Martial Arts Techniques

For the Cane or Short Staff

Notes, Lists, Commentary, References, Bibliography

Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California

March 9, 2009

General Practice Rules

Resources, Bibliography, Links

Shaolin Cane Techniques

Directional Scheme

Counting in Various Languages

Chinese Broadsword Techniques

Strikes

Swing Strikes

Crook Strikes

Pokes

Punches

Two-Handed Jabs

Blocks with Two Hands Holding the Cane

Blocks with One Hand Holding the Cane

 Martial Arts Techniques for the Cane or Short Staff

By the term “Cane” I mean a wooden walking stick under 40 inches (102 cm) in
length and 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter, with a crook neck end or straight ends.
By the term “Short Staff” I mean a straight wooden under 54 inches (137.2 cm) in
length and 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter. Good quality wooden walking sticks used
for martial arts purposes are often made of hardwoods such as oak, cherry, or
hickory. In this document, the term “Cane” will be used to refer to both canes and
short staffs.

I use a 40" hickory heartwood combat cane for all my weapons practice; and, adapt
other short staff, sword, and broadsword routines and techniques for practice and
performances with my cane. The only weapon I practice with anymore is a wooden
cane; and the only weapon I teach in my Taijiquan classes is the cane (zhang).
Also, whenever I take a long walk, anywhere, I bring my cane along.

General Rules for Practicing with a Cane

1. Perform warm up exercises before practicing with the cane.

2. Practice holding and using the cane with both the right and left hands.
3. Imagine that you are defending yourself against a dangerous opponent.
4. Keep the hand that is not holding the cane at the middle of the chest.
5. Step backward when executing defensive cane techniques.
6. Step forward when executing offensive cane techniques.
7. Keep the head up and the body erect when practicing cane techniques.
8. Maintain a wide angle of vision when practicing.
9. Learn the name and applications for each cane technique.
10. Practice often! Perfect practice makes for perfecting techniques.
11. Understand the cane techniques found in cane short sets and long forms.
12. Research and study books, and instructional DVDs and videotapes.

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Techniques for the Shaolin Cane

Presented by Master Ted Mancuso

Kan, Chopping, Hack Chop down at an angle, Swinging down

Pi, Split Strike down the middle
Ce “Su”, Thrust Poke, jab or thrust the cane tip
Heng “Hung,” Mo, Cross Hit Swing the cane horizontally, sweeping
across the body
Gou, Hook Swing the hook end of the cane from a
variety of angles
Beng “Bung,” Repel, Burst, Slam, Thrust Blocking or attacking while holding the
cane with two hands
Ba, Butt To strike with the crook or butt end of
the cane.
Figure Eight

The staff like all the Taiji arts consists mainly of 13 techniques, they are:

1) Open (Kai)
2) Close (He)
3) Burst (Beng)
4) Split (Pi)
5) Dot (Dian)
6) Bind (Za)
7) Poke (Bo)
8) Hold Up (Liao)
9) Coil (Chan)
10) Lead (Dai)
11) Slip (Hua)
12) Intercept (Jie)
13) Stab (Cuo)

Peter Lim Tian Tek, Taiji Spear and Staff

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A. Strikes

1. Horizontal strike right to left, low-level

2. Horizontal strike left to right, low-level

3. Horizontal strike right to left, mid-level

4. Horizontal strike left to right, mid-level

5. Horizontal strike right to left, head-level

6. Horizontal strike left to right, head-level

7. Vertical strike upward

8. Vertical strike downward

9. Diagonal strike right to left, downward

10. Diagonal strike left to right, downward

11. Diagonal strike right to left, upward

12. Diagonal strike left to right, upward

B. Swing Strikes

1. Offensive forward swing strike

2. Defensive forward swing strike

3. Offensive left side swing strike

4. Defensive left side swing strike

5. Offensive right side swing strike (backhand)

6. Defensive right side swing strike (backhand)

7. Offensive back swing strike (backhand)

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8. Defensive back swing strike (backhand)

