Do any of you train this weapon?Its a lot more versatile weapon than small sweepper(nunchaku)althought its a lot harder to learn to use,when mastered it´s incredibly efficient weapon.
Check out my article
I did a piece on 3-sect last year in our June 2000 Kungfu Qigong. It was very well received.
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/kf200006.html
Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com
I have one, i tried it a few times, kicked my own ass, and put it away.
I your gonna try it use a foam handled one, if i didn’t i’d be dead 
I do the three sectional, my favorite weapon, but its just fun to work with.
I do some individual techs with it but not a complete form.
It is a handy dandy thing indeed!
read Gene’ article about it, it’s good. (Gene, funny thing, I have that particular issue sitting on my desk at this very moment, I’m looking at it right now!)
peace
Kung Lek
an intrest
i have had my on on the 3 peice for some time now.
As my fave weapon are the Nunchaku will it be easy-ish to pick up?, i have seen some people as said, kick their own ass.
My current Style, Chi Yau Saek (freestyle), does not train in the 3-section, but i may give it a go, when i make my transaction to Southern Shaolin, and learn Iron Shirt and that, hey i’m sure 3 are better than 2, hehehe
-Kane
Being good with the chucks will not help you with the 3 section staff, so when you pick up the 3 section staff forget your chucking skills, and focus on not getting pegged in the face
The object is not to hurt someone else, but to stop them from hurting you
I’ve heard that if you want to go with the three section you should ge for the ringed kind rather than the berrings. I was wondering if you guys may have had any experience what that. also I was wondering if any of you knew a good site on that weapon. I kind of picked up the nunchakus and figured them out after a few nights of playing with them for about four hours a night. got some bruised elbows, some strong forearms and shoulders, and before long I got a pretty good feel for them. I don’t have any idea what do do with the three section though, I’ve tried to mess with some before, but I just have no idea how to go about it. there wierd things indeed.
Yes, quite
Yes, it is quite fun(the three section staff)and efficent. all though it is not my favorite it is still a very good weapon.
-Budda's name be praised-
Lei
chessgmwannabe
I lean towards the rings over the ball bearings in all weapons. In both traditional nunchuku & 3-section, you use the chain links to strike. Ball bearings, while smoother and a lot faster, aren’t designed to take that kind of impact. It’s more for show - although I suppose few people get the chance to fight with these weapons anymore, so today perhaps the show is more appropo. To me though, if you going to practice a traditional weapon, it should retain the traditional structure. Otherwise, better to train in rhythmic gymnastics…
Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com
So we all use the original spears made from wood and stone huh :rolleyes:
There always can be improvements which will benefit the weapon / use of the weapon. In Shaolin people won’t use the ball bearings, it is probably to expensive for them anyway. I own two kind of staffs with different rings. The thicker kind of rings which are connecting the staff make the staff harder to handle. As in all styles of kung fu and weapons, you will need a good teacher. Love the weapon, but sometimes I think it doesn’t loves me when it allmost knocks me out. 
xiaolong
Actually, according to some accounts there were 3-sectionals made of stone and iron. I have seen a metal example, but it was modern and light, like contemporary metal staffs.
I’d like to draw a distinction between original and traditional. Original wood and stone spears, well, they are still made of wood nowadays, are different than traditional wood and steel spears. Personally, I lean toward weapons that retain their traditional structure as it was used in combat. So for spears, I prefer steel, not someof the cheaper alloys available now. In 3-sects, I certainly see the efficiency of the modern changes for performance. The rings do bind, but I still prefer them. They just feel better to me, like something I could really clobber someone with…
BTW, I totally forgot that my 3-sect article was posted as this month’s weapon of the week. Because of our forum transfer problems, we 've had a serious delay in updating our site, so the article is still there for now. Check it out:
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/4_4/sectionstaff.html
Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com
3 section staff
I train the 3 section staff.
Pain teaches.
More pain then nunchaku 
I think they are great, I think that article was awesome Gene.
Unfortunatly, the 3 section is alot harder then nunchaku to carry around with you.
strike!
[This message was edited by yen_hoi on 10-31-01 at 11:59 AM.]
Gene or anyone else
Are there any good videos out there on 3 section staff? A few of us at our kwoon want to try a few techniques.
I notice there’s a Wushu form on martialartsmart - is it any good?
“We had a thing to settle so I did him”
Tamai, 43, was quoted by Police as saying.
I’m a bearing and chain man. Sacrilege?
I found with the rings they come apart after a while when you’ve done alot of swinging. A section flies off a good 10 metres.
Rings are also abit noisy, not that I’m trying to be an assassin ninja, it’s just annoying.
So I’ve replaced them with chain. Works sweet as now.
But the rings look cooler.
vids & rings
PE: The martialartsmart.com video is pretty solid. The fundamental spins are broken down so it’s pretty easy to learn the basics. These are universal to wushu or traditional. Plus you get a bonus sparring set, so the applications are clarified - all you need is a weapon and a partner.
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/vidthreessta.html
FS: You know, I found that the ball bearings breakdown quicker than the rings. Balls scatter everywhere. I guess it’s all about the quality of the individual piece, but when the rings are welded, they’re pretty tough.
Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com
Phoenix-eye
Hello, I do 3-section staff, It is not a part of our system ,but I wanted to learn it,so I purchased Tat-Mau Wong’s video on panther productions it’s a Choy Lay Fut form,and is an exelant video loaded with breakdowns and drills.
Learing this form can be hazardous,I don’t like to learn with the foam so I just wore a sparring headgear,and used a waxwood 3-section with the rings,that i purchased from martialartsmart.Although the rings do bind some,I think they’re sturdier than the bearing model. I did replace the rivets that hold the ring mounts with bolts. Any way it’s an awsome weapon and CLFhas an awsome form,check it out!
tomcat
3 sectional staff
this might be in the wrong section but i only post in this section so im going to ask it here
move if it if neccessary
thank you
i was wondering what are those metal things called that links the three sectional staff. i want to build my own 3 sectional staff, i have some extra broken white wax wood staff laying around, so i can build my own 3 sectional staff.
i just need to know where i can go of getting thos metal circular holding thing to clamp onto the staff, would home depot it? what would i call it?
thank you
yes those are exactlly wat i need
swivel
any hardware store should carry it?
or nylon-rope,…
Or’, you can also use the old’ 60s’ method of rope inbetween each section. Just drill a hole big enough for the rope to be threaded through on each staff-end. It works great,..we made a bunch of 3-sectionals like that in the old days. Plus, for beginners,.. they won’t get their hands or fingers banged-up or pinched between the metal connectors at first. This will allow them to find handle-distance easier. Li Ma-Keh