"The exercising of weapons putteth away aches, griefs, and diseases, it increaseth strength and sharpeneth the wits, it giveth a perfect judgment, it expelleth melancholy, choleric, and evil conceits, it keepeth a man in breath, in perfect healthe, and long life." – George Silver (1599)

November 13 2009

Cloud – Bagua

One interesting sword move is Cloud, when you spin with the sword or spin the sword around you. Bagua sword has alot of these and these two movies provide contrasts between the heavy dao and light jian versions. The old man is awesome.

Interesting how the sword’s ridge is braced on different parts of the body.

These clouds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99KxR2dXa4c are an example of this being done with less violent force and structure and therefore not looking too battle effective.

http://www.youtube.com/v/jM71tGZ_Y6Q
This is a pretty wushu version – the guy’s sword would be more impressive if the blade wasn’t so thin it was rippling wind. The end of this is him doing something instructional.

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