C. Crook Strikes

1. Low crook strike

2. Mid-range crook strike

3. Groin strike

4. Head-level crook strike

5. Under-chin crook strike

6. Shoulder-level crook strike

7. Neck grab/face strike combination

8. Reverse neck grab forearm smash

D. Pokes

1. Defensive forward facing poke

2. Offensive forward facing poke

3. Offensive left side poke

4. Defensive left side poke

5. Offensive right side poke

6. Defensive right side poke

7. Back facing defensive poke

8. Back facing offensive poke

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E. Punches

1. Horn-down punch

2. Horn-up punch

3. Vertical punch

4. Horizontal punch

F. Two-Handed Jabs

1. Offensive jab forward

2. Defensive jab forward

3. Offensive jab left side

4. Defensive jab left side

5. Offensive jab right side

6. Defensive jab right side

7. Defensive jab back side

8. Offensive jab back side

G. Blocks with Two Hands on the Cane

1. Broom sweep block

2. Two-handed torso block

3. Two-handed diagonal high block

4. Two-handed low block

5. Two-handed high block

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6. Two-handed brace block

7. Low striking block

8. Single-handed parry block

9. Downward fan block

10. Upward fan block

11. Single-handed post block

H. Blocks with One Hand on the Cane

1. Low Block to Protect Your Right Side

2. Low Block to Protect Your Left Side

3. Two-handed diagonal high block

Directional Scheme
Here is the directional scheme that I use when describing a sequence of
movements. I always assume that you start the sequence facing to the North,
facing the 12 o'clock direction, or facing N12.

For other directional schemes please consult my webpage on the subject.

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Counting

Number English Japanese Chinese Chinese Spanish French German

Eins
1 One Ichi Yī Uno Un
一
Zwei
2 Two Ni Èr 二 Dos Deux

Drei
3 Three San Sān 三 Tres Trois

Vier
4 Four Shi Sì 四 Quatro Quarte

Fünf
5 Five Go Wǔ 五 Cinco Cinq

Sechs
6 Six Roku Liù 六 Seis Six

Sieben
7 Seven Shichi Qī 七 Siete Sept

Acht
8 Eight Hachi Bā 八 Ocho Huit

Neun
9 Nine Kyu Jiǔ 九 Nueve Neuf

Zehn
10 Ten Ju Shí 十 Diez Dix

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Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo: 12 Basic Jo Techniques

Kihon
Uchi Tsuki Waza
12 Basic Jo Techniques
From Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo System

# Technique Description
Hon-te Uchi
1 Normal grip blow. Strike to the head
honte-uchi
Gyaku-te Uchi
2 Reverse grip blow. Strike to the temple area of head
gyaku-uchi
Hiki Otoshi
3 Uchi Back blocking blow. Draw back and strike the forearm or elbow area.
hiki-otoshi
Kaeshi Tsuki
4 Switch hand thrust. Thrust to the upper abdomen or sternum.
kyashi-zuki
Gyaku-te
5 Tsuki Reverse grip thrust. Thrust to the throat and strike to the head.
gyakute-zuki
Maki Otoshi Wrapping drop block. Deflect a strike and brush the forearm or elbow
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maki-otoshi area.
Kuri Tsuke
7 Pressing stick to the body. Block the strike and then body trap.
kure-tsuke
Kuri Hanashi Pushing stick to the body. Block the strike and then force the
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kure-hanashi opponent backwards.
Tai Atari Body Check. Blow/thrust to the abdomen, and then a punch to the
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tai-atari nose.
Tsuki Hasushi
Blocking thrust. Deflect a thrust lightly by touching wrist/forearm,
10 Uchi
change the hand grip on the jo, strike opponent on forearm
tsuke-hazushi
Do-barai Uchi Middle body block and counter. Block strike to legs or waist, strike
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doh-harai-uchi opponent back
Tai Hasushi-
Uchi Shifting block and counter. Step back from strike to your head, then
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(Left and strike your opponents lower hand
Right Side)

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tai-hazushi-
uchi

Kihon References: Kihon Introduction, Shinto Muso Ryu Outline of

Kihon,

List and Explanation of

Broadsword Techniques

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Broadsword (Dao, Dan Dao)

Taijiquan Curved Single-Edged Broadsword (Dao) Techniques

Chen Taijiquan, Yang Taijiquan, Wushu Competition

Research by Michael P. Garofalo

Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California
Green Way Research © January, 2008

1. Slice Slicing, cutting, mincing, to carve.

切 Cut, Mince, Slice, Carve Che, Qie1, Chai3, Cai,
切 Chieh, Ch'an
Che Ch'an: Slicing. Che. Drag the sword across the
opponents body.
With the right hand holding the weapon, slice the blade
edge horizontally across before drawing the weapon close
to your body.
Cutting the weapon from the back of your body to either
the front or upwards. It could also be done by moving the
weapon from the left to the right or upwards.

