Long Staff (40)
The long staff form we teach was developed by our head instructor with the mindset of incorporating the concept of unity into the practice. The player must take the time to become intimate with the physicality of the long staff and study the fundamental techniques before learning to perform the set. Learning to become one with the staff takes patience, diligent practice and perseverence.
Pass One
1 Commencing the form
2 Palm strike right
3 Block & palm strike
4 Right heel kick
5 Thrust right and left
6 Spin and strike
7 Slide, low strike in horse stance
8 Slide, diagonal strike right
9 Slide, diagonal strike left
10 Low block, diagonal strike left
Pass Two
11 Staff behind head into Snake creeps down
12 Baseball swing left
13 Baseball swing right
14 Downward flower
15 Upward flower
16 Turn and strike
Pass Three
17 Turn the staff over and reverse strike
18 Helicopter spin and reverse stirke
19 Arc the staff and snake creeps down
20 One handed double loop into single leg stance
21 Low sweep and downward strike
22 Poke to chest
23 Thrust to head
24 Behind the back slide, single hand downward flower
25 Poke, step, reverse strike
Pass Four
26 Turn and poke
27 Downward flower
28 Star spin and strike
29 Cloud swing into horse stance
30 360 swing
31 Downward flower, strike
32 Poke, turn and poke
33 Behind the back slide, toss, catch, spin, upward strike
34 Step and reverse strike
Pass Five
35 Turn and poke
36 Alternating single hand downward flower
37 Helicopter spin (right hand)
38 Left handed around the body spin
39 Behind the back exchange to right hand
40 Close form
Basic Staff techniques
Grips
yin/yang
thumb to thumb
Sliding
forward
reverse
Strikes
poke/stab
thrust
upward strike
low strike
downward smash
split
reverse strike
intercept
sweep/swing
triple strike
Spins
front spin
two hand downward flower (figure 8s)
two hand upward flower (figure 8s)
one hand upward flower
one hand downward flower
behind the back
Helicopter
full body flower
Blocks
hold up
bind
deflect
lead
block
close and press down
