by Kong Bao Long on Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:50 pm
Meh...
not a fan
30+ years fighting SCA, and rebated steel... mostly drawing from my Xingyiquan saber, spear and Da Dao forms.
Sword fighting is no different than sparring with your fists. I see a lot of subjective thinkers in TCMA... playing "what if"s" with the sword/weapons. That is not how you internalize your art. that is not how you get prowess.
Spar, then work a "Pell" (striking post) training technique (similar to bag work) Spar more, refining polishing... work the Pell, spar, spar spar.... and spar!
Form work is only for memorizing techniques.
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop "Kong ZI