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Chopping, hacking, cutting, to fell, to hew, to decapitate,

to behead.
砍 Chop Kan2, Ham2

2. Chop K'an: Chopping. Hacking. Slash with the tip of the sword
by extending the wrist.
砍
Split, Hack, Chop, Split Open, Chopping, Cut Apart, Split,
Kan Splitting
Chop: 剁 剁
Split: 分裂 分裂

Typically a chop is a swing of the sword from one side of

the body, from shoulder height to shoulder height. A
straight chop is a swing from the right side to the left side
ending in a bow stance, arm at the side, palm up.. A
reverse chop is a swing from the left side to the right side,
ending with a bow stance, with free arm pointed at
shoulder height, palm down.

Blocking, to cut off, to hinder, to stop, to bar the way, to

3. Block obstruct, to impede, to hinder, obstructing.
拦 Lan2, Laan4, Fan, lan2 jie2, lan2 zhu4
拦 Lan: Obstructing. To block with the sword.
Lan A defensive technique: with the tip of the blade facing
down, use the edge to block an incoming weapon.
Deflecting with the rear side of the broadsword

4. Intercept Intercept, Cut Off, Stop, Obstruct, Cutting, Intercept,

Intercepting a Downward Cut
截 Intercept and Attack
Jie Intercept: 截住 截住

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Intercepting: 拦截 攔截
Cutting: 切口 切口
切 Cut, Mince, Slice, Carve Qie, Chai, Cai Chieh
攔截 拦截 lán jié intercept
拦 Lan2 Obstruct, impede, bar, hinder
截 Jie2 Cut off, stop, obstruct, intercept
Interceptiing: Blocking with the edge. The edge is moved
diagonally across to do the blocking.
Jie: Blocking with the edge.

劈 Pi1 Pi3 Pek "Can" hack; chop; split open.

Chopping towards the left or right in a downwards manner.
5. Hack To attack while holding the wrist flexed.

劈 Typically, the sword is swung from about chest height

downward from one side of body to opposite side. The
Pi swing is wide and downward. The empty hand ends up
resting on the forearm of the hand holding the sword.
Think of swinging a had axe into the side of a small tree to
cut it down - multiple strikes or hacks required to fell the
small tree. Gaze downward along the hacking sword. The
body and legs move from a standing position into a bow
stance.

6. Stab Stab, pricking, thrust, thrusting, to pierce, to stab, to

prick, to prod, to poke
刺 Thrust, Pierce (Tz'u)
Pierce: 皮尔斯 皮爾斯
Ci
Thrust: 推力 推力
Stab: 朿 Ci4
扎
刺 Ci4, Qi4, Chi3, Sik4, "Sue" thorn; sting; prick;
Zha
pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
扎 Zha1 To prick, to run a stick into, run a needle into.
Typically, the sword is thrust forward, with one hand,

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sharp blade facing down, fingers of left hand touching the

right hand, in a bow stance. The gaze and force of the
thrust (stab, prick, poke) are directed to the tip of the
sword. The whole arm and the broadsword will form a
straight line.
In Chen Taijiquan this kind of stab or thrust is often
accompanied by a shaking motion the sword as muscular
enegry (Jing) and the flow of Qi energy is sent into the end
of the sword.

Brush Off, Sweep Away, Clean Off, Wash, Shuttling,

Catching
Liao (Swing, Flicking, Twirling), Shao or Sao3
7. Sweep (Sweeping)
洗 Catch: 抓住 抓住
洗 Xi3 To wash, to clean off, to purge, to brush off
Xi
扫 Sao3 To sweep away, to clean, to brush off, to whisk
away
While the tip is facing down, flick it upwards. The force is
focused on the tip.

Mincing, chopping, chop by pounding, hash, chop meat.

8. Mince 剁 Duo4, Do2, Duek3
To: Cutting. Duo. Mincing, to attack the wrist with a
剁 slicing motion.
Duo 剁碎 Duo4, Sui4 Mince, break up, broken, chop by
pounding.

