Martial Art of Shield and knife

Shield and Knife
rarely find it anymore

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• Traditional
• Martial
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[XingYiQuanArgentina]

Nin Hao! This set is traditional sourthern Wu-Gong? (蔡李佛 ?)

greetings from Argentina

George

[uuteresa]

I'm glad that you like it. In this video, step by step, you may easily learn it yourself. Nice to meet you? Do you speak Mandarin ?

[Phantomsbreath]

That's brilliant. I could see the same techniques being used with hatchet and axe, or a short bludgeon and a shield.

[deejin25]

It looks like the cutting edge of the blade keeps passing under the soft part of the arm, that if done at high speed would kill you! The underside of the arm has a lot of soft vulnerable tissue with lots of veins and nerves. This makes me think this form was created more recently and is more for exhibition.

[RachDK]

Thanks for posting. This is indeed a rare kung fu form. I like how the shield is effectively used to block the user's body at different angles. I didn't know rolling on the shield is possible. Most kung fu practitioners use a cushioned tiger shield. Yours is the real deal. Where can I get a rare shield like yours?

[richardhaw]

these were transmitted to us orally by our elders who lived through the last turbulent years of the old china and into the early republican years.

traning in our lineage involves jumping and rolling on the ground. the shield bearer lays low to protect the legs. weapons used in tandem was a sabre or a southern cleaver.

i apologize for the lengthy post. but i find that its worth transmitting this story so that people will remember this classic weapon from our culture.and not forget its deadliness

[richardhaw]

one creative use was that multiple shield bearers would form a "stairway" or ramp with their shield.enabling people to scale mansion walls at night for a raid.

another one would involve the raider to lay in ambush on trees,sitting on the up-turned shield,using it for observation and even as a firing platform.

treated shields float in water due to the oil,lacquer and tar used for treatment. and people find creative uses for these as well

[richardhaw]

a trained household would attack the lower parts,usually sweeping and chopping it since its usually not protected by the shield. and also by hitting it from above. this is where the use of the segmented staff and weapons find their best use since the weapon just bends over the shield and hit the person behind it

[richardhaw]

use of the shield itself can be interpretted in many ways. a raiding team will always have shield bearers. one tactic involve the shield bearer being the vanguard in assaulting a building.starting by breaching and absorbing anything that will come,as people tend to hit what they come in contact first coming through the door.

[richardhaw]

elders who lived through the early part of the century told us that the shields themselves were enough to stop a small calibre bullet from certain distances.

[richardhaw]

the tin-pai or rattan shield was made from that specific material because of rattan's flexibility and resilience. when you hit a rattan shield,the weapon would most likely just bounce off. a lacquered rattan shield offers great protection. sometimes it was treated with tar.the back would typically be lined in leather and the front would be covered in clothe,preferably silk as silk is tough.

[XingYiQuanArgentina]

Uuteresa Nin hao!....

yes, but my chinese level in Putonhua is 4 (Basic IV) ...

I can read in chinese, no problem.

If you like, you can write my in chinese

(In my country I speak in spanish)

Best wishes,

SIFU