Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Tai Chi Sword of the Yang style of Tai Chi Chuan

To master this style would take an amazing amount of concentration and ability to anticipate your opponents movements. I have heard of "sticky hands", but "sticky blades"?

Wow. Just wow.


The link to the original story on the video can be found at Best Tai Chi Videos Online.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Ulf Evenas Shihan at the SportAccord World Combat Games 2013 - Full Demo...







This is a really cool video. I really like how he goes slow enough for you to actually see the techniques! The very end has some really nice slow-motion video.

Friday, June 6, 2014

These Shibayama-style sword handguards are stunning

Here is an article from RocketNews24. It showcases some rare and very intricate tsubas (hand guards). I wouldn't want to use these on my sword. They are way too nice!


Attack Sword Master - No Defensive Moves!

I came across this video over on akihabaranews.com. It's a short documentary on a school of Jigan Ryu swordsmanship. I have seen the practices before where people attack big piles of sticks. I understand that it is a great way to build up arm strength and attack strength, and warriors from this tradition were fearsome!