DVD: Staff Fundamental Training—Tai Chi and Shaolin Techniques by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming teaches Staff fundamental training and partner matching practice. The techniques are compiled from Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) and Shaolin White Crane Gongfu (Kung Fu), offering uniquely comprehensive instruction of Southern-style Soft and Soft-Hard Staff training. Techniques include:

• Sliding
• Striking
• Stinging
• Coil Stinging
• Blocking / Bouncing
• Point Striking
• Chopping
• Staff Sparring
• Advance-Retreating Circle-Sealing
• Four Corners Repel-Neutralizing
• Follow-Neutralizing Entering
• Four Sides of Staff Sealing
• Step Forward to Seal the Staff
• Sweeping Strikes in 4 Directions
• Matching Fundamentals

Dr. Yang offers detailed instruction for each movement, and corrections while students demonstrate, making it easy for the viewer to refine their staff technique.

Staff training develops the fundamental skills required for all other long weapons training, and it is traditionally the first long weapon learned in Chinese martial arts.

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DVD: Shaolin Staff—Basic Sequences by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Qi Mei Gun and Qi Mei Dui Gun

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming teaches the basic sequences and solo drills for Shaolin Staff training. Staff training develops the fundamental skills required for all other long weapons training, and it is traditionally the first long weapon learned in Chinese martial arts.

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming demonstrates the solo and matching drills and instructs the first basic Staff sequence, Qi Mei Gun, with martial applications.

Partner drills and the 2-person Staff matching set, Qi Mei Dui Gun, are also demonstrated. Dr. Yang offers detailed instruction and corrections to every movement as students demonstrate, making it easy for the viewer to learn.

This program builds upon the fundamental techniques taught in the Taiji & Shaolin Staff Fundamental Training DVD (YMAA).

Program includes:

• History and Theory of Southern-style Staff.
• Various types of staff, such as rattan and white wax wood.
• Several solo and partner matching practice drills.
• Three complete video courses on one DVD.

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