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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2009 23:47:41 GMT
I got my 2009 Hanwei catalog the other day and they now have a version of the Yang Taijiquan cavalry saber. I didn't see this sword listed on their website yet, but it is in their print catalog. This is supposed to come in both blunted (forms practice) and sharpened (test cutting) versions. Has anybody checked this sword out yet?
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Post by sicheah on May 2, 2009 5:51:27 GMT
It is available in kult of athena. I might be wrong but I overheard the discussion in swordforum international that the yang style saber is may not be historically accurate but that style of sword enters into Yang style Tai Chi Chuan. Just my 2 cents. The weight looks ideal for Yang style tai chi practice (I would personally choose unsharpened for practice form, good chance I will cut myself  ). Does hanwei still maintain their stand that their swords should not be used for "cutting" ? |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 8:21:26 GMT
The saber used in Yang taiji is not historical it's modern. And I haven't heard back from Hanwei on weather or not the sharpened version of the saber is suitable for cutting, but generally Hanwei does not recommend cutting practice with many of their swords besides the katanas.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2009 8:42:11 GMT
Hanwei did get back to me on my question about this weapon's suitability for cutting practice. They stated they do not recommend it for much cutting but it should be suitable for light tatami, if you feel you must cut with it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2009 20:30:48 GMT
This sword recently caught my eye, after I glossed it over a couple of times. Taking a closer look at the measurments, I find that it seems to be a sword in my taste and I was considering to add it to my Possible Future Aquisitions list.
So, question: When Hanwei says it's not suitable for cutting, do they mean it's "not a heavy duty beater" (iow, still a fully functional sword, just not super-tough) or does it mean it has a weak tang, bad temper or some other unseen flaw?
Because, just looking at the stats, it seems rather sturdy to me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2009 22:22:43 GMT
Good question. Like I said, all that had told me was "suitable for light tatami" as to anything else, who knows. If I win the lottery anytime soon, I might take the jump for all of us, but there other other blades higher on my "must have" list.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2009 8:37:11 GMT
"Light tatami", huh? I wish I knew that that means.
While on the subject, I had a friend of mine ask his taichi-teacher about this sword. Apparently, tradition has it that the original was actually a re-hilted European cavalry saber.
That actually made we want it more.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2009 22:37:51 GMT
I'm going to guess "light tatami" is either a half roll or t hat dry strawish stuff you see in Korean cutting.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2009 0:13:52 GMT
Anders, that is quite possible although the blade curvature is reminiscent of the "willow leaf" style of Dao, this hilt really doesn't seem to have a historic precedent, but then again, I'm the wrong person to be talking to about that.
Eversburg, I'll agree with that opinion. I'm might not mind the blunted person for forms practice but I want something fully functional for my "sharps."
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). Does hanwei still maintain their stand that their swords should not be used for "cutting" ? 
