Ravencroft Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 Hey I was wondering if anyone here knew some sword techniques, or tips, or even links to sites that are good. I am sort of a swordsman, a martial artist first of course, but that is my favorite area of MA, the one i excel at the most. And of course, there are no schools around here or reputable instructors of any sort being that swordsman ship is kinda rare. I am almost completely self taught and use what I like to call Euro-Chinese fencing, a combonation of the quick dodging and parrying principles of european fencing and the fast fluency of the chinese sword. both are great for building coordination but i am missing the power based, techincal styles of the japanese and im not sure if i can teach myself that like i did the other style. like i said swordsmanship is a little rare but anything to help me out would be appreciated.
battousai16 Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 my advice? don't teach yourself. eventually you'll find someone to teach you sword and it'll take forever to unlearn all the bad habits i assume you gave yourself. but sense no one ever listens to that, i'll just say be sure to twist your hands as you're swinging, like you're ringing out a wash cloth or something. it stops the blade and gives it a bit of a pop. when you draw the sword back, keep it over your head, blade pointing straight down your back (so you know where it is), and it's a pretty bad idea to let the tip of the sword below your waist. also, a lot of sword work is in the stance, because you have to keep a lot of veins and arteries guarded. yeah, just find someone. there's gotta' be SOMEone near by who knows what s/he's doing and can give you a few pointers and drills. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Ravencroft Posted July 2, 2004 Author Posted July 2, 2004 oh there definately has to be but the problem is finding them. and thanx for the advice. what is your sword training history if u dont mind my asking? just curious.
battousai16 Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 ach; if you try hard enough, you'll find something. my sword training has been mostly in hwarang do, which is more or less japanese swordsmanship with a korean name tag (remember, due to korean position, they were constantly being invaded by either the chinese or the japanese, and adapted a lot from the two of them). i also dabbled a bit in kenjutsu when i was younger. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Ryan gry Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 What do think Would Be the Best style of sword combat? I also can't find any one around where i live to teach me any sword combat , so i Just stuff around With my bokken at home . Could battousai16 give us some MORE tips PLEASE!! the best way to get hit is to not get hit at all
tommarker Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 Practice your bo-jutsu a lot until you find a sword teacher I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
battousai16 Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 well, just as there really isn't a best style, there really isn't a best sword style, either. it really depends on the person. though i think iaido is very pretty and neat. at any rate, the sword's not something you can just do, you really have to work at it, and you really need someone standing over you to tell you how much you suck (god knows i did) before you get any better. there are just so many little intricacies in everything that it's really not something you can do on line. at the very least, google some sword stances to see what your body postition should look like, but again, i strongly advise you just look really hard and find someone. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Ravencroft Posted July 2, 2004 Author Posted July 2, 2004 all sword styles have their strong aspects. the japanese forms are very powerful. iaido especially, meant to bring the opponenet down in one strike. but like i said earlier the european styles are very quick, kind of like sticking and jabbing. the chinese stuff isnt always terribly combat effiecinet but builds excellent coordination and flawless technique. it just sux so much because i like the more exotic martiala arts and and there arent any schools anywhere near me for it. but whatever you do what you can right?
JerryLove Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 What kind of sword? Are we talking fencing blades? Scottish Claymores? Japanese No-Dachi? Thai meteor blades? https://www.clearsilat.com
Drunken Monkey Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 depends on what 'sword' type weapon you are talking about. in terms of use, the long chinese sword (as seen in crouching tiger...) is used very much like how a fencer (using foil) would, whereas the shorter 'dao' type sword is used more as a chop/draw type weapon (almost like a sabre)but still uses the same principles when it comes to blocking/parrying/receiving. i wouldn't say it isn't combat efficient. when it comes down to it, it's actually very simple in execution. depends if you know real forms or not.... um, just wondering, where did you get your 'chinese' style influence....? post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
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