Way of the Short Staff.
By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.
A comprehensive guide to the practice of the short staff, cane, jo, walking stick, gun, zhang, whip staff, 13 Hands Staff, and related wood short staff weapons. A detailed and annotated guide, bibliographies, lists of links, resources, instructional media, online videos, and lessons. Includes use of the short staff and cane in martial arts, self-defense, walking and hiking. Separate sections on Aikido Jo, Cane, Taijiquan cane and staff, Jodo, exercises with a short staff, selected quotations, techniques, selecting and purchasing a short staff, tips and suggestions, and a long section on the lore, legends, and magick of the short staff. Includes "Shifu Miao Zhang Points the Way." Published by Green Way Research, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California. Updated on a regular basis since October, 2008. Filesize: 300Kb+. Related to Mike's popular webpage on the Staff.
This is quite a find! So what do you do in your fee time?
ReplyDeleteFree Time?
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing as any other old American male ... drink beer and watch football. ;-)
Actually, currently, in my "free" time I'm working on the Monkey Frolic of the Five Animal Frolics; and, studies in the the Dharmapada Sutra. (See sidebar for links).
Amazing what one can accomplish by not passively watching television. The "average" American television viewer watches 151 hours of TV a month, over three 40 hour workweeks. Think about it!