棍 Gun: the stick
"Our ancestors made use of the simplest everyday objects for their defense, so the fight with a stick is the exercise basis for the handling of any weapon. The correct use of the stick, allows us to defend and repel the enemy. " .
The stick is the oldest and most famous weapon of Shaolin Monks, therefore, is defined as "the ancestor of all weapons" and Shaolin are training in its use with special devotion.
Monastery in the club is undoubtedly the star between the arms, the soul of all weapons, the weapon of Shaolin mother, loved and practiced by all. You must understand that the main defense depends on what you can comfortably have available, that is, our limbs and objects readily available as a stick.
The story goes that once, thirteen Shaolin Monks used the stick to help the Prince Tang and so immortalized his extraordinary martial skills. Even five hundred years ago the monks warriors used batons to deal with the Japanese pirates on the southeastern coast of China. Their efficiency in repelling the invaders showed that a simple stick, even if it seems basically harmless, you can transform into terrifying weapon in the hands of an expert.
For the wandering monks, like the Indian sannyasi, the stick was a traveling companion, easily transformable into a weapon. It 's always been the weapon of choice for all the great masters, for its simplicity but also as a tool for the difficulty involved in its proper use as a weapon of battle.
Its strengths are in its simple design, versatility and easy availability. Of course the use of this instrument of defense was not born in Shaolin, although here has reached the lofty levels of perfection reminiscent of early times in which this art shone in all its splendor.
His techniques, originally belonging to Dhanurveda, have never been changed throughout history and today constitute what is called Shaolin gun-shu, 's "Art of Shaolin stick".
The handling of the stick is based on a large number of techniques, continuous and swift as the wind, the whole body must be the source of the speed to, according to tradition, the movement of the stick is accompanied by the whistle of the air. Free edge as it is, stick bases its effectiveness on the accuracy and speed of use. The attack covers a wide area and the pace of the riding is fast, the pulse energy comes from the entire body and movements should cycle rapidly.
The technique of the stick involves the use of both ends, it can act by striking, pushing, sweeping and blocking. Rotations are made more or less at the center of the stick, to enhance the momentum of the technique. The long stick is a weapon of great use in combat or to neutralize an unarmed man who holds any type of handgun. Used properly, the stick goes where he can not get a knife, always keeping the attacker away.
The length and thickness of the stick will vary depending on age, height and physical strength of the student. Techniques include stick beating, pushing, pulling, slashing, and wind shear. The stick is characterized Shaolin "from attacking a wide variety of techniques."
In the Temple you practice different varieties of struggle with the stick, depending on the type of weapon that is the opposite. Its effectiveness in real combat has always been praised in the chronicles of Monaco Tempio.Un Shaolin warrior can not be defined as such, does not know if the tactics of the weapon par excellence, so the Shaolin Temple in his teaching is an integral part of martial training and is the backbone upon which the training of disciples.
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