Tai Ji Bing Shu: Discourses on the Taijiquan Weapon Arts of Sword, Saber, and Staff Book by Stuart Alve Olson Fujita Seiko Chapter 10: Practical Techniques of

Chapter 10: Practical Techniques of Yakumaru-ryu (Kata Training)

Kote-gaeshi (Wrist Twist Throw): Basic technique for twisting the wrist

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Shindoryu “cat foot” stance

Tai Ji Bing Shu: Discourses on the Taijiquan Weapon Arts of Sword, Saber, and Staff Book by Stuart Alve Olson Fujita Seiko Chapter 10: Practical Techniques ofThe sword, saber, and staff weapons of Taijiquan are implements for improving your health, expressing qi, and issuing intrinsic energy (jin). Even though these three weapons are complete training systems of Taijiquan within themselves, each has a primary focus in its practice: Sword develops the skill of extending intrinsic energy through the arms and hands. The handling of the sword is likened to the skills of a Chinese calligrapher with a writing