Poking, pricking, to pierce, to stab, to puncture, to punch

9. Poke through, to stamp, to stab.
戳 戳 Chou1, chuo1 po4, cheuk3

Chou

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Strike, hit, break attack, beat, stroke

10. Strike (Chi)
Ji
Strike: 罢工 罷工
击 Beat: 敲打 敲打
Stroke: 冲程 衝程
击 Ji1 Strike, hit, break, attack, beat, counter attack, hit
hard, beat back, repel

Cut off, Divide, Block Off, Sever, Obstruct, Quarter, Scroll,

Blocking
11. Ge Block (Ke)
Obstruct: 阻碍 阻礙
割 Block: 块 塊
掣 chè ke pull; obstruct; hinder; draw
割傷 割伤 gē shāng slash
刻 Ke4 Carve, cut into quarters, carve up, divide up,
chop
割 Ge1 Cut off, break up, cut up, divide, sever, slash,
divide, partition, cede

Pull Out, Pulling, Cutting Out, Cutting, Whip, Slash Across

or Out, Extract, Cut Out
12. Chou Pull or drag from one side to the other
抽 Cut: 裁减 裁減
Cutting: 切口 切口
Slash: 深砍 深砍
Pull: 拉扯 拉扯
抽 Chou1 To extract, to pull out, to draw out, to cut
out, to pump out, sprout

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Deflect, Carry, Leading, Deflecting, Slicing (Che), Lead,

Carrying
13. Dai T'ai: Take along (skim) from one side to the other
Deflect: 偏转 偏轉
带
Carry: 运载 運載
帶 带 dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone;
region; wear; carry; lead; bring
带 Dai4 To lead, to carry, to bring, to raise, to circle
Deflection: This is done in a circular movement with the
blade edge moving from a low position to a high position.

14. Ti Upwards Stroke, Lifting Up, Lift, To Carry Up

Lift: 推力 推力
提 提高 tí gāo raise; increase
提 Ti2 Dai2 To carry, to lift, to put forward, upwards
character stroke, lifting (brush stroke in painting)

Point, Dot, Spot, Poke

Direct (Tien)
15. Dian Point: 点 點
点 Dot: 小点 小點
點 点 di n (downwards-right convex character stroke);
o'clock; (a measure word); point; dot; (decimal) point)
点 Dian2 Dot, point, speck, spot, degree, dotting
character stroke.

Burst Forth, Split Open, Tipping, Gush Out, Burst, Wardoff

16. Peng Tiao (Spring), Beng (Explode)
Snap, Burst
迸 迸 Beng4 Peng1 Pen Gush Out, Burst Forth, Split
Open

17. Jiao Stir, Stirring, Mix, Disturb, Agitate

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Stir, Move (Chiao)

搅 Stir: 搅动 攪動
搅 Jiao3 Chiao Stir, To Annoy, To Mix, To Disturb, To
Agitate

Press, Pressing, Press Down, Push Down, Crush, Pressure

Press: 新闻 新聞
18. Ya
Press Down: 按得下来 按得下來
压 Pressing: 按 按 搅
壓力 压力 yā lì pressure
压 Ya1 Press, push down, to keep under control,
oppress, crush, pressure

References Sources for the T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Wushu Broadsword
(Dao) Techniques:

"The Chen-style Taiji Single Broadsword routine is short and refined, the usages of
the forms are clear. There are thirteen kinds of slicing, hacking, blocking, cutting,
pricking, rolling, closing, scooping, cross-cutting, twisting, shaking, supporting, and
tilting. They really reflect the characteristics of the Chen-style Taiji Single
Broadsword, combining hardness and softness in harmony, equaling stress the
quickness and slowness, dodging and transfers, relaxing and nimble, springing and
shaking, sticking to each other without being separated, twine to neutralize the
force."
- Chen Zhenglei, Chen Style Taijiquan, Sword and Broadsword, 2003, p. 322

"When performing the broadsword routine, the practitioner alternates between the
body leading the broadsword and the broadsword leading the body. Techniques
must be precise, clearly fulfilling the application requirements. Traditionally, the
weapon has thirteen different techniques attributed to it: gun (parrying by turning
to the left); bi (parrying by closing to the right); zha (thrust); lan (deflecting with

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the rear side of the broadsword); pi (chopping vertically); kan (cutting); liao
(circular deflection with point facing upwards); jie (blocking with the edge); chan
(circular twisting); dou (shaking); jia (raising opponent's weapon overhead); mo
(slicing either levelly or diagonally upwards); and tiao (upward flicking motion using
the top of the weapon)."
- Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim and David Gaffney, Chen Style Taijiquan, 2002, p. 179.

