guitarkungfu

i've been practicing martial arts for years and, for the longest time, i have been considering using kung fu on my guitar (not a judy chop on it!). using kung fu to play guitar. Kung Fu fighting techniques were created upon studying animals and applying that knowledge to a fightng form that imitates the animal being studied. Kung Fu guitar is the same kind of study applied to guitar playing.

the sloth
this style of guitar playing is brought upon by the study of the sloth. it is a slow and graceful style in motion, but the grating sound is caused by the player using 'sloth-hand'; hooks, generally carved from wood and resembling a sloths claws, are used to both fret and rake acrose the strings. done properly, sloth-hand has a mystique that is rare in other forms of guitar playing. a simplicity, with very rich undertones.