Weapon forms
Ever since I first saw Bruce Lee swinging chucks around and
fighting an entire rival school, I have been a fan of hinged weapons. I have
previously created a single chuck and a double chuck creative form. When I decided
to once again study the chucks for my I Ho Chuan weapon, I wanted to do
something different, something creative, something I hadn’t seen before.
My plan was to pay homage to Bruce Lee by incorporating parts
of his most iconic fight scenes into one single form. Now in theory, awesome
idea. However in reality, that didn’t really translate well into a form. Once I started to analyze these scenes from a
scholastic and technical perspective, not very much there. A whole bunch of
strikes, a few kicks, the odd palm heel strike with the occasional iconic Bruce
Lee sound (I’m not even sure what to call that) makes for some great
entertainment, but not a great technical form.
So, I needed to scrap that idea…sort
of. I have been told, when you make a
form, visualize your opponents and your form will start to take shape. So
although, I am creating my form with my own techniques, my inspiration is Bruce
Lee’s opponents from that school where he was surrounded by no less than a
dozen rival students (I’m only using 8).
So far so good, I am about 2/3 done my beta form and I am happy with it.
In my previous forms, I was focused
on some of the flashy techniques that look cool, but this year I am focusing on
the intent of my techniques, good stances and practical application. Once I have this established within my form,
maybe then I will incorporate some razzle dazzle.
Thanks for reading.
Mike
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