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Years ago the ability to spin my dollar store broom like a bo staff in an aggressive fast menacing way while screaming and yelling with command allowed me to save a coworker being attacked by a gang of 12 dudes who already had him on the ground in work’s parking lot… I broke through their circle, scared the big dudes, grabbed my coworker and got us both back in our work building. Don’t tell me spinning is useless, you can also use it to distract, build control and strength. Peace folks ✌

What makes the Bo and Nunchaku one of the most cautioned weapons is that you can create distance which is transferred through your arms which can already create distance. Once you're dexterity reaches higher, spinning both shows that you've taken time to master the skills of combat. Basic combat always comes first and is a beginners line of defense. As I think he said, some schools don't teach the spinning method, only strikes. Now when you're spinning skills become more proficient, and you've taken the time and energy to master the rotations, a bold adversary will have second thoughts. Reason being that he/she sees that your techniques have no error while spinning your weapon and in turn 9/10 your strikes are even more devastating because of the level of strength and flexibility you have in your hand motions and complete mastered control of your Bo and Nunchaku.

I'm 53 yo. Have started learning BO to help with wrist shoulder and elbow arthritis and lower back mobility with some core strengthening. It's the funnest thing i have found that will keep me moving. Thanks for sharing the small exercises that will help build up to the bigger more involved moves. Practical for a fight? maybe not but it sure does help with mobility.

I was looking for someone to teach this sort of sport for a while but I’d found any. So I am really thankful for these videos your sharing with us.

great staff, i love using stick, in algeria in western area we have school specialising in fighting with cane , and they use spin to confuse opponent so they can win the fight as sport they do no casualty, i think this sport is fun, and conditioning and mobility all benefits you mentioned i agree cheers

Don't forget mobility, when you get older you will appreciate what he's teaching here.

finally, someone who knows how to answer and explain WHY we love spinning this staff.

Perfect! I carry a walking staff with me every time I walk my dog. This defense method is perfect!

Excellent stuff thank you, Matt. I'm 72, have had heart surgery was told I have terminal cancer, dumped all the pills and radiation, took up Aikido and now your bo-staff. I'll say this: it's a better cure than the doctors any day. What's more, it's excellent for body/mind/spirit co-ordination, getting yourself out of yourself and thinking - just thinking about a physically demanding activity that gets you alive again. I've never done backwards and forward rolls before, they have made me feel miles better and now this, another mind and body stretching activity that is definitely anti-dementia, it's just terrific. Thank you for such a lucid explanation/demonstration. I'll get cracking with this right away. Tell all the old farts they need to get on with it, limber up again and devil to the hindmost with any of the big -pharma prognoses, they're bullshit. This is what we need. This really does you good.

I have been playing with long sticks all my life, and have taught myself much. And my dad just bought me a bo- staff so I want to advance my skills.

All great exercises for old stiff folks too... great for arthritic folks! Great tutorial for novices and teachers. Spinning isn't useless, it teaches space, time, rhythm in real time. Used it my entire life for health and defence response. Now it's all about flexibility and staying fit for advercity's challenges. This video is an example of a very selfless share... goodness comes from empathy and self resilience.

Thank you very much for a clear to the point instructed video with slow motion hand positions 🙏

This video has really helped me to achieve a level of skill I never thought possible, just last week I used my new bo staff skills to keep a crowd of potential threats away from me. Let’s just say that those girls will think twice about trying to “sell cookies” to me!

I carry a light, but very strong, rattan walking stick. It's is dressed up with some reflective tape for walking at night. Several stabs and strikes are obvious and I practice combos. But what I lack, and don't find on YT, are moves against a bad guy who closes and gets me in his grasp. A topic of interest! Thanks

Thank you, just picked one up for a more interesting exercise

Nice explanation of training,thank you.

So I am really thankful for these videos your sharing with us.

