Tai Chi Sword?

[dtstiachi]

hello,

 

I have seen some of my older Tai Chi brothers and sisters work on the Tai Ji Jan or sword form. I really enjoyed watching them perform the form. One day, in a few years, I might be ready to learn the form and that will be a great day. My question is to all of your swordsman out there. I know the tai chi sword is sharpened on its upper 2/3rds of the blade. Some say razor sharp, others say extremely or very sharp. Anyway, after watching my Tai Chi brothers and sisters do the form, my question deals with actual combat. Could this sword and form actually be used to defeat an armed opponet? The form looks beatiful and I have heard it is pretty good for combat, but if a Tai Chi artist who was proficient in Tai Ji Jian were to fight someone with a katana or other sword, would they even have a chance? Thanks for your insight to this mostly curious question.

[striking_cobra]

hey there,

 

in my opinion a stylist armed with a tai chi sword would be able to defend him or herself in combat, if that person is trained and experienced. as far as i'm concerned (now this is coming out of my background so if you disagree sorry) a sword is merely an extension of the stylist...so if two people faced off in a sword dual the winner would be the one who trained more and knows their weapon better. as far as forms are concerned i feel that they are good to practice and to know, but only because they teach a person how to move, they teach balance, strength ect. but forms don't win fights. battle is chaos.

 

well, there are my two cents...

 

good luck

[tommarker]

If it makes you feel better, a jian that is "razor sharp" would be both "extremely or very" sharp

 

Think about how bad a "dull" razor can cut you...

 

As to your question, it is impossible to answer, short of digging up Musashi and Wong Fei Hung and getting them to rumble