Jogo do Pau - Arte Marcial portuguesa

Jogo do Pau - Arte Marcial portuguesa - demonstrada por alunos do Nuno Russo

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• Jogo
• Pau
• Arte
• Marcial
• Portugal
• stick
• fight
• portuguese
• luta
• self
• defense
• Europe
• Martial
• Arts
• dog
• brothers

[temmy9]

This is awesome stuff. IMHO JDP is an absolute treasure trove of information for those of use working to reconstruct european longsword arts. There are so many similarities. I think JDP masters and longsword students should get together and compare notes.

[principearabias]

@temmy9 Cheers mate. I think there's a group in Germany which just started to do those studies.

[diegoyun]

Que legal! Não sabia que Portugal tinha uma arte marcial própria. E o cajado é uma arma muito interessante.

Existem professores oficiais disso aqui no Brasil?

Só uma pergunta: Só se segura na base do cajado, como uma espada, ou também pode-se segurar no meio do cajado, utilizando-o como o bastão de kung-fu?

Abraços aos amigos de Portugal! =D

[principearabias]

Olá amigo! Eu não sou o melhor para responder a detalhes técnicos já que tive poucos meses de treino. Contudo, pelo que sei, a forma de agarrar a arma é quase sempre na base, existindo algumas variantes, por exemplo, no meio da mesma, ainda que menos frequentes. Quanto às aulas no Brasil, não te sei responder. Espero que outros companheiros da arte o saibam e coloquem aqui a informação. Abraço

[jpesperancatimor]

Esqueci-me de dizer que o Ateneu Comercial Português é em Lisboa (rua das Portas de Santo Antão, ao lado do Coliseu. Estação do Metro dos Restauradores ou do Rossio).

O Ateneu é uma escola onde se ensina jogo do pau há mais de um século.

[MrGondomil]

@MrGondomil The competitions, are not asian at all but western standards created in order to have a point system. I believe it came out of the Olympics if I'm not mistaken. Keep in mind, that even well known martial arts like Taekwondo and karate took the form they have today only in the last 50 - 60 years or so, even though those martial arts themselves are much older. Let's take JDP to the next level, let us ensure its survival.

[MrGondomil]

@GabKoost As per previous statement that martial arts is an evolving entity, to confine it to regional customs would do more harm than good. Not only is JDP the pride of the Portuguese in Portugal, but it can also be the pride of the Portuguese globally. As for it looking like asian martial art, the gear they wear is just for protection, creating Portuguese centric protection would be great, but not necessary practical.

[MrGondomil]

@GabKoost Global appeal is vital in order for this martial art to survive, it's as simple as that. without reaching outside its borders, JDP will eventually vanish. Just because the Northern Portuguese created this martial art, does not mean it will survive in Northern Portugal. Kids these days are more likely to gravitate to TV and Video games, than to learn JDP. When you consider the competition that JDP must face with other martial arts, taking JDP out of Portugal is vital to its survival.

[GabKoost]

.Don't forget that at the time everybody had animals and they were guided with a stick. The stick is a element of everyday life for man's of Northwestern Iberia and, naturally, a form of defense was born due to that. Stupid is to say, like some, that it came form asian influence. As i ve said before, they will do anything to make it look like an asian martial art. I just think you should preserve the real context and stop making ninja style demonstrations. It's stupid.

[GabKoost]

Come on, who cares about global appeal. What really matter's is to keep the game like it was an tell young people why, when and were it was born. JDP is a strictly played game from North Portugal and some regions of Galicia. This was due to the social mobility of Feiras and Romarias that obliged people to travel by foot many times

[MrGondomil]

@GabKoost I agree that the form has been somewhat sensationalized, but that's common in every martial art, that's the only way that JDP will get a global appeal, through these demonstrations. My father's uncle was a JDP fighter, and he taught it to my older siblings back home in Northern Portugal. My brothers credit JDP with saving their butts on numerous occasions. JDP is the real deal.

[GabKoost]

Videos from JDP players are clearly inspired in Asiatic exhibition from some form. I guess they saw to much movies. The way they act, the way they move. jump etc is far from what i have seen with my eyes as a kid and that is why i criticize the "martial art" label.

[GabKoost]

I might agree with you about the social context of martial arts evolution. Anyway, my grand father was a good JDP fighter has some of their brothers also. I have seen has a young kid real live demonstrations and heard a lot of histories about JDP and how they would go from Braga - Guimarães to Fafe were the greatest "tournaments" traditionally happened due to the Local folklore. All these young players have a scientific approach to it that makes me laugh.