Once he said that some people say that spinning is useless this add popped up and said that karate is useless and doesn’t help 😭 This is one video that I found and it’s way more helpful then others thanks 🤩

I would say that spins create dexterity and create a relationship with the stick, teaching spatial awareness and also smoothness of motion. I was a competitive fencer for many years and our coach, Michael Dasaro, who was coaching the women's Olympic fencing team at the time had us doing all kinds of exercises-- footwork with our eyes closed, visualization, fencing each other in wild pirate meles, in addition to our regular drills and bouting. It all teaches you something.

Im just getting into Bo staff training, i dont have an actual one yet (I have a bamboo walking stick that im using to train) But im really excited!! Bo staffs have always been interesting to me, and i think it's gonna be a great way for me to start exercising regularly!! Thanks for uploading these lessons, i cant wait to see how much progress i can make with your help :]

Thanks, you taught very well, to the beginners, thanks.

Great video! I am just getting started and your teaching is helping greatly.

Thanks for your, technique, just teach us, always, God bless you

GOT to love this guy! Thanks bro GOD Bless

Excelente aula mestre

Thanks a lot, Good teaching

Thank you. Great explained for me!

You are a very good teacher!!

Thank you ! Sensei Matt.

Thank you so much sir.

Thanks maestro!

Great for beginners!!!! Great teacher!

Thank you so much. Brand new to Bo, using your channel as a primary resource. Likely one of your older viewers.

Loving your tutorials, very easy to learn from you. Hopefully i can learn properly from home😆

Hello , it looks so easy when you are doing the exerise. I am really impressed. Thank you very much.

Brilliant! We teach it exactly the same. 😊

this is great man, thanks, like your point of view

very clear presentation, i just started to try this, i am a 2e dg bbj and bbjj.....i know i have handspeed.....but this is fun when you get the hip movement correct

great thanks for efforts

Good Stuff…great information and guidance…Thank You🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿👍🏾

Good explanation. thanks you

the spinning feels good and gets you in touch with the weight and speed and the power....I have a bokken but great practice.

Thanks sempai!

Great attitude and info thank You Kyoshi Matt. Osu.

Awesome info - Thanks!

Merci de partager votre expérience!

Good teacher 👍

Thank you so much

Great sir

Thank you 🙏 very helpful!

I am very in to learning new things! And am very into knowing self defense! So this was great

Thank you. The explanation of spinning that starts at 7:30 is fantastic. My addition to that is " the other half of the circle". As you pointed out, it's necessary to have spacial awareness. If I need to strike with my cane (Jo technique) and I'm unaware of a chair or lamp post I will have defeated myself. Your analogy of the boxer and the jump rope is a gift. I will incorporate it for the rest of my life. Be Well and Good Journey.

Matt, I enjoy your videos and techniques. It’s developing my wrist grip, arms, shoulders and hand eye coordination. I find the bo staff soothing and your classes pleasant. I’m a new subscriber and thanks for all that you do for us. It’s appreciated !

Sinto-me forte com as tuas aulas, tenho 52 anos de idade, obrigado meu mestre

Hi Matt, just stumbled over your beginners series - incredible! I like your teaching style a lot, and you explicitly show how to do the moves, great! I will definitely get a staff (practicing with a broomstick right now ;-) and continue the whole series till the end. Greetings from Germany.

Great training of martial arts, thanks for the video.

Very cool, thank you.

This is very fun and I fell like he is having a nice convosation with me

your explanation of the role of spinning in practice was very instructive, especially the comparison to the jump rope in boxing as an analogy.

Thank you for making these. Starting over. These are very helpful. 😊 Hope you are well.

The motions your going through in this display is great for your whole body I know because I would do these drills for like an half hour a day and at the end of about a month and a half I was much more accurate at it and it change my flexibility in the wrist and shoulders. Great for the mind too.

good,easy to learn............

