Wu Style Taiji Sword (Gan Kun Jian) 吳式太極乾坤劍

[ANGELSGYMSINGH]

Awesome work.... I love all of your films..... your kung fu is most skillful and elegant to watch

[jackychow2046]

@ANGELSGYMSINGH

Thank you! He is our Shifu performing this sword drill.

[QuanYin71]

This look very nice, i had some lessons in Chen Style Jian form , need to pick it up :)

At this tage i feel like learning also Yang Jian and Dao forms .. i know , i plan to much things to do :)

My regards ,to you !

[jackychow2046]

@QuanYin71,

Thanks for your kind comments. Indeed there are always so many interesting things to learn - wish I have all the time and energy!

Happy learning!

[voluptuate]

For the sword player in the video:

Do you have any plans on doing a video of the Wu style sword applications?

[jackychow2046]

The sword player is our Sifu. Good idea! We will talk with him coming lesson.

[emeraldforest]

qian kun jian

[foster21]

Some day i hope to make it across the pacific and learn one of the chinese arts like this.

[rinimo]

you'll find good teachers in Europe as well

[jonyjonyy]

does anyone know why sword forms were developed in tai chi systems?

[vt21xm4]

To kill people.

[vt21xm4]

Ah, this comment was a reply to the question why were sword forms developed in tai chi but ended up at the top of the list.

[SsehKalai]

@jonyjonyy Because Taiji is first and foremost a martial art, from a time where Swordsmanship was the highest display of skill. Every body mechanic leads into weapons training.

[tj3siu]

This is a beautiful rendition of the sword set. Where is Master Mak teaching?

[jackychow2046]

Thank you for your encouragement! Sifu Mak is teaching in Hong Kong.

[tj3siu]

Does Sifu Mak have a website? Or any contact info? I sure would like to visit him or take some lessons from him next time I visit HK again.

[pedrenrique]

Is it the WU 136-moves sword form?

[jackychow2046]

This version is 85 moves. GM Wu Tunan had published books for those routines when he was young.

[foster21]

That's a lot of moves. how long did it take to learn? a year?

[jackychow2046]

Hi! If you have Taiji Sword experience before, you may remember the frame around 15-25 hours lesson. Then you have to practice everyday until you got all form well.

[yinghonghaohan319]

I like the form and the music...very beautiful and relaxing.

Is there a two person form?

[videoport]

Beautiful !

[jackychow2046]

Thanks you! We hope all Wu's players enjoy this traditional routine!

[Barboteur]

A thousand thanks! I'm so happy! Wu was the first style I learnt and I always enjoy to practice it. But nobody could even show a sword form to me... Beautiful! Congratulations!

[jackychow2046]

Our Traditional Wu's Taiji Weapon routine was learnt from HK Wu Kung Yi's system. This Gan Kun Jian is also same as Wu Tu Nan's Taiji Jian Form.

[dhjmckenzie]

Sifu Mak, I really enjoyed watching your sword form.

[jackychow2046]

Thanks! I will post more Taiji Routine that performing by Sifu Edward Mak later.