Handling a Wushu Rope Dart
This video shows how to handle a rope dart. Actually the video just shows
how to hold the rope. Wind one end around your left hand and hold a part of
the rope in your right hand. Traditionally the back of the right hand should
point up, but some practitioners also hold the rope with the back
hand pointing down. The right hand drives the dart while the left hand adjusts
the length of the rope. When you shoot the dart, the rope should slide through
the right hand. Make sure
you
use a
rope
that
doesn't
burn your
fingers
when
it slides through your hand. The rope should be between 4 and 5 meters long
and the dart should be 200 to 400 g heavy. At the beginning you can attach
something soft to the end of the rope ( for example a tennis ball ) so that
you can't injure yourself when you try new skills. Whenever you need to change
the length of the rope, let the rope fall out of your left hand or wind it
back up circling the left hand.
Performed by:
Feng Jia Bin
Song Jiang Wushu School
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