After a LONG search I have finally found a place that can get me the really, heavy and thick poles that I have been looking for years for.
The pole is 10 feet long (yeah i know, pretty long), 2 inches!! thick at the thick end and 1.5 inches thick at the thin end. The weight should be over 10lbs, probably around 12lbs (usual pole you find in Martial arts stores is about 5lbs). So this looks like one hell of a pole!
The only problem is that they will only send a minimum of 20 poles at a time, airfreight to New York City. Since I don’t need 20 and would like to buy only 2 poles I need at least another 18 interested parties that also want such a pole.
You would have to be in the New York City area or willing to drive here to pick the pole up, as I will not ship (maximum UPS shipping length is 9ft).
The price would turn out to be $116 per pole. Prepayment is required before I order the poles. Certainly, you would get your money back if we do not reach the 20 pole barrier.
Let me know if you are interested by emailing me under this address:
Just use an empty barbell. It’s 7 feet long and weighs 45lbs.
Fill an appropriate length piece of PVC pipe with cement or rocks or something and cap off the ends. Make sure you use glue or something so they don’t come flying off. I imagine a 10 foot piece of 2" diameter PVC filled with sand would weigh more than 10lbs. Wait, I guarantee you it would weigh more than 10lbs. Maybe you could even use a smaller diameter pole.
The last idea is the best. You should do that and save yourself abou $110.
"After a LONG search I have finally found a place that can get me the really, heavy and thick poles that I have been looking for years for. " — You obviously haven’t been taking ginseng, or you wouldnt need to look any further than right in your pants. All this time, it’s been right under your nose. (pun?)
I have ginseng. MY “pole” is big enough, I’m gonna go watch some porn now.
Weight and length aren’t the only criteria for a pole. One of the desired features is flexibility. Those waxwood poles are good in terms of all three. The problem is that often they are sold too short. I wouldn’t mind taking one of your long poles - but I’m not prepared to travel to New York (~2000km)
Still, $116US seems pretty expensive for a piece of wood.
Originally posted by IronFist
[B]2. Fill an appropriate length piece of PVC pipe with cement or rocks or something and cap off the ends. Make sure you use glue or something so they don’t come flying off. I imagine a 10 foot piece of 2" diameter PVC filled with sand would weigh more than 10lbs. Wait, I guarantee you it would weigh more than 10lbs. Maybe you could even use a smaller diameter pole.
The last idea is the best. You should do that and save yourself abou $110.
Good luck.
IronFist [/B]
I can’t believe what a good idea that was
I wonder if we’ll hear back from MustafaUcozler again in this thread.
Why wouldn’t you hear back from me? But your idea is unfortunately garbage…LOL. How would you taper your “inventions” and make them last in sparring? (rhetoric question)
@Prairie
There are Kung-Fu styles out there (primarily southern) where heaviness and rigidness is emphasized since the pole gives you a specific workout that will also help in your empty hand skills, especially in the development of inch power. White Wax wood is not appropriate for that.
Having said that…you can get a 10 Foot white wax wood pole from http://www.kuenway.com They are even in Canada (Vancouver) and you might be able to pick up your pole there directly if you live closeby.
I didn’t know you wanted to fight with it. I thoguht you were just going to use it for training purposes. You are right, PVC would not last for sparring. But if you want to train with a heavy pole I think it would suffice.
@Prairie
You’re welcome. In case you have not done the conversion yet, the 3 Meter Wax Wood staff = 10ft staff.
@Stumblefist
$116 is a great price for a pole that won’t break under normal training and fighting circumstances (I am sure there is always a way to break anything…like putting things under bulldozers etc. but that’s not the point.
The original poles were made of a chinese type of “ironwood”, wood that is so dense and heavy, it won’t float in water. There are, however, more than 200 species of trees out there called “ironwood” that have similar or better denseness and heaviness. It even grows in the US…so these poles I am talking about are tough as hell, won’t break, are heavy for good power development etc…etc.
$116 is a bargain if you knew what I am talking about.
