Training Weapons

[Firebird]

Hi ,
maybe this is not a new question.
What weapons do you use for training ?
the light modern Wu Shu weapons or the heavy ones ?
And what are your experiences ?

For me fore example there is a great difference, doing a saber form with a wushu blade or a heavy steel blade .
Also a Kwan Dao Form with about four or five pounds takes more condition.

[MasterKiller]

Also a Kwan Dao Form with about four or five pounds takes more condition.

Mine weighs 23 lbs.

[Judge Pen]

I expect weapons to be functional. The "tinfoil" swords are a big annoyance with me; as is the arguments that a dao is suppossed to ripple at 90 degrees when thrust. Before Paul Chen, it was difficult to find an affordable functional Chinese sword.

I also prefer heavie staffs to train and lighter to perform; however, still the staff must appear functional. If the staff would shatter when blocking a committed strike, then its not functional.

[Judge Pen]

Originally posted by MasterKiller


Mine weighs 23 lbs.

MK, where do did you get your Kwan dao?

[MasterKiller]

MK, where do did you get your Kwan dao?
It was custom-made.