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Taijijian (Demonstration version of the Jian, Chinese straight sword, for use in tai chi) Dussack (European curved, single edged practice sword) Waster (Wooden European sword simulator) Rubber duck (American mockup of a firearm used in training, such as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program)
Taijijian (simplified Chinese: 太极剑; traditional Chinese: 太極劍; pinyin: tàijíjiàn; lit. 'taiji sword') is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art tai chi. The straight sword, sometimes with a tassel and sometimes not, is used for upper body conditioning and martial training in traditional tai chi ...
49 - Chen Sword; 54 - Yang Sword; 56 - Fu-style tai chi seven star sword; 58 - Chen Sword, Beijing Branch (Chen Fake) 60 - Wu-style tai chi Jian (Created by Master Chian Ho Yin) 62 - Chen Single Sword; 64 - 5 Section 2 person tai chi; 67 - Movement Yang-style tai chi Sword Form; 84 - Wu Style Heaven and Earth Sword Form (Qian Kun Jian) 92 ...
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.Initially developed for combat and self-defense, [1] for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise.As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths.
Tai chi, the best-known internal style of Chinese martial arts, being practiced at the Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing Main article: Neijia Internal styles ( Chinese : 内家 ; pinyin : Nèi jiā ; lit. 'internal family') focus on the practice of such elements as awareness of the spirit, mind, qi (breath, or energy flow) and the use of relaxed ...
The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period, [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.
Tai-chi Swords, Emei Swords, Wudang Swords Chinese swordsmanship , also known as jianshu, refers to various types of swordsmanship native to China and is a part of Chinese martial arts practice. Chinese swordsmanship dates back over two thousand years.
This typically encompasses tai chi, xingyiquan and baguazhang, [6] but most also include bajiquan and Wudang Sword. [7]: xii, 2 The association with Wudang originated with a popular Chinese legend in which tai chi, Wudang sword, and other internal martial arts are purported to have been created by an immortal Taoist hermit named Zhang San Feng ...