I love long tonfas too, Im 6'2 and really lanky, I can really tear it up with my 24inch pair! They were really hard to use at first, but eventually I got strong enough and comfortable enough with them as I was with my 20 inch ones, you know what they say, an inch longer is an inch stronger!
Good applications with the dao too, another of my favorite balanced weapons!
This is called the crutch. It is always longer than a tonfa although similar. Popular in Bak Mei and other systems. The longer style is a better fighting tool as the offence is better. The shorter ones are better for defense.
Very interesting Tse Sifu,a wee bit more practice with the gwai/tonfa is needed to do it more justice (Imho) although the one in use does look tricky to use as it appears quite long and cumbersome.
as a karateka, i cant wait personally to get stuck into tonfa..
btw, is there anything in chinese martial arts that resembles sai out of curiosity.
elgostine 11 months ago
Great stuff. Very rare to see a Gwai and Sabre combination form. Thanks.
happydragon5077 1 year ago
Wew This Form..
Is Fusion..
Is This PArt of the 7 star praying mantis??
I cant belive it..
i just ever seen dao part with rattan shield..
But this is Tonfa...
Surely New invation ^^
jidai112 1 year ago
@jidai112
dao with tonfa is very common in northern style! but this is not come from 7 stars.
alextse4 1 year ago
very interesting form, seems pretty effective
I love long tonfas too, Im 6'2 and really lanky, I can really tear it up with my 24inch pair! They were really hard to use at first, but eventually I got strong enough and comfortable enough with them as I was with my 20 inch ones, you know what they say, an inch longer is an inch stronger!
Good applications with the dao too, another of my favorite balanced weapons!
kakabukkake0 2 years ago
Sifu, What system does this come from?
gojumaster 2 years ago
Hi gojumaster:
Do you like this form?
By the way are you really 89 years old?
regards,
alex
alextse4 2 years ago
Sifu, Yes, I appreciate the videos you are sharing. I rarely see "tonfa" outside of Okinawan Karate / Kobudo, so it is nice to see.
BTW, no, I'm not 89. I just fixed that. Thanks.
Best Regards,
Russ
gojumaster 2 years ago
Muito bom. parabens. obrigado por sua contribuição para o engrandecimento das artes marciais.
kungfutigre 2 years ago
sorry can you write in English?
alextse4 2 years ago
No this is not the same form as Shek Kin.
I have put the saber & short 2 section to youtube, have you see it yet?
alextse4 3 years ago
Nice Set. Is this the same set that Shek Kin used to Do?
Our school has a Saber & Crutch versus spear as well as a Saber & short 2 Sectional vs spear.
shek Kin also did the Saber & short 2 sectional as well.
ngokfeiyuefei 3 years ago
Very glad to hear that you all like this form,thankyou all my friends here.
regards,
alex
alextse4 3 years ago
Hi qilin4:
May I see this form?
regards,
alex
alextse4 3 years ago
This is called the crutch. It is always longer than a tonfa although similar. Popular in Bak Mei and other systems. The longer style is a better fighting tool as the offence is better. The shorter ones are better for defense.
Bedstysifu 3 years ago
very nice I saw this combination in many gong fu movies.
from Italy
markohu 3 years ago
Very interesting Tse Sifu,a wee bit more practice with the gwai/tonfa is needed to do it more justice (Imho) although the one in use does look tricky to use as it appears quite long and cumbersome.
Do you use a shorter tonfa at all?
They are quite fun!
Thanks again Tse Sifu and the very best regards.
Great editing also!
YANHAP1 3 years ago
Yes you can choose a shorter tonfa as you like.Long tonfa is more difficult to manage.
alextse4 3 years ago
Fantastic skill level
holymantis 3 years ago
Interesting form, nice
davemantis7 3 years ago