This week's quote, a rarely sung hymn
Published: Tue, 09/30/14
This weeks' quote is the verse below from the Methodist Hymn
book and my comment below that. I chose it as one of the hymns for
the service I took on Sunday. No one in the congregation
remembered singing it before apart from one elderly lady who said
she had sung it at school, which must have been before or during
the last war. Shame really because it has a nice tune and it has
to be the most appropriate hymn for European martial arts that I am
aware of in the Hymn book and I know the Hymn book pretty well.
I think I will have a quote from Bruce Lee next week.
"My faith it is an oaken staff,
The traveler's well loved aid;
My faith it is a weapon stout,
The soldier's trusty blade.
I'll travel on and still be stirred
To action at my master's word;
By all my perils undeterred,
A soldier unafraid."
Methodist Hymns and Psalms 682 v 1 by Thomas Toke Lynch
Stav martial training is based on the staff. The best staffs are
made of oak, it has just the right weight, strength, density and
resonance. Training with weapons develops coordination,
strengthens the body and focusses the mind much more effectively
than training unarmed from the beginning. The feedback from staff
training makes you aware of your body and how to use it more
effectively than any other system of training.
Beginners learn and practice a series of staff exercises based on
the stances. The prepares the body for more advanced training,
teaches the stances and provides the basis for safe and effective
two person training. You will be amazed at the degree of accuracy
and control you can develop in a few weeks of Stav training with
the staff.
regards
Graham
PS. We got the big sign up this morning at last! You can see it
here http://somersetstav.co.uk/sc.html and if you want to see
the whole place the next day course is on the 11th of October
http://www.iceandfire.org.uk/forthcoming.html