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Wushu Straightsword
The straightsword ( jian ) is a double-edged straight
sword and a wushu discipline.
"Jian Shu" ( straightsword art ) is in particular practiced
by women, but men with good back and shoulder flexibility often also
do this discipline.
Everybody who practices jian ( straightsword ),
also practices qian ( spear ).
Traditionally the straightsword was a stiff, heavy weapon, but today
most jian are flexible and have very thin and light blades. The reason
for this is that in modern wushu you have to do very fast movements
and acrobatic jumps with the straightsword in your hand.
Find more wushu related topics at wushu main.
Description: Wushu Straightsword
- The straightsword is a stabbing weapon, but there
are also slicing techniques.
- It was designed for close fighting in environments
where spears etc. were too inconvenient. For example in forests.
- Hold the straightsword with your right hand. You
can either hold the handle with the pointer surrounding one side of
the hilt or hold the upper part of the handle between the pointer
and the thumb ( without the pointer around the hilt ).
- The right length of a straight sword:
When you hand stand upright with your arms relaxed, the distance from
the hilt to the top of the sword should equal the distance from your
wrist to the ear. ( or slightly longer )
- The right weight of a straightsword:
Straight swords used for modern wushu should be as light as possible
and the blade should be flexible. A taiji straightsword can be slightly
heaver ( solid ), but you can also use a super-light and flexible
straightsword for freestyle forms. Heavy stiff straightswords are
now only used for decoration or very traditional forms without acrobatics.
- Popular straightsword
styles: Taiji straightsword, drunken straightsword and
double straightsword.
Trainer advice: Wushu Straightsword
- Learn the basics, the jumps and the basic longfist
forms before you start with weapon training.
- If you decide to do straighsword, you should also do spear ( qiang
shu )
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