Quote Originally Posted by TrollHunter View Post

Doesn't really look like it's for me. Looks really cool mind you, but I much prefer the more colorful short stick forms found in shaolin kung fu.
While it may not be as practical in this day in age, by god is it enjoyable.
Watching him spin the double nunchaku made me a bit sad though. I missed the day we were learning that at our school

Shaolin Double Broadsword in Thailand - YouTube
This is what I want to learn when I hit... I think 1st or 2nd degree black belt.
Also, funfact: It took me a minute to realize, but he goes to the same branch of school I do~ Same Gi, patches and everything.

Bak Sil Lum (Northern Shaolin) - Double Broadsword Sample - YouTube
This is another good example, though the music and commentary is quite cheesy ^^
Arnis is actually pretty translatable in real life. You saw the double stick and nunchaku but it's a whole lot more than that. Arnis pretty much enforces the use of the non-dominant hand in battle (the battle style in the movie 300 is based on arnis \m/). We're also taught how to fight using only one weapon and with our bare hands, including disarming and sweeping your enemy off his feet. Mucho amazing when such a small person like me knocks a giant off his feet. )