Spinning the staff means nothing had you shown a real strike at a target that would get our attention. But you never did that so it all appears as one big dance without power.
So how about a slow and detailed informative video on how to do the spins with the Joe staff? This video is informative as far as watching him do just watching him do this but it stops there
Seems you basically show long staff techniques for this mid-length staff. Different techniques exist to maximize the advantage of the shorter length, which is speed. Versus range of course, for the longer Bo.
From what I have seen in other videos, Some say the height should to to your head, he (Mr. Haley) says to your arm pit height, so go for the middle ...about your ear height, it would be o.k.
No disrespect, but this is using the jo as if it were a bo. To each his own, but for specific jo techniques look elsewhere (be it aiki-jo or muso shinden ryu, f.i.).
Mr. Haley, can you please answer me something? Bo staff, and Jo staff are not the same, right? Neither Bo, are in the same martial art with Jo or can be found in the same art. Like, can Jo be found in Wing Chun, or vice versa for Bo and karate?
These weapons are so elementary or primal to pre-gunpowder combat, that basically everyone everywhere has used large sticks for defense. The techniques for their use come from a larger set of principles. Like this video says, they are often like an extension of one's own body. This idea applies to many weapons, nunchucks are basically a short staff with a hinge in the middle. All of these weapons are for range and leverage.
HI, My son worked with Mr. Haley prior to him moving. Also, the young kid in the video (David currently works at a dojo with my son. The techniques he is doing are not beginner techniques. Find a good dojo and build a firm foundation of basics first. These videos are here to assist you with technique and a guide to what you are already learning at a dojo. They shouldnt replace the dojo, there are some basics you will need to learn first... If you are in the Lubbock Texas Area Look up Eagles Nest Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness. (amazing place to learn. Mr. Haley taught there and one of his students currently teaches his class since he moved) facebook.com/EaglesNestMma/ Good luck with your training.
