Learning Chinese swordsmanship?
Jul 31, 2009 10:02:33 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2009 10:02:33 GMT
Okay, that's what I thought. I actually rarely upload to Youtube, as I can record directly from webcam with my Film Rookie account. The kiddo's sword is actually foam rubber, he gets a bit to hyper for wood right now. But yeah, the maple branch bit was funny that's why I got the short clip with the digital camera (I can only take about a min's worth of vid).
Anyway, I backed off on the long form creation thought until I have time for more research. Reading some about longsword techniques it struck me that they might blend well into the Chinese style as the waist is being used as the controlling factor of the movement. To me this shows similarity to the concept of "The waist moves the sword, the sword moves the body" (Sifu Don Schurman and Sifu Show Hong) and "The motion should be rooted in the feet, released through the legs, controlled by the waist, and manifested through the fingers" (Tai Chi Classics) that form the core principles of taijiquan sword. Also, since the master cuts combine attack and defense is one movement this fits well with the taijiquan concept of combining attack and defense as found in the postures "Brush knee, twist step" and "Repulse Monkey." To me the thought of combining the two seems very natural to me. However, that particular project has gone on the back burner for awhile until I can more thoroughly learn both arts. Not to mention there's always going to be a few machete fighting concepts thrown into anything like that I happen to do because, well wielding a machete as a tool and weapon is kinda home for me. That's also probably why I like Dao slightly more than Jian it feels a bit more like what I am used to, a big chopping blade.
Anyway, I backed off on the long form creation thought until I have time for more research. Reading some about longsword techniques it struck me that they might blend well into the Chinese style as the waist is being used as the controlling factor of the movement. To me this shows similarity to the concept of "The waist moves the sword, the sword moves the body" (Sifu Don Schurman and Sifu Show Hong) and "The motion should be rooted in the feet, released through the legs, controlled by the waist, and manifested through the fingers" (Tai Chi Classics) that form the core principles of taijiquan sword. Also, since the master cuts combine attack and defense is one movement this fits well with the taijiquan concept of combining attack and defense as found in the postures "Brush knee, twist step" and "Repulse Monkey." To me the thought of combining the two seems very natural to me. However, that particular project has gone on the back burner for awhile until I can more thoroughly learn both arts. Not to mention there's always going to be a few machete fighting concepts thrown into anything like that I happen to do because, well wielding a machete as a tool and weapon is kinda home for me. That's also probably why I like Dao slightly more than Jian it feels a bit more like what I am used to, a big chopping blade.
