China Night 2002 - Tonfa vs. Escrima sticks fight

Fight scene between a pair of Tonfas and a pair of Escrimas (sticks). Martial arts performance for Cornell University's China Night 2002, by the Chinese Martial Arts Association at Cornell. Performance by Allen Chen & Mike Wu. This is part of a series of videos integrated together on a "WebDVD," at http://www.eharrishome.com/WebDVD/

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[XhikariXkittenX]

did he just drop his weapon?! 0 points for you! or was it on perpose?

[kungfujoe]

Allen and Mike choreographed the fight, so all of the weapon disarms were planned (that is, on purpose)

[markus155]

He's not using the tonfa right.

[CBarbosa23]

for you non filipinos out there ang bagal=slow

[swoo456]

@FirstTsurugi06 Yes but tonfas also have many stances, so the opponent must prepare for a lot more attacks, and they also have handles, making it hard to disarm.

[9000zike]

tonfa rule

[DrYenisun]

@XhikariXkittenX this is lame, very slow

[STEVEVAIROCKS08]

wow this fight is so staged, get it, because they're on a stage.

[FirstTsurugi06]

@juden420 The tonfa's more like an escrima with less range, and less versatility, two of the aspects that define it as a weapon, both of which are some of the most effective assets a weapon can have objectively.

[nikonnet1]

@juden420 have you ever heard the simpler the better ?:D but as i said you cant judge weapons like that... :D

[nikonnet1]

Tonfa is a deff weapon you cant go head on vs an Escrima. There is no better weapon there is only a better wealder ( sorry for spelling :D). Mastering one is challange let alone two. :D

[gomergilligan]

given a choice - i would take the escrima sticks - it would be easier (not easy) to handle the escrima sticks - you'd have to be EXCEPTIONAL with the tonfa to win - harder to master.

[phatman808]

And the tonfa vs escrima debate goes on...

[juden420]

A Tonfa is an Escrima with better defence and attack capabilities, u can be plenty fast with a tonfa and very deceptive as well as extreamly defensive. sticks are... sticks. Tonfas are real weapons. I could be wrong how ever, it seems evident that a Tonfa would be better since an Escrima is simply a stick.