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Applying the circle-shoot technique against a three-sectional staff

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Circling and Shooting are two essential techniques of the spear. Although a three-sectional staff is very versatile, you can use just these two techniques against it.

What other spear techniques you can think of that are useful against a three-sectional staff? And for what combat purposes these circling and shooting techniques can be effectively used against the three-sectional staff or other weapons?

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Downward Strike of Three- Sectional Staff

Now the Sifu Simon strikes Grandmaster Wong’s head with his three-sectional staff. Many people would block the attack, as shown in some public demonstrations and movies. Blocking a soft weapon is not a good response. As the weapon is “loose”, one of the sections may still hit you even when you have blocked successfully.
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Circle-Shoot to Counter Downward Strike

A good response to the downward strike of a three-sectional staff is to “cover” it with the circling technique, followed immediately with a shoot of the spear. You should have noticed by now that the circle-shoot technique of the spear can be used against many different types of attacks.
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Circle-Shoot against Double Weapons

When Grandmaster Wong attacks with a spear shoot, Sifu Simon sweeps it away with one section of his three-sectional staff, and counter-attacks with another section. Notice that here Sifu Simon is using the three-sectional staff as double weapons. Grandmaster Wong counters with the circle-shoot technique of the spear.
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Unwise to Block Strikes and Piercing Attacks with a Spear

Grandmaster Wong shows the inferiority of blocking strikes from a three-sectional staff. When you have successfully blocked an attack from one section of the staff, the opponent attacks you with another section of his staff. Besides striking, he may poke or pierce at you like using a rod or a sword.
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Low-Level Techniques of Blocking with Spear Shaft

Grandmaster Wong shows the low-level techniques of blocking with the spear shaft. The forte of a spear is its length and speed. Using a spear shaft to block does not take advantage of its strong points.
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Adjusting Spacing According to Length of Attack

A high-level response is to take advantage of the strong points of a spear. Irrespective of whether your opponent sweeps at you using the full length of his three-sectional staff, or using two sections or only one section, an effective counter is the circle-shoot technique. You would, of course, adjust the spacing of your retreat according to how long the range of his sweeping attack is. You can do so by adjusting the length of the shaft you pull back, or the spacing of your footwork
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1. Introducing the Traveling Dragon Thirteen-Technique Spear
2. The Circling and the Thrusting Techniques of the Spear
3. Using the Spear against the Butterfly Knives and the Big Knife
4. Spear Counters against the Downward Chop and the Reversed Sweep of a Big Knife
5. The Spear against the Versatile Three-Sectional Staff
6. Circling and Shooting against Various Sweeps
7. Once you have the Skills, learning Techniques become Fast and Easy
8. Sharing Secrets of the Spear
9. The Shoot -- the Most Representative and Most Deadly of Spear Techniques
10. Learning Various Spear Techniques like Circling, Flicking and Lifting

11. How would you Counter the Downward Chop of a Big Knife?
12. Using the Spear like a Dagger or a Staff
13. The Spear Thrust and the Spear Shoot
14. Reviewing the first Five Sequences of the Set
15. Outside-Door and Inside-Door Applications
16. Covering the Four Corners against All Attacks
17. Remarkable Achievement at the Weapon Course
18. Making Flowers with the Spear
19. Various Ways of Making Flowers
20. Confusing your Opponents with Variations and Changes in Making Flowers

21. Learning the Spear Set in just Two Days
22. The Difference between Patterns and Techniques
23. The Thirteen Techniques of the Traveling Dragon Spear

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