Style Vs Practical Skill
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English - September 01, 2018 00:13 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Sports martial arts kungfu karate bruce lee yip man chinese martial arts history wing chun chinese history taekwondo Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Martial Email: Martial Style vs Practical Technique
If your intent is to practice using your Jian, as a weapon, which according to Chen Weiming, is to use it for striking and stabbing, then your assessment would appear to be correct. That the extension of the forefinger is to give the practitioner performance for a presentation, as compared to the intent of using it as a weapon.
In This Podcast:
Using a Long Staff as a Tool : Video With Ando Mierzwa
https://youtu.be/lLDaxU9bDa0
TaiJi Sword Manual : Brennan Translation
https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/yang-style-taiji-sword/