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Martial
Tai chi beginners need to purchase the weapons. Start with a rubber
knife.
Not for everyone
Weapons training is not suitable for everyone. To study weapons a student must be
healthy
enough to undertake the training.
There is no martial training in the
qigong & tai chi syllabus
therefore tai chi students cannot train weaponry.
Cause for concern?
If Rachel feels that a student is
unfit
for weapons practice, she may ask them to undertake a physical.
Weapons work in our curriculum
Sifu
Waller teaches:
• Knife drills (13)
• Stick drills (20)
• 2-person cane drill
• 2-person short stick drills (5)
• Walking stick form
• Chin na against a knife
• Countering a knife
• Disarming
• Escape from a knife hold
• Improvised weapons
• Shuai jiao against a knife
• Walking stick form applications
• Sword drills (15)
•
Sabre form
• Sabre form applications
• Jian form
• Jian form applications
You can work your way
through all of the weapons.
When?
We offer weapons practice between 8:00 - 8:30 PM on the first session of the
month.
This gives students a new drill or two to learn every session, and plenty of
time to practice at home between classes.
Equipment
You must supply
your own weaponry. Please purchase from the suggested supplier(s) to avoid getting substandard
products:
Rubber knife (CIMAC)
Foam-covered plastic jo stick, sawn to navel-height (CIMAC)
Foam-covered plastic escrima stick (CIMAC)
We do not loan equipment
to students.
These goods can be purchased on-line or via the class.
It is not necessary to buy these weapons all at once. If you only have a stick,
then bring that.
You will need a weapons case or cloth in order to transport the weapons
discretely to class.
Metal weapons?
Wooden weapons are perfectly adequate for tai chi form practice and the sword
drills. We do not encourage students to purchase
metal swords.
Your weapons
Don't be tempted to share your weapons with other school members.
They are your property, your responsibility.
If anyone asks to borrow your weapon,
Sifu Waller instructs you to say NO.
This will encourage self-reliance on the part of the inquirer (and avoid any
awkwardness should your loaned weapon become damaged).
Damage
If you break another student's weapon, be sure to replace it with a new one.
This is a matter of courtesy and is not subject to debate.
Transporting your weapons
Show some common sense when carrying the weapon to and from class.
Wrap the weapon or carry it in a case.
Avoid drawing attention to yourself.
Aptitude
Should a student encounter serious
coordination problems or represent a
danger to themselves or other students, they will be moved to the tai chi for
health group.
Tai chi fighting method
Beginners are not taught how to use a weapon in
combat.
Limited 2-person exercises will be explored but no 2-persons sets or weapons
form practice.
Combat comes later in the syllabus.
Please read
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Weapons eligibility
Page created 2 March 1995
Last updated
16 June 2023