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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jul 15, 2012 1:28:38 GMT
Very interesting, short vid, with high speed camera, have a look!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jun 30, 2012 8:04:58 GMT
Well, don't know if it is of any help, but similar swords, a pair of them, I have seen, with a language student's father who is an ordained Taoist priest professionally here in Taiwan. Those swords were very heavy, and copper inlaid seven stars, were also totally dull, but had never been sharpend and only servered ceremonical perposes, especially in exorcism. Could that be?
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jun 25, 2012 0:03:59 GMT
Another competition, out of Hongkong. Hugh, 2-handed weaponry, padded, more technical, have a look. ... p_play_all
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jun 23, 2012 13:20:09 GMT
Well, it's not easy.The padded platic swords tend to handle very different to the wooden ones and those different to metal blades or real repros. Friends laugh at me because I train test cutting with better repros, forms with metal blunts and freer application with wood on bamboo (mostly train double handed miaodao in free play). Those wooden swords can hurt really bad, so we only do fixed drills with those. And of course, the protective clothing is something I cannot stand, in Taiwan's humid summer heat, lol!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jun 16, 2012 8:47:12 GMT
Did you guys see? Scott Rodell's the referee, a bit rough, but it's not that easy to actually fight with a blade. ... r_embedded
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 20, 2012 0:55:38 GMT
Wonderful review, thanks a ton. Seems you made a good deal. I got purely practicing swords for nearly as much (stainless, no maintainance needed what so ever, no cutting, but very good for form training), also a few for nearly tripple price with higher perfection, for cutting and with lots of cleaning, warm rubbing and oiling to do. But your pruchase makes me want to have one like yours, too. Two suggestions: When I brought Chinese swords to Europe, the wooden parts (handles or scabbards) tend to shrink in the dry climate. compared to China. If untreated, wood even can crack up, what would be a catastrophy. I used some nice organic oils to keep the wood heavy, again and again (Nourishing the sword, yang jian 養劍, blade and all, is a must, anyway, the more the better, and it takes a while till all pores of the metal close and you get a stable condition of the blade. Then it is your sword, finally!) And then, please, get some proper training in Chinese swordmanship. Your cuts make me very uncomfortable, looks awfully dangerous, with so little control of the blade. You could check some of Scott Rodell's cutting vids to see real Chinese swordplay, on Seven Star Trading (?), if you don't find a teacher nearby. Many thanks once again, stay safe and grets from Taiwan!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 2, 2012 8:57:53 GMT
Ok, might be real heavy weaponry, lol. And watching some forms, I saw that most moves are in circles, not changing direction abruptly, a must for such heavy stuff. Probably also good for training Jin.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 1, 2012 8:01:34 GMT
Yes, iron whip should do it in English. Copy the Chinese character into Chinese google and you'll get some more pics and vids. Here an example of Liuhe school, Chen style TJQ also does have that weapon. A pair might weigh 7 kg, 7 pounds each.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 1, 2012 0:08:27 GMT
It looks like only the lion jian has a folded blade, right?
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 1, 2012 0:05:40 GMT
I thing, you are talking about the so-called sword braker, a Chinese weapon, also pronounced jian (3rd tone), but written as 锏, 鐧. They have handles like in your 1st pic, but the "blades" are very different, come in square straight or bended variations, mostly used as pairs, in both hands, quite heavy, in order to break blades of lighter weapons.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Apr 2, 2012 0:39:22 GMT
Ya, totally understandable! Wish for the best! And please show us some pics, if possible!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Apr 1, 2012 8:22:05 GMT
Sanmai forging is not an eassy process, every smith has unsuccessful tries, and there is a lot of trash in production. So if they talk about such things and don't send any 2nd quality product, it is a good sign in my view. Think positive!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jan 28, 2012 5:35:24 GMT
Well, it's all said already, but I still would prefer to stab and to slice with my swords, especially in joint areas or on the cracks of armor, making minor contact and the cut.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jan 22, 2012 7:37:09 GMT
A Happy Chinese New Year to everybody!
It is the Dragon, Long 龍, in the element Water, Shui 水 (1st time since 1952), heavenly stem/earth branch Ren/Chen 任辰, the year 4702 since the Yellow Emperor, and Buddhists count the year 2556.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Dec 20, 2011 7:13:44 GMT
Doesn't Huanuo also produce a 2-hander Chinese jian? Sevenstar should have it, would be longer and heavier!
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Nov 29, 2011 6:32:56 GMT
I always thought that Chinese swords had a clamshell diameter, diamond shapes seem a modern repro feature, no? And I also belief that the tip and the 1st third are very sharp, the second third medium and the last third dull?
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Oct 15, 2011 12:33:29 GMT
Your handy work is amazing, really. But for the handle wrap, I would use even thinner leather or cotton/silk threads, and look up some traditional methods, before using epoxy or other glues etc.. You also could check with Peter Dekker at his Mandarin Mension www.mandarinmansion.com/
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Sept 4, 2011 1:40:34 GMT
If Yang history is 150 yrs., then 100 are a mere 2/3 of it, no? The more I study on CMA the more I believe that weapon work came before empty hand combat, at least military-wise. Family styles probably developed out ot those? So weapon history for me means a real application of the weapon in war/combat. If the Yang sabre developed, say around 1920, then could that weapon have seen real application? And for the early Yangs, there is no prove of any blade work, only stuff/speer/lance. Still feel that this sabre is something "modern"?
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Sept 2, 2011 7:27:08 GMT
A 100 yrs. doesn't make it historical. For me, it shows clearly western influence, because no such weapon ever showed up befor that 100 yrs.
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Jun 28, 2011 3:03:33 GMT
At an exhibition of antiques here in Taiwan, I once saw a sword with such a guard, skull and snakes, used for exorcism in a Daosit sect, blades was folded, with 7 stars inlay, but not hardened. So not really pure fantasy, but of course not out of pure martial application circles. Remember, there have been many different usages for swords in China, be it fighting, be it honoring it's bearer, be it for fengshui in a well managed house or be it religious in certain ceremonies.
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