Long Sword Weapons Pack from Kung Fu Living
There are two swords you will learn how to use in this online sword training course; the broadsword (Dao) and straight sword (Jin).
The broad sword is a brutal weapon, designed to be used on a battlefield with a continuous sweep and circling cuts, nobody would want to get in its way. The trick with such a weapon is to conserve your energy (your training weapon is likely to be polypropylene or such, so won’t have the weight of the real thing). If you stop and start with this weapon you will soon get tired as every acceleration and deceleration will sap your strength, but if you can keep it flowing, letting its weight and momentum do the work for you, it will feel like all you have to do is steer it.
What You’ll Learn
- The deflecting blocks that seamlessly integrate with the sweeping strikes
- The full set of strikes used in broadsword fighting and how to maximize their power
- The tactical use of continuous momentum to minimize effort and prioritize speed and efficiency
- Techniques to utilize optimal timing and targeting
- Specialized stepping and footwork techniques to best tactically use the momentum of the sword
- The overall strategy for finishing any real fight in the shortest possible time for your safety
The straight sword is a fast and aggressive weapon principally developed as a gentleman’s dueling weapon. While never having any significant weight behind a strike it tends to flicker with deadly results. The prime defense with this sword is to deflect even as you attack yourself. You can perform all the straight sword techniques with a simple walking stick or cane, making this weapon form very adaptable.
What You’ll Learn
- The light deflecting parries suited to the weight and speed of the weapon
- The full set of cuts and thrusts used in sword fighting and how to accurately apply them
- Techniques used tactically to open up your opponent for your counter strike
- Stance and fast footwork to optimize speed and timing
- Use of the straight thrust for anatomically precise targeting and winning strategy
- The overall strategy for finishing any real fight in the shortest possible time for your safety
In this online sword training program you will learn the Braodsword form and the Straight Sword form (a form is a choreographed set of moves that enable you to learn the most useful techniques within the context of other techniques).
You will need:
Some space, depending on the height of your ceiling, you might want to practice outside.
A practice straight sword and a practice broadsword we recommend you DO NOT learn these forms with the metal versions.
The forms are short enough to be remembered (this is martial arts, not memory training), and should be practiced until they can be done without thinking.
The program is set out for you to train every day using several short videos. Adding to your skills in easy to follow steps, you will build superb skills that will become second nature.
Some videos are called Repeat Drills, these are of simple techniques that you need to learn so that you can do them without thinking. Once you press play, they will simply repeat continuously until you hit stop. This will enable you to practice each movement many times with a constant visual reference to help you get it right. You don’t want to practice until you get it right, you want to practice until you can’t get it wrong.
It is tempting to rush ahead, but you will find that to learn these skills thoroughly, it is best that you master each part as you go even if that means repeating the same day several times. Excellence takes patience and determination. Remember “Kung Fu” means “mastery through discipline.”
