BSL Lyrics: Three-Sectioned Staff

Sorry I haven't been posting these regularly. It's been really busy at the office here, plus I had to go to Dallas for Taiji Legacy. I'm almost done with what I have anyway. Enjoy!

SAM JEET GUAN: THREE-SECTIONED STAFF
1. Holding the staff, cover your center.
2. Hold the pipa (Chinese guitar).
3. Old man carries the knapsack.
4. Gum Gong (Lohan) sweeps the floor.
5. Meteor chases the moon.
6. Left turn around, down strike.
7. Right turn around, down strike.
8. Large open plum flower spin.
9. Flying and spinning in the air.
10. Left snowflakes cover the head.
11. Right snowflakes cover the head.
12. Flying and spinning in the air.
13. Jade dragon coils around the pillar.
14. Sweep across 1000 soldiers.
15. Turn around, sweep across 1000 soldiers.
16. Fisherman casts the net.
17. Brutal king lifts the urn.
18. White tiger leaps over the stream.
19. Golden bell cover to the ground.
20. Monk opens the door.
21. Rolling monk opens the door.
22. Turn around, monk opens the door.
23. King of Heaven holds the pagoda.
24. Golden bell cover to the ground.
25. Snake walk, wrap and poke.
26. Hidden flower under the armpit.
27. Black dog wags its tail.
28. Turn around, gaze at the moon.
29. Right, up the mountain, chop the tree.
30. Left, up the mountain, chop the tree.
31. King of Heaven stamps his seal.
32. Smash down the ground dragon.
33. Lone goose flies up to the sky.
34. Firecrackers explode in rapid percussion.
35. Back carry the yellow pouch.
36. Gum Gong (Lohan) sweeps the floor.
37. Pretty girl turns the loom.
38. Raindrops hit the banana leaf.
39. Snowflakes cover the head.
40. Bend down and back spin.
41. Tornado winds sweep the leaves.
42. Continuously whipping and striking.
43. Monkey rolls.
44. Rolling golden scissors kick.
45. Forward step, toss the ribbon bouquet.
46. Back step, toss the ribbon bouquet.
47. Right jade belt around the waist.
48. Left jade belt around the waist.
49. Large open plum flower spin.
50. Spin around, retract the staff, finish form.

Gene,

This is the same that I have. There is another triple staff set in NSL that is taught at the higher level. This set is longer than this one and it contains the same moves as well as much more difficult techniques such as vertical spinning of the staff and splits which is just before the golden scissors. The overall pattern is like NSL #7 (a center line where most of the techniques are performed and a secondary center line that bisects the main center line.) The set is called Continous Linking Triple Staff.

Do you have the lyrics to this set?

No lyrics, sorry. I would love to see it though...

I know I've asked you this before, but I'd love to see a list of your entire BSL curriculam. Sounds like you have a lot more stuff than I do.

I'm a recent 3 section staff ....guy. How can I find out preciscly what those things mean. Some I can deduce but like pretty girl spins the loom or whatever...

jun_erh,

Unfortunately lyrics are usually associated specifically to the school or clan and not to the style as in this case SHaolin. Lyrics were develop for the students to memorize and help them remember the steps with in the set. Many of CMA could not read or write so they relied on these lyrics.

Originally the lyrics may have had a common link but so many years have past (generations) such that the lyrics became specific as mention above. One of the factors that encourage this practice of lyrics deviating is because of competition between different schools and clans.

Friendly matches between schools or clans of the same style would offed shout out lyrics during the matches and create confusion. What was thought as a common lyric now was used as an advantage because they changed the meaning.

So to get back to your original question... it is very difficult to determine what you want to do without observing the technique first hand and comparing it to what you already know.

Gene and I can communicate by lyrics because we are very close within a generation of NSL.