These are just long sword techniques. The roof block is the same as the Hanging Guard I learned studying Meyer. I also see you guys going into the Ox Guard. It’s awesome how martial arts from all over can be so similar. I love it! Great vid!
Hmm, these align with longsword surprisingly well, which I guess makes sense looking at the length of those staffs vs longer spears or top heavy polearms treatises often compare to. Plus, hanging parry seem pretty common across many cultures from all over, so that high guard looking similar seem logical.
Funny enough, when I trained with nunchucks and the staff, I hit myself more with the staff and never really did that with the nunchucks. I was quite surprised XD
Not super super serious but I was at a community garden place similar to that setting and a guy passing by asked what do I call my padded Eskrima sticks ( I'd no rattan pair with me) & I just replied "training sticks". Later a bit I said Kali but only because he performs this demo of 'Shao Lin' double stick and I said that's a weave, then said I practice weaves in Kali. Cool. Had the staff there too. {Kind of cultural exchange or something}.
