Quarterstaff Sweatenham Techniques 1.f4v

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Here we make a brief examination of two techniques from Sweatenhams Quarterstaff. These simple techniques illustrate the concept of "Invitation".

I apologise for my lack lustre speaking, it was the end of a very long weekend of training and test cutting.

Stefan Brachman who assisted me was with us at that time for only a few months and was very helpful in these videos, by kindly staying behind to do more after most people had left.

Please comment but keep on topic!

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Sports

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• quarterstaff
• long stick
• combat
• fighting with sticks
• bo techniques

[Megalophias]

Very nice. A couple of minor points though:

- Swetnam rather than Sweatenham.

- Properly you want your rear hand at the very butt end for Swetnam.

- Beating the staff fully down is definitely effective and done by both Silver and Wylde, but IIRC Swetnam wants you to make a shorter beat keeping the point up.

Still good quarterstaff though.

[cqcgrasso]

gents, thanks-rg