It depends on what you're into. Personally, I think you'd be best served by hearing Eric Cartman. Respect mah authoritah!!!!! -Mark
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftMb7wLrqsw"]Gilbert Gottfried Does Andrew Dice Clay - YouTube[/ame] Being as I actually laugh at Dice Clay too I found this impression awesome!
Being a martial artist I would prefer more hands motions and small chain like Fundo-Kusari to defend.
Star Trek: Next Generation. That episode where Picard is stranded with the other captain whose culture communicates exclusively through mutually referenced metaphor from their stories. Geek that!
I'm digging back a long way in the thread, but I just checked out your link. That's a lot of weapons to learn! But then, I noticed this: Is that some kind of zen riddle? Does it make the sound of one hand clapping? Can you use one to dig half a hole?
At a fundamental level it's a method of usage, dealing with grip and application. Single and double ended staff are terms equivalent to quarterstaff and halfstaff in English MA. However, that said the staff typically used for double ended technique is akin to a Bo, the staff used for single ended technique is longer (2-3 metres) and tapered.
Cheers, that makes more sense. I thought that might be what it meant. Still, I think I prefer my idea : P
