Protech Training Systems provides advanced training for students and instructors.  Practicing with Protech weapons enhances Taekwondo training in several ways.  For example, practicing weapons is an effective way to increase dexterity, condition muscles, and generate enthusiasm. 

Due to lack of availability in a self-defense situation, most, though not all, of these weapons are impractical for self-defense.  However, training with any of these weapons will teach an understanding of the application of force which can be translated to the use of objects at hand as weapons.  In fact, most of these weapons came into being because the Korean people used objects that were at hand to defend themselves.

Ssahng Jeol Bong

The Ssahng Jeol Bong is comprised of two short sticks connected by rope or chain.  The Ssahng Joel Bong can be practiced as a single or double weapon and is admired for its speed and complex twirls.  Consistent practice with the Ssahng Jeol Bong develops coordination and conditions muscles, especially the muscles of the arms and shoulders.

The Ssahng Jeol Bong, also known as the Nunchuku, once served the farmer in harvesting his crops by separating the grain from the shaft.  The farmer would beat the crop with a tool that comprised of a long staff with a shorter stick attached to the end by a rope.  During times of fighting or war, this farm tool could easily be used as a weapon.  Often called a Chul Te or Dur Ree Ge, it worked very similarly to a mace.  The length of the longer shaft allowed the warrior to stay at a safer distance from his opponent and would also aid in the generation of power in a strike.  As peace time prevailed, the warriors, with little to do but train, fashioned the Cuhl Te into smaller versions creating the design we are familiar with today.

Bahng Mahng Ee

The Bahng Mahng Ee is a short stick.  It can be practiced as a single or double weapon.  Practitioners like this weapon because of its challenging partner drills and disarms.

The Bahng Mahng Ee was originally used as a tool such as a leverage bar for an ancient Korean “backpack,” a laundry stick, and an ironing stick.  The ironing stick has a very interesting history.  Folded cloth would be placed on a flat rock surface and rhythmically struck with two specially designed sticks in order to flatten the wrinkles out.  The “ironing rock” often became a place for the women – mother and daughter or perhaps neighboring women – to gather and work together.  By listening to the rhythm of how a woman beat the clothes, passersby could tell whether she was happy or sad.  The daily chore of using the sticks to beat clothes conditioned the upper body and taught the women how to strike forcefully and efficiently.  It was only natural for the women to pick up one or both of these sticks in the face of danger.

Jahng Bong

The Jahng Bong was used in daily domestic chores and doubled as an effective weapon against larger or multiple opponents at increased range.  The Jahng Bong uses leverage to generate powerful strikes the proper execution of which increases upper body and core strength.  (The Jahng Bong, is essentially a leaver, a slight motion by the user results in a faster, more forceful motion at the tip; thus enabling long-rang crushing and sweeping strikes.)  The Jahng Bong, may also be used for thrusting strikes and for joint-locks. The Eighth degree black belt Master G. K. Lee says of the Jahng Bong, “Personally, I think this is one of the most beautiful weapons to watch or use.  The combination of strength and skill needed to make it a truly effective weapon makes it one of the most respected of all weapons.” 

Jee Pahng Ee

The Jee Pahng Ee is an extremely effective weapon.  Of all the weapons that were and, in some cases, still are implemented to aid in daily domestic chores, the Jee Pahng Ee is the weapon that is most commonly still in use as a tool.  The cane can be taken anywhere because it is mainly implemented as a walking aid, and most people are completely unaware that the cane can also be wielded as a weapon.  The shaft of the cane is swung, using centrifugal force to generate powerful strikes.  The curve of the crook and the walking end of the cane are used for thrusts, and the crook is also used to hook wrists and ankles.

Source: Protech Manuals ATA