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Swordsman Soto is from the Bronx, and Swordsman Xia's Wudang NYC group in Chinatown does a lot of fencing at his workshops. Thanks for watching!

@@TaijiFencing Awesome! I sent an email to your GMail listed on your Facebook page to try to meet in person. If there's a better way to contact you, please let me know.

Thank you! Cheers!

In a sword fight, everything exists.

And think about your feet! lol Thanks for watching and the comment 👐

There's no goal to maintain contact. Either you are intercepting the sword from cutting you, or you are not. Things that seem are also things that don't seem. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching.

Designed specifically for dueling. But in regards to accuracy to period dueling: science goes forward. Every generation build off of the previous. We aren't training to pretend to be ancients or do civil war reenactments. We train to survive s sword fight without being injured. Consider it a rapier/side sword, and not a long sword, and you can see the clear similarities between western fencing and tai chi sword. You're right, it is definitely not a military art. Just like military arts aren't dueling arts. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Lots of tai chi instructors talk lol

Blaming bad luck is often an excuse for a lack of skill. If you are risking your life (bungee, skydive, motorcycles, etc.) all factors should be individually addressed before taking the risk. Knowing those factors is a piece of said skill. I'm happy that you can see the exchanges and the reasons for changing through the trigrams. For sincerel people, it is alla blur. 🌟👐

In our style, ee have 7 stages to deal with combat escalation. The first is bonding; the second is escaping. And the third is to demonstrate control of the conflict without hurting them. Connive them that they do not want to pursue the sword fight. Not until the last stages will anyone risk death. It's great that you recognize the importance of this principle. Many people that comment on UA-cam videos only see the situation as them versus other. Thank you for seeing it for what it really is: overcoming conflict.

@@TaijiFencing , the trouble is if you just kill someone, how are they going to change if they are dead? I have heard that is why Jet Li made the movie "FEARLESS". He got tired if the " You stepped on my toe, now you are going to die ! movies " that everyone is always fighting. (Those fighting only arts don't last very long in history.)

A real classic, there! I didn't know that about the movie. Very cool. 👐

So right! Everything changed when steel comes out. Lots of people like to focus on chopping through stuff, or overwhelming power against their opponent with strong cuts. But from my experience, once my sword is between us, everyone's focus changes to survival. Winning and hurting always become secondary. The problem with full contact training instead of this method, is that over aggressive methods do not train you for the actual situation. Only one with a false confidence. Your commentary about motivation and intimidation is a big part of what our method deals with and is concerned by. Thank for pointing that out! But there's a reason why large swords for war got replaced by fast smaller swords for dueling in Europe.

Your warmth of most appreciated. I hope you can enjoy TJF with your community, together

Not at the moment. The carpenter closed shop during the pandemic. Hopefully soon

Confucius one said. "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." 👐🖖

Taiji refers to the principle of the interplay of creativity and receptivity. The Taiji Tu is the image of this principle, we call a yin yang in English. So, Taiji sword is not necessarily connected to Taiji Quan. But they do both focus on this concept of change. In modern times. They are practiced together as part of the same art. Many styles of Taiji terms in their full/long Chinese names. Thanks for the commentary! I'm glad you can see a new value to Taiji practices. 👐

If I were to recommend one empty-handed art for fighting both offensively and defensively, try Xingyi Quan. It develops all the core ingredients for enhancing body mechanics and structure. Some people call it Wing Chun while running. You will take in their attack, then overwhelm their structure with your counter. I hope your training is long and prosperous!

Sorry about that. Audio mixing is a very different art from swordplay.

I've been told that style also focuses on maintaining defensive contact while striking? You have a good eye to see the relativity between style that are often considered unrelated. Thanked for the comment and the addition to the dialog. Xia

I hope you can try it now that the lockdowns are lifting. Just be careful & don't stab to the face!

