Shaolin Bodhidharma's Cane Form

The Shaolin Temple uses a cane form with 32 movements. The Shaoln "cane" has a cross handle at the end, and kind of looks like a pick axe. It is called the Shaolin Bodhidharma Cane (Damo Guai Zhang). 

Here is a longer instructional DVD by a Shaolin teacher, Shi Deyang.  It is 44:27 minutes long on UTube.  I purchased this DVD a few years back.   This instructional video features the form done in a brisk, quick and powerful manner.





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The next UTube features a woman doing the Shaolin Bodhidharma's Cane Form in a slower and gentler manner with a walking stick.