Steve James wrote:Here's a jian that seems similar to a tcc jian.
DiaitaDoc wrote:Does no one else practice with the scabbard?
https://youtu.be/d_MIA1moyvE?si=ypWzRxZI0Zlrqg_C
DiaitaDoc wrote:Does no one else practice with the scabbard?
https://youtu.be/d_MIA1moyvE?si=ypWzRxZI0Zlrqg_C
origami_itto wrote:I do like that idea. I've seen discussion of using it like a buckler for blocking, an interesting dynamic to add for sure.
wayne hansen wrote:I don’t know where that comes from but neither the sword or scabbard hand moves well and the stepping is not high level
If you are to use the scabbard it must be In harmony and active at all times
DiaitaDoc wrote:origami_itto wrote:I do like that idea. I've seen discussion of using it like a buckler for blocking, an interesting dynamic to add for sure.
That’s the idea. Also holding the scabbard with secret sword allows the scabbard to be held more securely against the forearm, and the open end can also be used for a thrusting strike.
I’ve always wondered about the term “secret sword”. It could be 秘剣, which could be read as “secret/mysterious sword”, but as a verb 秘 also carries with it the meaning of “block/obstruct”. So it could also mean blocking/obstructing sword.
There’s also the term 剣韬, which could translate as “sword concealing” or “sword secreting”, but what’s interesting in this case is that 韬 also literally means scabbard, and 剣韬 therefore means “sword scabbard”.
Either way, when I studied Jian, I took the scabbard to be integral to the training and the form.
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