Taiji - Chen style broad sword

[PhillipsaGenius]

what are those swords that are 5 inches wide and are 8 decimetres long on one side and 7.5 decimetres on the other? Some people call them broad swords, but what are they called?

[menith]

"floppy" swords are for demonstration. For regular practice a heavier sword is better, because the floppy sword may show more movement but it can also give you a false sense of the quality of your fajing. The heavier sword is less responsive and so the fajing must be more correct to get results. Many people, including masters use floppy swords in demo or tourney, but i personally refuse to use one, and i have done quite well in tourney.

[auuCN]

I don't think he is sloppy, and i think many of us has fallen into the slow motion trap. The sword actually is not as soft as we might have thought. Unlike straight sword, board sword attacks and defends both with the sharp edge but not the all four sides. So you can see the board sword is much boarder but also thinner in order the increase the strength of one plane only. As a result you could see the sword only bends left and right but not forth and back.

[hilaryhearts]

that looked really sloppy imo. he was literally jumping from the balls of his feet into xie bu. all his guards were off too.

also, the floppy swords are for training. it's how you know you're generating force. if you're using a real sword, it doesn't make noise on straight thrusts and you don't know you've done it correctly. it why you gotta use a floppy at tourneys. :)

[auuCN]

I would say the so-called 'floppy' sword has its advantages. It feeds the perception of Taiji principles -- there is rigid inside soft. Most of us thought that soft weapon is disadvantageous in battle, but it is only true in war, in which another kind of less soft sword requiring both hands is used. Indeed softer sword allow force to focus on one spot and give huge damage among contact. I think if people want to testify it, try and feel how the force goes.

[Bemap30]

Wang Xian is a leader in the chen village. Who are you to criticise his tai chi! You have no respect for tai chi and if you really think this is sloppy that means you don't know nothing about taichi.

Wang Xian sloppy.....so ignorant!

Do some research my friend, i'd like to see how good you are!

[hilaryhearts]

@Bemap30 for real. Chen Xiaowang or Chen Zhaokui put this to shame. Not saying he's bad; he might have some limitations I don't know about or it might've been a bad day, but yeah, this looks sloppy.

[Moordrecht]

yes why is it actualy that all these swords are made of some metal that could as well have been rubber? I mean are there even swords around that are not that floppy? Seriously, anyone?

[jmc123]

agreed that gets on my nerves i know you can flex and bend a metal sword to your advantage in a fight but man do they over do it!!!! lol that rubber thing so flimsy it would it would work better as a whip lol

[jingwu42]

its all on the amount you wana spend on a sword determines quality

[walt8988chan]

Pretty good moves, pity about the floppy sabre!

[ChenQiangJianke]

The weapon is indeed quite unrealistic, it would be interesting to see him preform the same set with a real sword.

[asimosdrakos]

They use the light wieght flexibles sword for demonstrations. It makes it easier to move quickly and look fluid. The Chen players say that the snaps and cracks made by the blade "express the energy of the sword". Personally I prefer something with more weight

[taiwandeutscher]

The man may be a master, but the weapon is a joke.

[lelahmarie]

Spectacular performance!

[rose8491]

A rare treat to see DaShi Wang perform weapons. A real treasure for the archives.