't slow down To show us how to do it

[Csol15]

I don't see the point in this technique explain plz? =/

[anonymous133711]

@Csol15 fancy moves for demos

[nkaujci]

@Csol15 Spinning in anything is just for looks. never use that kind of spinning tech in a real fight. a skilled fighter can knock the Bo staff out of ur hand when ur spinning it or when throwing it around like a Baton

[WhiteTiger7789]

@nkaujci it was said back in the martial arts era in the chinese dynasty, a master of the bo staff could spin it so fast that he could actually block arrows. there was a purpose, but no more.

[mariconcitose]

@nkaujci

first: it is a way to learn to let it become a part of you. in a real fight it's a bad day for a fighter who doesn't know his weapon. what do you call skilled?

second: It's disguise for your real intentions. where's he gonne strike? i dunno, he's spinning all the time.

third: this works for any kind of martial arts. boxers moving. taekwondoin jumping. they should save their breath, right? no, they spend it to send invitations that your pros would take only to loose.

[jakiro127]

R u a filipino???

[saifkako]

goood jop man u very well

[sorinash95]

I started to learn these tricks and I'm getting good at this one.

Thank you very much for your videos,Caleb <3

[kijodragonfist60]

wait is that the g force bo staff

[cicciokun]

what kind of bo staff you use? can I find online?

[sdst100]

the first is called the index finger

[AyoMurdoc]

Thanks i tired it in front of a mirror and broke it.

[jhsolis]

Very good job, all your clips are very useful. Thanks for sharing.

[bloodloss46]

lol i have that same staff.

[Macro360]

It's not that I don't like this kinds of videos, but int that move useless in a fight.

[hatesphereB]

@Macro360 it's useful if you want to distract your enemy :D

[nomorefarleftbullshi]

@Macro360 yep but all these techniques train your co ordination, balance, body mechanics etc and stops you getting bored doing the "essentials only"

Its like saying hubud or chi sau is "pattacake" ... it all adds to the mix

[UltimateKing011]

i learned from riddick

[Keliiholokai89]

I did this and succeeded! with the result of a broken laptop =(

[coolfreaks101]

RAWR!!!! >:D

[SULIchronicles]

i used a tent stick and i love the way he adds everything together

[Pkpalusa]

this is fucking hilarious. I taught myself how to use a staff and this is exactly to every last detail how i did everything xD born expert or what? jk

[mrfaceless]

lmao "AYA!"

[nguyen4430]

He does it so perfect,it looks like it's a CGI!

[MDmerc1]

you will never use the palm move in a fight, you do that and you leave your self open to an attack,i guess its cool to show off, but in a bar fight and all you have is a pool stick, dont palm spin......ever

[pq0productions]

What kind of bo staff are you using?

[reef99red]

wow so many comments like: useless WTF!? if you where to look for a USE for every stance and every movement in martial arts it would all fall apart. Intimidation through demonstrating your competency with a weapon is a USE for this and getting to know your weapon and a feel for manipulating it is another USE!

So it is not useless and saying it is demonstrates your lack of knowledge in this area.

[MorendoCrescendo]

@reef99red Not if you use the right technique, there are styles that use no fancy movements, stances and spins apart from classical aspect, these have no use and in a fight can get you killed. There is no need to show your competency in anything other than a brutal strike to render the attacker indisposed. Saying these skills are useful shows your lack of knowledge. A fight should last no longer than 20 seconds, even if you only have a basic understanding of a style

[evergirl1231]

is this a part of karate or tae kwon do? or something else?

or is it its own thing

[Gemneroth]

@evergirl1231 Could be bojitsu?

xx

[knightmare1960]

Ayaa!!

[TonyVietBoi]

another reason to appreciate asians, we brought you cool awesome martial arts ;D

(No racism intended)

[kylehouse28]

aya

[kylehouse28]

aya

[showj0e]

Lol. 1:27... Gotta love the arbitrary "AYA" in the middle of his sentence.

[RommaChanda]

I taught my self to spin a pole around my hand its a lot easier and faster than his technique.

[jamesjdm]

um yeah but his technique is RIGHT. anytime a novice says "my way is easier" all i hear is, "I taught myself bad habits!!"

get real

[psychedashell]

@jamesjdm Old saying that crops up in many cultures 'There's more than one way to skin a cat' One of my father's friends told me he could spin a bo faster than I ever could, I didn't believe him, he popped his fake hand off, attached the clamp stub, locked the bo in and spun it loke a propeller, and no, I still can't top it. Never dismiss a trick until after you've seen it.

[5T0RML0RD]

Palm spin? Rofl

[jorumpl]

how dare he to release the bo or let it slip through his fingers, thats not really smart, imagine what happens in a fight when his bo gets struck in one of those moments - then hes fuckin defeated (or even worse), cause his bo is goin to fall to the ground

[jamesjdm]

you don;t use those moves for fighting. they are for demonstration-much like demo for swords involve spinning you would never do in a real fight. also, you can use those flashy moves before a fight before you close distance to tell your opponent what they are in for and to back off.

[AdrianCloud5513]

Hey Caleb, what kind of bo staff is that? That seems like a nice staff to practice on. I'm not in martial arts, and would just like to pick up bo staff techniques as a bit of a hobby. Thanks in advance if you can help me!

[AdrianCloud5513]

Also, what kind of staff would you recommend that wouldn't be too heavy? I'm about 5'11'' and I would preferably like to have a staff as tall as I am.

[hazza3]

White Oak Bo is a common type. Bos are usually 5ft long and 6ft long. There are others that are 6'6 long.

The one i have is 6'1 or 186cm.

Im 5'11 also and im doing alright with mine.

