London Staff, Mace, Club 2023 workshop - The immense importance of shield cast and its application

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[coachmbs]

I’m enjoying how you’re presenting this training to us. I’ve been training in FMA for over sixteen years and one of the things I wished I learned sooner was how to handle a strike from a blunt object. You can swing a stick or staff easily, but knowing how an incoming strike feels is a whole other thing. Most people don’t realize what happens when you’re trying to block and/or attack a strike…feeling the power, vibration, recoil, etc. is necessary.

[mlhogan]

Thanks Mark. As a retired peace officer I've swung my share of straight stick and PR-24. Good stuff here. I have learned a lot from you and have much better kettlebell workouts now. Bought your intro to heavy clubs over the weekend and am glad I did. On to better shield casts now. Always learn, live long.

[antonomaseapophasis]

In my brief stint on Shore Patrol (when issued a baton) I was instructed to tap someone on the shins for maximum stopping power. The explanation was that when you are trying to stop a dangerous person, he may be under the influence, and not actually sensitive to a strike on the head or shoulder, and a strike on the head is potentially lethal.
However, the pain of a strike on the shin is sufficient to immobilize without threatening life.

[EnduranceRoom]

Great video tying the tools together with martial applications. Wishing you all the best with the seminars. 👍

[tonybernard]

I do various swings with a heavy club that, as you say, aren't sports specific but use the same muscles. Because of the weight, I'm forced to coordinate my whole body to do them, and yes it's physical conditioning, but it's also mental/athletic training that teaches how to combine muscles, momentum and body weight into one motion. Now when I pick up a racquet or golf club, the swings are a little different, but power and accuracy are magnified.

[Chris_music_channel]

Good Morning, love this stuff. Wish we had this great type of training all over. I would definitely attend this at minimum twice a week if we had this in my area! These seminars are such a great idea Mark. I will keep working on my shield cast now and forever ♾️ I already started working on the two handed, heavy club mills at a super light weight and I can tell my breathing and movements are already getting better. 👊🏻🙏🏻

[neilkay-jones]

Thats a great video Mark as always. It's a bit like a Wax-on Wax-off, before I was just treating this as a single movement for health and proper movement without thinking of the combat element and how the beginning of the shield cast is a blocking movement and the end becoming an attacking phase. Love your videos and good to have you over this side of the Globe.

[GreatLakesGiryaPro]

This is awesome. We need to get a workshop in Canada.

[ripdime]

🤘🏼 looking forward to attending one of these seminars when I can do so

[JosephAlanOliveros]

shielding (FMA)
happy to report that a year or two of doing shield cast finally paid off last Sunday when I sparred in our little FMA gathering. i noticed that my payong (what you guys are doing in the video) have become more dynamic and easier to deploy from a resting or neutral position and easier to chain with a witik (or a quick snapping attack to the head) strike

[FrederickTSchurgerDC]

The fact that you used partner & not opponent on this is one of the many reasons I like following you. I wonder if we have a Sifu in common.

[joemurray]

Very cool! Is there a company you are traveling with? Wouldn't mind finding out if you'll be in North America some time to attend a training class.

[MrRolyat]

I’m hesitant to buy a macebell without seeing what the exercise is like for myself. I found a 1” spin lock 5ft barbell that I can load plates on and functionally isn’t much longer than a traditional macebell but obviously isn’t exactly the same. Is there a huge difference in trying to do these exercises with a macebell than with a short barbell loaded on one side?

[ctowen]

During 10 min sets, how often do you switch hands/direction?

[marksteven]

you are only doing one side you also do reverse flank guard

[contactkashif]

Is the 2-handed heavy club swing generated because of a wrist or last movement or something else? I can never tell where that's coming from.

[michaelsenft]

Mark - is there a protocol for switching direction when one is pursuing shield cast for time?

[pfurlong]

For left handed people would the be in a weaker defense posterior for the right hand outside swing attack?

[andyh]

So @Mark, what would it take to convince to come visit us in Australia? 🙏

[cioran]

Hiya, noticed the shield-cast in some nice XingZiQuan staff strikes, is this staff training bespoke?