This video was great! I think I know what I’m gonna start doing this summer now. I’m not a sporty person, but I see this as more of an art. It’s quite mesmerizing actually. Can’t wait to get started:)

Interesting that is how I do it but I have done research that says pinky leads the way, which I simply don't understand and it does not work with my body/what I'm doing. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. This is a great tutorial and has helped me a lot. I am a beginner, and nobody else has taken the time to show the right way to do it. Thank you for making this video, I appreciate it you earned a subscriber.

Thank you

Thanks for the lesson bro!

Thanks This is very good

Super bro!!!!

Love your instructional videos. You earned a subscriber

Hi Matt. Great videos and instruction for me, as a complete noob (and senior, to boot). While you make these movements seem so simple and effortless, they can actually be a bit confusing and counterintuitive for the beginning student, since they must reverse everything. Showing you from the back (facing the same direction as the student) would orient all the student's movements in the same direction as the teacher, but of course, the student would lose visual contact with the teacher's hands, etc. Have you considered reversing the image (almost like looking in a mirror)? It should be easy enough with video editing, and would make it far more intuitive for the student to better mimic your movements. Thanks again, Glenn.

I have always believed that what ever weapon one chooses , whether a rifle a Bo whatever , the more you have this weapon in your hands the more familiar and comfortable with it you become with it . consequently besides strengthening your wrist and arms spinning helps whatever technique you choose to be smoother like second nature . Without thinking .

Veramente complimenti, spieghi molto bene💪💪💪🙏. Oss

Its called "kambu veelchi" in South India, practiced as an art and in defence for about 2000 years or more.

I love yur explanation. i wanna learn this

This is brilliant. You're the best ^_^!

God bless God bless..! You learn more

Really liked those strikes at 10:13 -- similar to the powerful Nangun ("Southern staff"). That's a nice hefty piece of hardwood! Bravo.

👍thanks workout

Very good presentation of handling the staff. Please if you could have a video of actual defense use with another trainer maybe, thank you

I am retiring in 6 months and looking for something to keep busy and fit. I believe that I just found it!!

Dang now I have something more to learn I might never carry the staff out running around but there’s always a broom or mop around and I work in hardware part time I can get oak dowel rod at a discount 🤪 love your channel

I think you are good at teaching

Basic is my place to start. I used to play with Nunchakus but that was a long time ago.

I have magic long stick because I don't see any kind of Bo staff every store in the Philippines but I already learned it so thank you for teaching this ^^💜

Wise words.

Very nice thanks

perfect

Pole arms are the great equalizer. I am small (5'2) on a good day but i kept a 6'+ man at bay when he threatened me. Was working overnight at a gas station at the time and it took putting the staff between him and myself before he understood that No is a complete sentence.

I'd love to train with this man.

Hello Matt 66 years old and just getting over prostate cancer and started watching your video. Went down to my workshop, found a 5 1/2 foot piece of pine rod, maybe a old clothes rod from a closet, and started spinning with you! Always wanted to do this. I have done in the past Kenpo, Akido and Krav Maga. Right now this is just what I needed. Your video is clear and precise. Where do I find Lesson #2 for beginners?

Just watched your videos on bo staff 1 2 3 4 I’m a 60 year old who had a stroke 1 year ago, You are like a breath of fresh air, in my stroke I suffered brain damage, I started training when I was 11 I’m going to carry On training using your method to protect myself and my family

Good tips on playback speed and sparring. What do you think of Vigny pr Bonafont? Is there much difference between scholastic wrestling, Sambo, judo and Bjj? Any thoughts on Bruce tegner or claude st Denise's books? So much in for may shun, so little time ;-(

excellent video. do you have a video on close quarter fighting with stick where a long staff may not be practical? TIA

You just solved my confusion 😁

Thanks for the videos. I start the spinning in a few minutes. I am wondering if you have a school someplace I could visit

It's nice sir

this guy is good very good

El largo del Bo depende de la altura del practicante ,o tiene una medida estándar?

Cool