•四種主要劍法/Si Zhong Zhuyao Jianfa – There are Four Types of Primary Sword Methods: 擊刺格洗/Ji, Ci, Ge, Xi 進攻型/Jin Gong Xing … Continue reading 于承惠之雙手劍法概論/Yu Chenghui Zhi Shuangshou Jianfa Gailun – Yu Chenghui’s Two Handed Sword Method Outline
刀法有：穿、刺、劈、掃、撩、掛、云、折、崩、挑、吊、按、截、鑽、切、裹、推、砍等。 The Saber Method has: 穿/Chuan, 刺/Ci, 劈/Pi, 掃/Sao, 撩/Liao, 掛/Gua, 云/Yum, 折/Zhe, 崩/Beng, 挑/Tiao, 吊/Diao, 按/An, 截/Jie, 鑽/Zuan, 切/Qie, … Continue reading 八卦刀法/Bagua Dao Fa – Bagua Saber Method
Xingyiquan is the oldest of the Big Three Internal Styles of Chinese Martial Arts. Your beloved Kung Fu Uncle is … Continue reading 形意雙手劍法十字訣/Xingyi Shuangshou Jian Fa Shizi Jue – Xingyi Two Handed Sword Method Ten Character Secret
太極劍。亦稱十三勢劍。有十三字訣。抽、帶、提、格、擊、刺、點、崩、攪、壓、劈、截、洗。 Taiji Sword, also called Thirteen Patterns Sword, has a Thirteen Character Secret: Draw, Drag, Lift, Block, Strike, Stab, Tap, Flick, … Continue reading 楊家太極劍/Yang Jia Taiji Jian – Yang Style Taiji Sword
刺劈撩砍截， 挫抹提點崩。 刺/Ci – Stabbing 劈/Pi – Chopping 撩/Liao – Scooping 砍/Kan – Hacking 截/Jie – Intercepting 挫/Cuo – Filing … Continue reading 三才劍十字用法/San Cai Jian Shi Zi Yongfa – San Cai Sword’s Ten Character Application Method
(From Mao Yuanyi’s Wubei Zhi, Scroll 86) 電摯昆吾晃太陽, 一升一降把身藏, Quick as lightning, Kunwu flashes past Taiyang, one rise & one … Continue reading 劍訣歌/Jian Juege – The Sword Secret Song
抽/Chou – Draw 帶/Dai – Drag 提/Ti – Lift 格/Ge – Block 擊/Ji – Strike 刺/Ci – Stab 點/Dian – … Continue reading 君子劍雙手劍法十三字/Junzi Jian Shuangshou Jianfa Shisan Zi – Gentleman’s Sword Two Handed Sword Method Thirteen Characters
昆吾劍法十字訣/Kunwu Jian Fa Shi Zi Jue – Kunwu Sword Method’s Ten Character Secret 此劍十字訣着法至簡便。 托抹捧點捲刁掛折刺站。 This sword’s Ten Character Secret … Continue reading An Excerpt from the Kunwu Sword Manual of Li Lingxia
挑/Tiao – Raise, 托/Tuo – Support, 抹/Mo – Wipe, 掛/Gua – Hang, 㓲/Pian – Pare, 搜/Sou – Search, 閉/Bi – … Continue reading 孫氏八卦劍應用要法十字/Sun Shi Bagua Jian Yingyong Yao Fa Shi Zi – Sun Style Bagua Sword Application Ten Character Essential Methods
走轉裹翻穿撩提按為練劍要法八字走者行走步法也轉者左右旋轉也裹者手腕往裏裹勁也翻者手腕向外翻扭也穿者左右前後上下穿去也撩者或陰手或陽手望着前後撩去或半弧或圜形因式而出之也提者劍把往上提也按者手心裏邊向下按也 Walking, Turning, Wrapping, Overturning, Penetrating, Scooping, Lifting, & Depressing are the Eight Characters for the Essential Methods of Sword … Continue reading 孫氏八卦劍練劍要法八字/Sun Shi Bagua Jian Lian Jian Yao Fa Ba Zi – Sun Style Bagua Sword Eight Characters on Essential Methods of Training the Sword
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 