[barrusDemonPlucker]

Ideally you want a staff that will be about temple high, cut from a hard wood such as oak

[jgriff12345]

it looks like an XMA bo and their pretty expensive i would just get a light traditional bo that u can practice with because it will get banged up

[bowmasterpigo13]

nice your like pro how many other videos have u have u wont to watch them all im starting to learn the bo staff thank

5/5

[jackness88]

DbAIRtayTAY i go to an amazing school so be quiet about my school

[dephconn24]

bo staff comes almost natural to me

i guess i have natural hand dexterity

[fullmetal891]

bo staff is pretty easy, try kamas or nunchucks then tell me that u have hand dexterity

[dephconn24]

i do nunchaku (which is the right name...not nunchucks) also

started with bo staff then started nunchaku also

[5T0RML0RD]

your right, but i'd rather use a bo staff (more range) :)

[Grigeral]

How are these beginning moves? For starters, I just started on the Bo Staff today, along side the Tonfa. We spent about 30 minutes just learning entering a fighting stance, holding the thing and strikes/defences.

Before you can start swinging it you need to know how to hold it. Failing that and someone is going to get injured according to what my sensei claimed. Aside from the fact that he's holding it with his hands in diff directions. I was told that was a critical no.

Different styles?

[Cheuvin]

dude.. you start doing the 'beginner moves' when you learn how to hold the staff. It is not like a 'stance' is the same as a 'move'

[Grigeral]

Well, like I say, I have just started Bo :P. I don't know what counts as a tough move or an easy one. It just 'looks' complicated for a beginner one.

[NeOublieMenteith]

I think the opposing hand directions are meant to aid in the spins because it can't be done any other way. I think for strikes how you hold it is more a matter of style.

[GreenGold33]

This guy has a whole series of videos that teach progressively harder techniques. His earlier videos have already taught how to hold the staff.

[spartanace7777]

This move is obviously for show ONLY. However, practising this skill is a good way for one to get used to his or her staff. In a combat situation, if you pull this maneuver you're gonna get your ass kicked.

[jackness88]

nice moves. im a green belt at shaolin self defense centers and i do staf too and iim pretty good but not as good as u. keep on makin staff vids and make other weapon vids too

[DbAIRtayTAY]

then you arent studying from a good shaolin sifu.

[RyderX2007]

its much easier to practise somewhere outside, where you can see your own shadow..that helps me to do some badass spins over my head

[AurumenK]

not too bad, but way too dangerous for combat I always get my spear knocked out of my hand then I get beat up

[Dall5000]

I'm guessing this is for performance and not combat? Because I'm having problems with heavyer staff.

[Kadzait1]

Dont attempt it which is my suggestion. I have to use a weight bar with is 15-20 pounds and tricks like the instructor is showing isnt worth it with a heavy staff. As you can see he uses a light staff, it would be hard enough having an opponent and trying to focus on the heavy staff not flying out of your hands.

[BrokenHeartRomantic]

I have to agree with lukil45. I highly doubt you'll be wanting to put the staff between your fingers during any spar or skirmish. He does seem to know what he's doing though.

[Adrius91]

Hmm... he's probably using one of those superlight bo staves right? My red oak one is a bit heavier.

Or maybe he's just particulary badass :D I'm not on this guy's level by far...

Palm spins still feel a bit risky to put in a rapid form for me, ah well, practice practice practice...

[Kadzait1]

He used a eskrim( if thats how you spell it.) staff there. I never ever saw someone in eskrima use the palm spin, not even while they practice their combat moves. Its a kitty move to them.

This is definitely a show move.The only guy who could pull this off in combat would be chuck norris... :)

[lukil45]

useless but Well-trained

[reef99red]

How is this useless?

What constitutes as USE!?

[s3ntimental]

palm spins are useless xD

only for show(-off)

[LostKitsuneRonin]

It's mainly used to show your opponent your control and weapons that spin, move quickly, and have silk and such attached to them are extremely distracting to eyes and it will get you off guard

[JonahGui]

just lik nunchucks, flashy moves, then smackk

they're out lik a light. =D

[LostKitsuneRonin]

exactly lol cept nunchaku are quicker yet much shorter range

[mrgn53]

I would like to know the name of the bo and where you can get it

[lnkiki9]

yeah me too^^

[12GaugeLosAngeles]

useless... in.... reality. good visual, but still gay.

[reef99red]

Good visual, but still gay!?

Such harsh criticism from a grandmaster of martial arts such as yourself!?

[Naraku1987]

We do the same exercises in Kobudo ( uchi komi). What kind of Bo is that I've only ever used the normal hard wood Bo's. Are these heavier/ lighter??

[milesmohammed]

very very nice where do you have your school

[daivondays]

lol

[JohnnyLuuVietnam]

um... i did that and i use my mom miror. thing got out of hand and i broke 3 of my mom vaises

[eldewencalewiel]

haha...i do that all the time..and you should hear my mum screaming...its hilarious...

i broke my mirror and this one window even...

[webslinger1]

Nice tricks. I was waiting for the martial art techniques though did they get cut off?

[Aheyne]

LOL. I love you.

[Murphator]

as hard as it is, it's one of the easiest forms to learn aside from knife and escrima. but that's only in my experience

[Thorolf9]

this guy isn't full of himself like a lot of people you see on youtube, and he's actually good :)

[marine09666]

Great Video Thanks

[dannysuru]

I just went outside and tryed the palm spin

not I have a lump on my head

guess its a bit harder than it looks

[dexterclayton]

ayahhh!

[trigunner87]

dude thats awesome haha

[lungtee]

thanks for sharing mate !!

[jasmonsteryo]

Thay,s allsome thank,s for teaching me

[NinjaNovice3232]

thats hot