Mongol Bokh

Mongolian folk wrestling style created since 7000 BC era.

Cave paintings in the Bayankhongor Province of Mongolia dating back to Neolithic age of 7000 BC show grappling of two naked men and surrounded by crowds. The art of Bokh also appears on bronze plates discovered in the ruins of the Xiongnu empire (206 BC - 220 AD).

Slingshot Archery

A slingshot or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. Slingshot was used for combat, shooting the fruits on high tree and hunting small animals.

Crossbow Archery

During ancient warfare eras, crossbow was used for defensive and support role. Crossbow users can carry more arrows because those length are shorter than traditional arrows, but crossbow is slower to be reloaded because it string heavier than traditional bow, it need two hands to pull it string.

Modern Shooting

Shooting is modern competitive sport developed from traditional bow archery, crossbow archery and then modern shooting sport using handgun and rifle. The first created firearm was the fire lance (Huo Qiang) developed in the 10th century, which evolved into the metal-barreled hand cannon Heilongjiang by the 13th-century Yuan dynasty.

Bow Archery

During ancient warfare eras, bow was used for offensive role. Bow was used to raid the enemy directly, because it string can be pulled only with one hand so the archer can shoot the arrows and reload it quickly.

Nunchaku Fighting

 

A standard Stick weapon splitted in the middle into 2 small sticks then connected with short chain or rope.

This iconic Asian weapon is very popular in ancient China, Philipine and Japan.

Long Staff Fighting

 

Long Staff is one of the most ancient weapons, used in all countries from Africa to Asia for self-defense and combat.

It has same fighting technique with spears and often used as training / competition weapon by ancient spearmen worldwide.

Stick Fighting

Compact and easy to carried weapon, Stick is most favourite martial art weapon because beginners can master it techniques easier than other weapons.

It has same fighting technique with single handed swords and often used as training / competition weapon by swordmen in ancient Africa, Europe and China.

Short Staff Fighting

Short Staff is also one of ancient weapons like Long Staff and Stick, it very useful both for hiking and self defense used in all countries from ancient Africa to Asia.

It has same fighting technique with two handed swords and often used as training / competition weapon by swordmen worldwide.

How To Training Weapon Fighting Sport

Weapon fighting sports are like unarmed fighting sports, they can be learned by everyone too, because they can be modified for non athlete people as aerobic - self defense training.

Note: You don’t need to forcing yourself to doing all of these 5 training sessions. If in the middle of training suddenly you feel unwell/tired/hurt then just stop, even world champions are also sick sometimes.

1. Warming Up

Begin your training with stretching exercise slowly. After finished, the coach must always asking the students is their still okay & nobody feel tired/hurt (checking the injury).

2. Basic Strikes

Train all 8 basic strikes in 10 counts repetition for each techniques calm and slowly. The goal is to training the technique form, to help the brain memorize those techniques, build the combat reflect and to avoid injury (this is just training, not real fight!!).

The coach must always asking the students is their still okay and nobody feel tired/hurt everytime they finished the drill.

Once finished, take a short break for 30 or 60 seconds.

3. Blocking

Same with previus basic training, 10 counts repetition for each techniques calm and slowly.

The coach must always asking the students is their still okay and nobody feel tired/hurt everytime they finished the drill.

Once finished, take a short break for 30 or 60 seconds.

5. Sparring Fight

High risk training for professional athletes only, sparring with classmates using proper body protectors. Professional athletes have organization / sponsor who always supporting their medical fees whenever they injured while sparring or fighting tournament.

6. Cooling Down 

End your training with cooling down slowly.

Some unarmed fighting schools are also often teaching their senior students some weapon fighting basics as variation for extra skill, although not detail and focus as real armed fighting schools but it still fun. For examples:

- My Kenpo senseis are often teach their senior students (who already mastering all of basic strikes and blocking techniques) some Long Staff and Short Staff basic strikes, replacing Blocking techniques training session.

- My Jeet Kune Do sifu sometimes also teach his senior students some Nunchaku and Double Sticks basic techniques at second session (also replacing Blocking techniques training).

- My Karate senseis are also teaching their senior students some Long Staff and Tonfa basics (but rarely, from 5 senseis at dojo there are only 2 who know weapon fighting skill).