How I know I've really got it bad

[pegkerr]

I spent some time hunting all around the office for a yardstick so that I could go down to the office gym and practice my bo (stick fighting) form.

I couldn't find one.

It's rather amusing how frustrating I found this to be.

Comments

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

Broomstick. Okay, it's off balance, but hey, any port in a storm. --Not that you probably have any of those, either.

Hope your day is going well.

[msavi.livejournal.com]

How do you like doing bo form? I've never had any kind of martial arts instruction, but I really like Tai Chi and I've always been fascinated by the look and feel of a bo.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm just getting started at it. I'm still terribly clumsy, forever whacking myself with it, and I don't have enough of the form memorized. But I like doing it so far.

Here's a video of Fiona doing the discovery form, which is a more advanced one than the one I'm doing.

Stick fighting?

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

I thought karate meant "empty hand" in Japanese.

Re: Stick fighting?

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I think that's true. What we practice is a hybrid style which is heavily influenced by Tae Kwon Do. We have several weapons, starting with the bo when you are an intermediate belt. Then when you are a black belt you start with sickle weapons (I think they are called num chuks???)

Here is a video of Fiona doing a bo form. This is the discovery form, which is more advanced than the one I am currently learning.