Thank you for all the positivity and support! I hope you find time for practice, and joy from it. We hope to have more wooden swords later in the season. Blessing, friend~~

You're right! Xia's is a Ming-based, while Soto's is Han-styled. Good eye! 👐

I for mastery, i should understand the manual to Windows 98, bt it shouldn't be a focus when studying Windows 10. Manuals are good to know. But things have evolved a million degrees since those manuals were written. And they are most all witten by people that are outside of their lineage. And translated to English by people with money, but without cultivating the skill. Know those manuals. But do not trust manuals. ESPECIALLY if you are mixing manuals from different styles. So to directly answer your question, we are doing a universal sparring practice, based on actual fencing encounters, while focusing on real combat strategy. Applications are pulled from your forms, but only if you've reached a competence that allows for this. Taiji fencing is comparable to Olympic fencing; a sport and training method. Your own style (e.g. La Verdadera Destreza, Mensur, Isijutsu) is what you use when playing/practicing. These rules/methods are my curriculum for those that want to learn universal body mechanics & functional strategy. I require those things before teaching Wudang Jian to students. In Taiji, some people just push swords around and hope to get lucky (or claim it was a technique after the fact). But what i teach, are why things work when they happen to. Thanks for the comment and the opportunity to speak more about the universality of this sport.

There are some Spanish fencing methods that also focus on maintaining defensive contact while simultaneously making the cut. Thanks for the input. I'll be sure to look into the German method you mentioned.

@@TaijiFencing ua-cam.com/video/YvEJqZ2pw-Q/v-deo.html Here is a video that showcases the similarity quite well (in the german style, this fighting from sword contact is called "winden"). At full speed sparring, winden occurs less frequently than in slower drilling, but it is still present.

@@TaijiFencing ua-cam.com/video/CnTXKWvhYg0/v-deo.html this is another system that reminds me of your style. Not to say that you copied from anyone obviously, but that it can be a good idea to train blade contact fencing.

Much appreciated. We hope you and your community can practice together. Stay safe; stay healthy! _/\_

The hand guard was created to prevent to give the hand more safety when attacking. What i've noticed is that those may or may not limit maneuverability, but reaching the wrist would be the next target if the hand is not vulnerable. Same with gauntlets or gloves. There are always changing circumstances in combat, but knowing how to adjust in advance will be key to success. Thank you for the comment.

Thanks for watching! We hope you can practice and have a great time with your training community! Posting more soon~~~

I thought your name was only in the movie :-)

Absolutely. Check out episode 5 for how we recommend applying kicks, strikes, disarms, and joint control. ua-cam.com/video/a6VsUYOMOSc/v-deo.html

@@TaijiFencing great. What about other weapons? Is there an arena limit, or the fight area is unlimited, as long as the rules are respected?

This method applies to all weapon training, with appropriate adjustments. That being said, some tactics focus on being more aggressive or overwhelming your opponent with speed and force. So just be aware of the appropriate responses, and understand when the power is reinforced or just from the limbs. Each group will do things differently, but we just recommend everyone involved is clear on boundaries and aggression levels. We have had sessions on 2' posts, on peers, narrow passes, and even a tournament in the trees with free movement. In that case, we start and stopped where ever the action lead the competitors. Great questions! Thanks for watching.

@@TaijiFencing thanks for answer me. I tried with staff, spear, two-handed sword and double Kali sticks, but it didn't worked well with the last one. But, with single kali sticks worked well, but was strange, it seems that this system works better with longer weapons.

Thanks for taking the time to watch! I hope this helps you with your Taijijian applications! We recommend visualizing what side of your blade the opponent's sword is on when practicing your form. Then you can begin to see the applications and combinations in your form. A lot of the Wudang Taijijian form combinations are done in these video. Appreciate the comment! Jiayou!

Thanks for the comment! Swordsmanship is made up of many components, so you're right that Taiji Fencing isn't the only method one should practice. We only hope people can enjoy themselves while cultivating skill that can transition to other styles and combat. Thank you for the interest. I hope you can check out or Taiji Fencing 101 video series if you'd like to get some more details on this training method and sport.

Well that got racists quick. Nothing you commented has anything to do with this video. 🤦‍♂️

We are doing our best to launch training groups in various cities for the past few years. Right now we encourage to get their own local training groups, or visit a Taiji Fencing workshop to learn the basics. We have our new Taiji Fencing 101 video series now for people to learn the basics online and with their groups.

Thanks! Thanks for the comment also~~ :)

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Thanks for watching!

as long as we aren't sith

All week we are releasing a "how to" series teaching the basics. Thank you for the suggestion! ua-cam.com/video/i5KluPFv7p8/v-deo.html

Hopefully you can join check out or Taiji Fencing 101 series and maybe apply some of the concepts when you spar with your training community. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Jiayou!

If you have a chance to check out our Taiji Fencing 101 videos, they explain a bit more about the principles you might find familiar from push hand combat theory! Thanks for watching~~ Jiayou!