Ravencroft Posted July 2, 2004 Author Posted July 2, 2004 Me? like i said i am mostly self taught so i am not all that great...in fact id say im not very good at all but see i use a tai chi sword and i have some knowledge of some of the techniques...not to apply them but ive seen them and of course it is its own distinguishable style. from that ive kinda taken what ive seen and taught myself to apply it. if anything my style is like almost mixing wushu and fencing. but i dont know how authentic that is hence the reason why i started this topic. and just to clear things up i didnt mean that chinese sword had no combat efficiency obviously with different types pf weapons it can be but what i use by itself isnt that combat efficient its just fun to do and builds good handling skills. thats why i tried incorporating a little fencing. its all based off of influence rather than instruction and this is just the type of stuff i feel ive been able to teach myself since there was no available sword instruction in my area.
battousai16 Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 actually, i've heard chinese sword styles to be quite effective indeed, but i've never really done any of them other than the chinese straight sword (jin?) yang style tai chi form. but yeah, bad habits. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Ravencroft Posted July 3, 2004 Author Posted July 3, 2004 This is just what ive seen. i dont claim to know even a quarter of what there is to know about the chinese sword. i just kinda go by what i do know and then take it from there.
battousai16 Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 oh, don't sweat it, i barely know anything about chinese sword styles. that's why i don't try to piece them together myself "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Luckykboxer Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 are there some good videos that go over the basics. Swordsmanship has always been interesting to me, and swords have always been fun for me, I have several. I have never spent the time to get to learn how to use them, they are all pretty much decorations for my collecting bug at this point
Ryan gry Posted July 4, 2004 Posted July 4, 2004 Can Anyone suggest some good sites to find correct sword stances , with written explinations and maybe some illistrations anyone ? the best way to get hit is to not get hit at all
kchenault Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Tell you what...here is another board I frequent. http://www.swordforum.com This is a sword lovers paradise on the web. Arts and types are discussed as well as forging and such. Enjoy! Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
Ryan gry Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Thanks the best way to get hit is to not get hit at all
Ryan gry Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Got anymore? the best way to get hit is to not get hit at all
Ravencroft Posted July 16, 2004 Author Posted July 16, 2004 ive been working on a new move lately...however its hard to describe over text i wish i had one of those cameras like spin so i could show u guys to get more accurate feedback.
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