Jogo do Pau does not derive from longsword techniques. It was developed in the mountains in the North of Portugal as a means to defend against wild animals and people while traversing difficult terrain. When Napoleon invaded, it was an old technique, and the masters from the North went to Lisbon to teach people. Even near 1400, Edward of Portugal made a book to teach combat on horseback in Medieval times, and Jogo do Pau was still old then. The art of the longsword actually developed from Jogo do Pau. It's one of the many reasons knights would learn how to fight with a wooden staff, or, as seen in other countries, a wooden sword, before picking up a metal sword.
Funny that you say that lol, i was just watching Montante techniques and they seem extremely similar to the jogo do pau techniques, i actualy though that was the oposit, that the Montante fighting style was adapted to the jogo do pau, aparently i was wrong.
TheAquarius1978 No one knows actually, very few information prior to 1800 on jdp. But yes, the montante from Figueiredo and other authors is very similar to jdp done today by all still surviving traditional groups and written records.
I participated in this championship! In some combats as a jury, and in my class as a fighter...and won the 1st place in sub21 age as the national champion. I would like to see my combats...but it seems they only had interest in the players from this school of Fafe. but then tanx anyway...it is our culture ^^
Very interesting tecnique because it keeps always a great distance from the oponent avoiding the couter atacks that one sees in other stick tecniques aroud the world !
Pena nao ter sido divolgado mais cedo. E serem os estrangeiros à intéressante-se por fazerem reportagens, é muito mais rapido doque 'le bâton français' ou ' la canne'
Where can I find those sparring staffs they are using in the competitions? Onde acho para comprar esses bastões de sparring que eles estão usando para competir?
Jogo do Pau does not derive from longsword techniques. It was developed in the mountains in the North of Portugal as a means to defend against wild animals and people while traversing difficult terrain. When Napoleon invaded, it was an old technique, and the masters from the North went to Lisbon to teach people. Even near 1400, Edward of Portugal made a book to teach combat on horseback in Medieval times, and Jogo do Pau was still old then. The art of the longsword actually developed from Jogo do Pau. It's one of the many reasons knights would learn how to fight with a wooden staff, or, as seen in other countries, a wooden sword, before picking up a metal sword.
Funny that you say that lol, i was just watching Montante techniques and they seem extremely similar to the jogo do pau techniques, i actualy though that was the oposit, that the Montante fighting style was adapted to the jogo do pau, aparently i was wrong.
TheAquarius1978
No one knows actually, very few information prior to 1800 on jdp. But yes, the montante from Figueiredo and other authors is very similar to jdp done today by all still surviving traditional groups and written records.
Mace9tttstrom
I participated in this championship! In some combats as a jury, and in my class as a fighter...and won the 1st place in sub21 age as the national champion. I would like to see my combats...but it seems they only had interest in the players from this school of Fafe. but then tanx anyway...it is our culture ^^
Em Fafe foi sempre de onde sairam os melhores e mais exímios jogadores, do jogo do Pau.
Very interesting tecnique because it keeps always a great distance from the oponent avoiding the couter atacks that one sees in other stick tecniques aroud the world !
parabéns aos portugueses, grande método de luta...
The speed in this technic is amazing in a real situation it's even faster .
Search: Jogo do Pau Documentary Master Russo 1991
English subtitles
Bellissimo,un abbraccio da Italia
Would be great if someone could provide a version in English or even Portuguese
Pena nao ter sido divolgado mais cedo. E serem os estrangeiros à intéressante-se por fazerem reportagens, é muito mais rapido doque 'le bâton français' ou ' la canne'
it looks similar to Japanese kendo and Chinese stick fighting
It's older. From our ancestors. Before Christ
Disney robin hood friar tuck. Nuff said 😉
Wish there were english subtitles.
Cabeseiras de Basdo so hört sich das für mich an wenn der kerl das auspricht LoL
tolle Doku komme von der Gegend und liebe Jogo do Pau.
PLEASE, PLEASE translate it in English.
Tout le monde ne comprenant pas forcément l'allemand, ce serait sympa de mettre des sous-titres en anglais.
Compartilhado G+ e f.
What year is this documentary from?
Miguel Pires 2001
Yeah... English title, german audio. That's stupid.
That's the boy nuno russo!
Eu quero aprender isto!
Sébastien Carvalho Aki no Brasil existia, infelizmente desapareceu depois de Getúlio Vargas, tenho muita vontade de reiniciar a tradição
Eu é q quero aprender isto!
Sébastien Carvalho a técnicas do jogo do pau, aplicadas em espadas são mortais
English version PLEASE !!!
Deutsch ist sehr gut!
Where can I find those sparring staffs they are using in the competitions?
Onde acho para comprar esses bastões de sparring que eles estão usando para competir?
I'm back....And you need subtitles for this vid.
Needs subtitles.
Misma que baston frances
please do it in english!!!!
Subliminal messaging by the uploader's username?
This is German...
Ask for Nobel prize!