I am separating the fencing study into four parts in order to clarify these stages.
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It is said in western sport fencing that “It’s all in the wrist”. With Tai Chi sword work “It’s all in the centre”.
Do we use force? – We do.
What force? – Mostly Yin, some Yang.
A general way of measuring sword length is with the pommel on the floor, the point reaching near but not higher than your navel. However since the length of the blade is the most important element, and …
In all of these works the swords were shown to require great skill in their use, as well as noble and spiritual qualities,…
This sometimes happens while doing forms, in dreams, while reading the Classics or viewing films of the master…
All serious students of Tai Chi read this material repeatedly; as they progress they become more able to grasp formerly obscure concepts.
Tai Chi Sword – An Instrument of the TAO
Kenneth Van Sickle leads the reader through the various attributes of this, the most gentlemanly of weapons, with the eye of an artist and the soul of a poet.
Coronavirus: Disease patterns and the road towards fearlessness – #PhilosophicalFriday I am writing this, because I am worried about the consequences of misinformation concerning the coronavirus. If the truth is first victim of war, then compassion seems to be the first victim of the war against a supposedly deadly super […]