Is there a difference between....

[KempoTiger]

A chinese straight sword and a Tai Chi sword?

[yamesu]

If im thinking what your thinking of then,

One is a Gim, a non-floppy double-edged blade.

the other,

A taji sword, a floppy double-edged blade.

In appearance, the only difference is the thickness, and brittleness of the blades,

however, the wielding of the weapons requires quite different manipulations I would assume.

I dont do kungfu/taichi, so this is the extent of my knowledge.

Hope this helps.

[ovine king]

not quite, the floppy sword is something else entirely. There is also a trend for wushu competitions to use a floppier sword because they think it looks good but this is not the same floppy sword that i mentioned earlier.

there is no difference between the sword used in tai chi and a 'normal' chinese straight sword. When you hear them refer to it as 'tai chi sword' they are refering to the sword form, not the sword itself.

[KempoTiger]

ahh, I see.

thanks!