The cure for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
There is a weapon that might be the cure for people who have short attention spans.
The Bo Staff.
Let me tell you why?
If you're not paying attention 100% you're going to hit your shins, your head or your groin pretty quickly and that's not fun.
Pain is a great teacher and since we all want to avoid pain we make sure not to repeat the same mistake twice.
The Bo Staff is different than other weapons because you constantly need to be feeling and focusing on the momentum of the weapon.
Because of its length you're forced to concentrate harder than if you were wielding let's say a stick or a sword.
So why put yourself through that ordeal of hitting yourself?
Because learning to concentrate and block out any distractions is a skill you cannot be without and the Bo Staff is the fastest way to achieving that level of awareness.
Yes it's a beautiful weapon to watch, yes it's fun to fight and spar with it, yes it builds hand eye coordination in a special way, yes it will improve your stick work but nothing compares to being alone outside, Bo in hand and just moving the weapon and letting it go where it wants to go while being totally aware in the present moment.
Can you imagine that for a minute?
How serene, focused and aware you could become just by training the Bo Staff once a week?
If you'll let me, I can show you how to do that, it all starts here.
Master Yourself,
Sifu Martin
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