"The thirteen techniques of Taijiquan broadsword (dao) are slicing (che), chopping
(kan), blocking (lan), mincing (duo), poking (jie), chopping (pi), flicking (liao),
rowing (hua), scraping (gua), stabbing (zha), fanning (san), sliding (wan), twirling
(liao)."
- David Brent Wolfe's Dictionary

"Sword Techniques: 1. Concealing, Level Concealing, Upright Concealing, Round

the Middle Concealing. 2. Entwining the Head. 3. Binding the Head. 4. Wrist
Flourish, Wrist Shearing Flourish, Wrist Sweeping Flourish, Upright Rear Flourish.
5. Slice. 6. Hack. 7. Stab. 8. Cut. 9. Sweep Thrust, Straight Sweep Thrust,
Reverse Sweep Thrust. 10. Side press, Right Side Press, Left Side Press. 11.
Chop, Straight Chop, Reverse Chop. 12. Sweep. 13. Wave. 14. Swipe. 15.
Press. 16. Vertical Slash. 17. Upward Thrust. 18. Jab. 19. Push, Vertical Push,
Horizontal Push. 20. Back Rest, Rear Back Rest, Shoulder Back Rest. 21. Parry.
22. Side Parry. 23. Embracing."
- Xie Zhikui, Chinese Single Broadsword, 1990, p. 53.

"1. Chopping. Kan. Hacking. Slash with the tip of the sword by extending the
wrist. 2. To. Mincing, Cutting. Duo. To attack the wrist with a slicing motion.
3. Chan. Slicing. Che. Drag the sword across the opponents body. 4. Chieh:
Intercepting. Poking. Poking. To meet and attack with an attack. 5. Kua:
Parrying. Deflecting the incoming thrust. 6. Liao: Stirring Up. Washing.
Sweeping or flicking off. Drop the sword point and carry the sword in a vertical
cylinder around the body. 7. Cha: Piercing. Stabbing, thrusting, jabbing with the
tip of the sword. 8. Lu: Clawing. Scraping: Luo. Strike in a manner to pull. 9.
Splitting. Pi. To attack while holding the wrist flexed. 10. Ch'an: Binding. Juan:
Wrapping. Chan: wrap, coil, wind around, bind up. 11. Shan: Fanning. Tan: to
open or spread out, uppercut slash. 12. Lan. Blocking, Obstructing. To block with
the sword. 13. Hua: Shaving. Press the inverted blade forward, left hand in
support."
- Tai Chi 13 Broadsword Techniques. Dark Stream School.

Yang Style Broadsword Swordplay includes the following Thirteen

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Techniques: Splitting (Pi), Chopping (Kan), Snapping (Beng), Blocking (Lan),

Spiralling (Chan), Vibrating or Shaking (Dao), Cutting or Sissoring (Jian), Waving
Like Clouds (Yun Shou), Blocking or Intercepting (Jie),
Smearing or Diffusing (Mo), Stabbing (Cha), Flicking (Tiao).

"Tai Chi Saber techniques include chop, split, cut, intercept, uppercut, downward
cut, thrust, winding, blocking, withdrawing, sliding, slicing, and peeling." In the
form one movement has many techniques and it is very difficult to distinguish each
one in the movement. Follow the intent of the saber skill, saber technique, and
saber movement. Practice the 13 techniques."
- Master Yang Zhen Duo, Yang-style Broadsword

13 Taijijian Techniques (13 Tai Chi Sword (Jian) Techniques). Research by Miichael
P. Garofalo. Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California,
2008. 1. Ji 击 Strike, hit, break attack, beat, stroke. 2. Ci 刺 Trust, pierce,
sting, prick, stab. Ge 割 Cut off, Divide, Block Off, Sever, Quarter, Obstruct,
Scroll, Blocking. 4. Xi 洗 Brush Off, Sweep Away, Wash Off, Clean Off. 5. Chou
抽 Pull Out, Cut Out, Extract. 6. Dai 带 Deflect, Carry, Leading, Deflecting,
Slicing, Lead. 7. Ti 提 Upwards Stroke, Lifting Up, Lift, To Carry Up. 8. Dian 点
Point, Dot, Spot, Poke. 9. Peng 迸 Burst Forth, Split Open, Tipping, Gush Out,
Burst, Wardoff. 10. Pi 劈 Split, Hack, Chop, Split Open, Chopping, Cut Apart,
Split, Splitting. 11. Jie 截 Intercept, Cut Off, Stop, Obstruct, Cutting. 12. Jiao
搅 Stir, Stirring, Mix, Disturb, Agitate. 13. Ya 搅 Press, Pressing, Press Down,
Push Down, Crush, Pressure.

18 Energies/Techniques of Taij Jian. Xin Qi Shen Dojo. Yang Taiji Sword. 1. Pi

Splitting. 2. Kan Chop. 3. Xiao Slice. 4. Ce Thrust. 5. Beng Snapping. 6.
Lan Deflect. 7. Chan Spiral, bind. 8. Jien Cut, sizzors. 9. Jiea Block,
intercept. 10. Liao Stir Up. 11. Mo Smear. 12. Tiao Flick. 13. Pian Slice.
14. Gua Parry. 15. Ti Raise. 16. Sao Sweep. 17. Dai Carry. 18. Bi Close.

