Hey everyone thanks for watching! There were a couple questions that I accidentally forgot to respond to in this video (the calligraphy stuff). Sometime in the future, I will probably make another video like this one, when I do that I will address those questions! Also, feel free to leave any more questions you have in the comments for this video!
I’d wish you could talk a bit more about armors, in particular paper and rattan armors. Although they weren’t the most common types of armors, they did see some usage in medieval China particularly in Southern China, and I wish to learn more about them. It would be awesome if you could reconstruct one of them.
Hey Scholar General, thanks for addressing my questions. I would love more Q&As and videos regarding the use of the off-hand in the future. In anticipation, I'm going to leave a couple of followup questions below. 1) What is the benefit of putting the off-hand against the wrist over putting the off-hand on the dao's grip/pommel? 2) In the absence of firearms, what was the benefit of using a shield even when Chinese armor had developed to cover most of the body anyway? 3) If armor and durability informed the design of Song dao, why did they opt for broader blades, rather than thicker and more pointed blades, like with late medieval European swords?
Awesome video. Would you consider making a video that is a survey of the oldest Chinese martial arts treatises? It would be nice to know their name, author, date, and which have English translations. Thank you. 🙏🥋
I would like to see you interview someone from Sha GuoZheng's lineage. He was an important figure, but not much has been said about him in English. His styles were Bagua and Tongbei.
Is there a community that is analogous to HEMA or reenactment with some level of organization? Not something like kung fu schools but basically what you do. Just focus on studying and practicing armed combat in a Medieval Chinese context. Oh, you actually did answer that towarss the end!
There are some HEMA clubs in China that also practice some Chinese weapons. Though, most schools and organizations that study period sources are also connected to the living tradition because it generally tends to be the entry point into CMA. There are also a few people who do some reenactment type stuff by practicing archery and swordsmanship with armor, though nothing has grown very large yet.
Thank you for a very interesting and informative Q&A session. However, there is a question that I could not find an answer to - neither in the literature nor from the main modern manufacturers of Chinese swords. Why do we see historical swords [I refer to this one, for instance: 0:46] significantly lighter than 1 kg, while modern manufacturers do not offer anything lighter than 900 g, and most of their products are much heavier than 1 kg and have no distal tapering? Am I right in assuming that a lighter and, most importantly, high-quality sword requires more skill in manufacturing, and most modern manufacturers of Chinese swords sell products of not the highest quality? Unfortunately, I could see this for myself in examples: Hanwey, Cold Steel, LK Chen, and Swords of Northshire - to name a few that I have had a bad experience with, that is poor quality steel and heavily overweight (that is much more than their claimed weight), with no distal tapering.
This is because most modern manufacturers are not being meticulous enough with their reproductions. And if consumers keep buying the swords anyway, they will not have any incentive to change.
Hey everyone thanks for watching! There were a couple questions that I accidentally forgot to respond to in this video (the calligraphy stuff). Sometime in the future, I will probably make another video like this one, when I do that I will address those questions! Also, feel free to leave any more questions you have in the comments for this video!
Please let me know if you do another Q & A, I've got a couple of questions for the Scholar-General!
@@saberserpent1134 I'd say, let US know! 🙂
I would watch a video essay on the history of gunpowder weapons in China!
I’d wish you could talk a bit more about armors, in particular paper and rattan armors. Although they weren’t the most common types of armors, they did see some usage in medieval China particularly in Southern China, and I wish to learn more about them. It would be awesome if you could reconstruct one of them.
I'd love to see more expanded video essays from you regarding gunpowder and crossbows! That sounds like an awesome idea.
Awesome as always, dear brother ❤️
Hey Scholar General, thanks for addressing my questions. I would love more Q&As and videos regarding the use of the off-hand in the future. In anticipation, I'm going to leave a couple of followup questions below.
1) What is the benefit of putting the off-hand against the wrist over putting the off-hand on the dao's grip/pommel?
2) In the absence of firearms, what was the benefit of using a shield even when Chinese armor had developed to cover most of the body anyway?
3) If armor and durability informed the design of Song dao, why did they opt for broader blades, rather than thicker and more pointed blades, like with late medieval European swords?
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I think you should try the video essay style format. You may find it easier to produce videos in terms of editing or time. Worth a try anyway.
Awesome stuff! What a great collection of questions and good insights. More shield discussions are always a good time :)
Very cool, I especially like the shout-outs you gave. Definitely checking them all out 👍
Awesome video. Would you consider making a video that is a survey of the oldest Chinese martial arts treatises? It would be nice to know their name, author, date, and which have English translations. Thank you. 🙏🥋
I am all for this idea! But doing it properly will take some time. It is definitely on my list!
I would like to see you interview someone from Sha GuoZheng's lineage. He was an important figure, but not much has been said about him in English. His styles were Bagua and Tongbei.
Will you talk about armor
yes, I would also like to talk about armor in the future.
Hey, I just bought an adapter for a mic and a web-cam, would you like to come on my youtube channel for a podcast?
yeah certainly! You can try to reach out to me on facebook or by email to work out the details!
Is there a community that is analogous to HEMA or reenactment with some level of organization? Not something like kung fu schools but basically what you do. Just focus on studying and practicing armed combat in a Medieval Chinese context.
Oh, you actually did answer that towarss the end!
There are some HEMA clubs in China that also practice some Chinese weapons. Though, most schools and organizations that study period sources are also connected to the living tradition because it generally tends to be the entry point into CMA. There are also a few people who do some reenactment type stuff by practicing archery and swordsmanship with armor, though nothing has grown very large yet.
You just prefer the weapons that worked best on the field. ;)
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Thank you for a very interesting and informative Q&A session. However, there is a question that I could not find an answer to - neither in the literature nor from the main modern manufacturers of Chinese swords. Why do we see historical swords [I refer to this one, for instance: 0:46] significantly lighter than 1 kg, while modern manufacturers do not offer anything lighter than 900 g, and most of their products are much heavier than 1 kg and have no distal tapering? Am I right in assuming that a lighter and, most importantly, high-quality sword requires more skill in manufacturing, and most modern manufacturers of Chinese swords sell products of not the highest quality? Unfortunately, I could see this for myself in examples: Hanwey, Cold Steel, LK Chen, and Swords of Northshire - to name a few that I have had a bad experience with, that is poor quality steel and heavily overweight (that is much more than their claimed weight), with no distal tapering.
This is because most modern manufacturers are not being meticulous enough with their reproductions. And if consumers keep buying the swords anyway, they will not have any incentive to change.