Zen_Hydra
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 24, 2020 23:25:06 GMT
For those of you who have handled them, how do the three different single hand jian compare to each other in handling and performance?
Based on their stats and appearances, the White Arc looks like it would be the best cutter.
The Flying Phoenix looks like the most thrust oriented.
The Magnificent Chu looks like it probably falls in the middle somewhere.
That's all just speculation. I want to know more before I buy one. How do they compare to each other?
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Post by snowbite on Feb 24, 2020 23:48:46 GMT
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Post by themuffinslayer on Feb 25, 2020 0:11:04 GMT
I cant honestly compare since I only currently own one example in the Flying Phoenix but I can say that its honestly surprisingly competent as a cutter and punches above its weight class. The geometry is excellent, with no secondary bevel and to steal a Japanese term has a slight amount of niku to the edge. It has however done very well in my testing from water bottles, pool noodles and bamboo cutting. That being said, I'd expect the white arc to pack more of a punch since the balance point is further out, the blade is longer and seems to taper less in the last quarter of the blade. Magnificent chu, I really cant say. I've only had one octagonal jian and it was a Jkoo/sinosword that more or less came apart on me in about three weeks.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 25, 2020 2:09:25 GMT
I'm currently waiting on a Striking Eagle (because it's greatsword size and so ridiculously light I had to give it a shot), and a Heavenly Horse dao (because I love sabre-like swords).
I honestly want one of each sword they offer, but I should really pace myself. Ultimately, any future order will depend on the quality of the swords I've already ordered. I really want LK Chen Sword to be a success, because I'm very interested in historical Chinese weaponry, and there just don't seem to be many companies making the effort to make historically accurate reproductions.
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Post by themuffinslayer on Feb 25, 2020 2:30:00 GMT
I'm currently waiting on a Striking Eagle (because it's greatsword size and so ridiculously light I had to give it a shot), and a Heavenly Horse dao (because I love sabre-like swords). I honestly want one of each sword they offer, but I should really pace myself. Ultimately, any future order will depend on the quality of the swords I've already ordered. I really want LK Chen Sword to be a success, because I'm very interested in historical Chinese weaponry, and there just don't seem to be many companies making the effort to make historically accurate reproductions. Yeah I hear you there. I was sold on the Phoenix. I have a Roaring Dragon on order and I feel it will better fit into two handed jian forms (go figure). Its something new I'm trying to get into the sway of since euros have seemed to have lost their shine on me in the past few years, so starting from nearly zero and building a new skill set seems interesting to me. |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 25, 2020 3:03:38 GMT
I'm currently waiting on a Striking Eagle (because it's greatsword size and so ridiculously light I had to give it a shot), and a Heavenly Horse dao (because I love sabre-like swords). I honestly want one of each sword they offer, but I should really pace myself. Ultimately, any future order will depend on the quality of the swords I've already ordered. I really want LK Chen Sword to be a success, because I'm very interested in historical Chinese weaponry, and there just don't seem to be many companies making the effort to make historically accurate reproductions. Yeah I hear you there. I was sold on the Phoenix. I have a Roaring Dragon on order and I feel it will better fit into two handed jian forms (go figure). Its something new I'm trying to get into the sway of since euros have seemed to have lost their shine on me in the past few years, so starting from nearly zero and building a new skill set seems interesting to me. I have experience with Chinese martial arts, and single hand jian and dao, and twin dao, but no experience with two handed jian. I'll either have to research two handed jian techniques, or adapt European longsword techniques. |
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Post by themuffinslayer on Feb 25, 2020 3:23:12 GMT
Yeah I hear you there. I was sold on the Phoenix. I have a Roaring Dragon on order and I feel it will better fit into two handed jian forms (go figure). Its something new I'm trying to get into the sway of since euros have seemed to have lost their shine on me in the past few years, so starting from nearly zero and building a new skill set seems interesting to me. I have experience with Chinese martial arts, and single hand jian and dao, and twin dao, but no experience with two handed jian. I'll either have to research two handed jian techniques, or adapt European longsword techniques. That's more or less how I've started. I did some digging however and found a book "Ancient Art of Chinese Straight Sword" by Jack Chen. Website is chineselongsword.com It isn't contemporary to the han and chu dynasty swords, but it seems to be a decent starting point to get some of the differences between European and Chinese longsword techniques. |
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Post by legacyofthesword on Feb 25, 2020 3:26:00 GMT
I got the Striking Eagle and the Magnificent Chu Jian last week (review coming as soon as I get various life things done). The Striking Eagle is shockingly light. It's like some kind of gigantic smallsword... It's akin to wielding a giant, sharpened needle.
The MCJ had, by contrast, a surprisingly authoritative blade presence. Don't get me wrong, it's light, lighter than almost all the swords I own. But the forte is surprisingly stout, and I felt confident that the sword could sever an arm with a good cut (though granted, I have no experience cutting anything but water bottles). My first impression when picking it up was that it was much more of a cut and thrust blade than I thought it would be (I was expecting a smallsword).
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 25, 2020 3:26:56 GMT
I have experience with Chinese martial arts, and single hand jian and dao, and twin dao, but no experience with two handed jian. I'll either have to research two handed jian techniques, or adapt European longsword techniques. That's more or less how I've started. I did some digging however and found a book "Ancient Art of Chinese Straight Sword" by Jack Chen. Website is chineselongsword.com It isn't contemporary to the han and chu dynasty swords, but it seems to be a decent starting point to get some of the differences between European and Chinese longsword techniques. Nice. Thanks. |
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