MaartenSFS wrote:
Something must have gotten lost along the way because Musashi clearly fenced.
Clearly. And you base this on.. your deep knowledge of the subject - or your personal desire to lend authority to your position?
MaartenSFS wrote:
Something must have gotten lost along the way because Musashi clearly fenced.
MaartenSFS wrote:I base it on common sense. To learn how to fight you need to.. fight.
If they fought and were preserving an ancient fighting tradition I'd be all for it. Without the fighting it's just a tradition - not that those are bad.
Trick wrote:taiwandeutscher wrote:The Sancaijian was developed in the early 20th century, at the Nanjing Guoshuguan!
Then it was created by competent MAists and contain correct Jian techniques for the use in combat
Although single-edged dao became the mainstay weapon of Chinese armies since the Han Dynasty, double-edged jian did not simply disappear from the battlefield. Unlike the long and slender (sometimes even floppy) "Wushu sword" that most people associate with Chinese jian, Ming military swords are short and sturdy, with relatively simple guards and large pommels. The edges of most Ming swords run nearly parallel until tapering to a round or triangular point, making them more suitable for hacking and slashing.
Secondly, Ma began to formulate his own plans for the creation of a civilian network (or militia) armed with dadao, capable of repelling the advance of Japanese infantry through cities (or at least making it costly). It should be noted that Ma was far from the only martial arts reformers in the 1930’s to have this same “good idea.” Many individuals, at both the local and national level, were spreading similar schemes. During the 1930’s the dadao became something of a defacto symbol of the state and Chinese military strength, and the nation’s answer to the more famous Japanese katana. Multiple specialized manuals were published, and a huge number of local martial arts instructors began to assemble their own systems to teach the weapon.
Pandrews1982 wrote:Windwalker - what makes Maarten and his teacher's sword work reflect historical accounts? can you offer any of these historical accounts for us to review?
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