"Laojia Chen style Taijiquan features one major broad sword (knife) form,
consisting of 23 postures. The 13 techniques found in the form include chopping,
chopping with the back, crossing, cutting, dodging, flicking, hanging, intercepting,
lifting, piercing, splitting, sweeping, and ward-off. It stresses the coordination of
hands, eyes, body and footwork. Originally, the form comprised of 13 postures,

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and was expanded to 23 by the noted Master Chen Zhao Pei in the 1930s."
- Chen Family Taiji Broadsword

Sword Techniques for the Taijiquan Broadsword (Dao, Saber, Ox Tail Saber).
Research by Michael P. Garofalo. Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Green Way Research, Red
Bluff, California, 2008. Sword techniques for Chen Taijiquan Dao, Yang Taijiquan
Dao, and Wushu Competition Dao.
1. Slice (Che, Qie1). 2. Chop (Kan, Kan2). 3. Block (Lan, Lan2). 4.
Intercept (Lan, lán jié). 5. Hack (Pi, Pi1). 6. Stab (Ci4, Zha1, Qi4, Chi3).

Resources: Bibliography, References, Links

Martial Arts Techniques for the Cane and Short Staff
Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Martial Arts Techniques for the Cane and Short Staff. By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.,
Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California. March 2009. 100Kb.
Includes Strikes - Two Hands, Strikes - One Hand, Blocks - Two Hands, Blocks -
One Hand, Sweeps, Pull Downs, Chops, Jabs, Pokes, Punches. The document
provides a bibliography, links, and resources. The document includes a brief
description for each short staff and/or cane technique. Specific citations to
standard reference works are provided for each technique. Directional schemes,
counting in various languages, and various school charts for techniques.

Lang: Strikes with the Stick and Cane. 60 strikes are described by Tom Lang.
87Kb, PDF.

Shuey: The Cane: Beginning and Intermediate Levels. Cane Masters International
Association. "This spiral bound manual touches on the warmups and stretches of
the cane, in addition to beginning and intermediate levels of self defense. Over 200

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pages of text and images based on the first three instructional videos. Written by
Grand Canemaster Mark Shuey, Canemaster Bruce Vinciguerra and Canemaster
David Kelly." Black and white photographs and descriptions of all cane techniques.

Ramos: Raising Cane: The Unexpected Martial Art. By Octavio Ramos.

Velluminous Press, 2006. 188 pages. ISBN: 1905605102. This book features
fairly detailed explanations with illustrations of many cane strikes, blocks, and
maneuvers by a former sheriff.

The Shaolin Cane: Weapon of Self Defense. Instruction by Ted Mancuso.

Instructional DVD, 60 minutes. Plum Publications. "In this presentation Ted
Mancuso, our resident Kung Fu instructor, utilizes a traditional Shaolin cane set
taught to him by one of his teachers, Kwong Wing Lam, to explore the very nature
of weapons work. Introductory remarks bring new points to light about the
usefulness of weapons work especially, with simple, easily available instruments.
Among the topics covered, Mr. Mancuso discusses and demonstrates: Basic strikes
and their applicability to all weapons. Grips and the "flexible hand" concept. The
traditional Northern Shaolin Boxing Cane form. In-depth stepwise breakdowns of
each section of this fast and mobile form. Examples of applications, including
running commentary explaining more than just the movements but the reasoning
behind cane defenses.

Sword and Broadsword Techniques

Way of the Short Staff. By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S. Green Way Research, Valley
Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California. A detailed and annotated guide,
bibliographies, lists of links, resources, instructional media, online videos, and
lessons. Includes numerous lists of movements for short staff forms, e.g., Eight
Immortals Cane I form, Northern Energy Taiji Cane form, Wudang Tiger Tail short
staff form, Chen Taijiquan short staff form, etc. 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. 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." Updated on a regular basis since October
2008. File size: 315Kb. Related to Mike's popular webpage on the Staff.

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 Martial Arts Techniques for the Cane or Short Staff

Cloud Hands Taijiquan. By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Website: http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/index.htm.

Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California
Website: http://www.egreenway.com
Email: http://www.egreenway.com/mail.htm
Blog: http://greenway.typepad.com/
Phone: 530-200-3546
March 9, 2009

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