Whatever led up to the rise of Communism and the unspoken rule to "keep kung fu secret", the reality today is that if we do not preserve and promote the traditional arts right now, they will be lost during this generation. That is Dr. Yang's motivation to "break the rules" and share his knowledge. Stay positive, people.

@remaint3282

9 жыл бұрын

***** Two handed swords seem to remain sort of popular with the Japanese, and they are making a comeback in Europe and America. The balance of the Jian is usually close to the hand right?

@Gongolongo

9 жыл бұрын

***** The balance is the best part of the Jian compared to other weapons

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

9 жыл бұрын

Enoch Tuong Balance of the jian is one third of the way up the blade, closer to the hand. Correct.

@claemiller

7 жыл бұрын

thats how it is for most european swords as well with some exceptions but i give you props theres alot of fictitious or rubbish out there when it comes to martial arts and from my experience you look like youre keeping in mind distance and timing and acknowledging that your opponent isnt going to stand there and take it

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

Much respect to Dr. Yang. He is the great explicator of theory with his engineer's mind, and we all consult his books. My sense is not that the last generation of masters kept "secrets", just that very very few in the last generation of students were willing to put in the time. "Tai chi takes a lifetime" and there's no way to get the deeper art except by doing the reps. My sense is it still takes 30,000 hours for that basic level of mastery, which old school masters could get in under a decade, but for which part timers require 2 or 3. And my teacher was still refining and improving the art throughout life. Their take on videos of themselves from 10 or 15 years prior, which still today astonish the youtube audience, was: "low technique". I was taught "secrets" from the beginning, but I either couldn't understand, or couldn't do. 32 years later, I'm finally getting it.

This is the best basic jian training video I have been able to find. Thanks to YMAA for being such a great resource for so many years. Thank you Dr. Yang for making this freely available!

I want the traditional arts to live on. May they continue forever...

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

It continued to develop in throughout the 20th century, from Li to Mark, so I don't see why it won't continue to do so! We are very lucky to be students of an extant fencing tradition, not reconstructed from medieval manuals, but handed down directly from the last generation of real duelists.

Dr. Yang, Jwing, Ming...... Thank you,thank you, thank you!!! I am now retired and come across your videos. Now I can buy the DVDS.

Thank you Master Yang for all the knowledge .

He looks like a very fun and effective teacher.

@jodypalm303

7 жыл бұрын

He is an EXCELLENT teacher!!

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

@@jodypalm303 Not only that. Many of his student are now excellent teachers!

Great short video on the fundamentals in training with the Jian❤

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you, we have many hours of detailed step by step instructional videos ymaa.com/publishing/streaming-videos/topic/sword-34

Okay, as a rapier fencer, I have a comment: the demonstration Master Yang gave of kicking the weapon-forearm might seem effective, as targeting the weapon-forearm of an opponent is common in my style as well. After all, if one can't hold the sword, one is disarmed. However, a kick that high is obviously telegraphed, and easy to disengaged, and redirect toward the opponent's standing leg. Most notably, the opponent's upper thigh, and the femoral artery.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

Жыл бұрын

Martial applications are all about speed, awareness, timing, and opportunity. Its not the first best choice...but its an option to learn.

@timothywilliams2252

Жыл бұрын

@@Ymaa_Publication_Center That is correct, sir... I appreciate your response. Thank you for putting up with the ramblings of a wannabe D'Artagnan ;)

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

Жыл бұрын

@@timothywilliams2252 Its all just lightsaber preparation...:)

@user-dy9wk1eh2i

7 ай бұрын

This is a special technique called "tan tui/弹腿" that is different from other martial arts leg techniques

Dr. Yang is my hero!

That is almost identical to the way the Scottish Highlander's used the basket helt sword I use to teach Scottish sword fighting

@FoieGras

4 жыл бұрын

Really? Do you jiao with the Scottish Highlander sword?

Master Yang is amazing!

10,000 days of training with the Jian will truly get you in great shape, I hope to get as close to 10,000 days as possible (smile😀😂😅🙄😣😪). Life is so short.

Most of the DVD is a group of students doing first-take demonstrations of the exercises. Their stances look too long and they use a lot of strength and speed, and overwork themselves. You get a headache from the constant clashing of their swords. It’s hard to find resources like this, so I appreciate having the material for reference.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

Ай бұрын

Yes, the purpose of the video is to capture a Sword Fundamentals class with Dr Yang, so the viewer can follow along and learn. Most of us don't have a sword master in our community, or even within 100 miles.

@craig528

Ай бұрын

@@Ymaa_Publication_Center I’m coming at it from a Tai Chi perspective so to me the versions on the Classical Tai Chi Sword DVD are a better fit for me. This Fundamentals is just hard for me to watch, but Dr Yang’s remarks and the delineation of basic techniques and basic exercises has proven to be useful for research and cross-reference.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

Ай бұрын

@@craig528 Yes, this is like a long series of basic sword techniques, mainly from an external perspective. The same moves within Taiji Sword are more pleasant and graceful for sure...And quieter than Kung Fu class.

Thanks

inspiring!

This is fascinating to watch, compared to Western fencing and Western longsword techniques, since it's almost halfway between the two in technique, but also with more flow.

Super.

learning the waist movements for sword applications improves your bare hand sequence

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. My teacher practiced jian until the hands bled, and so I did too, and my wrists and fingers are very strong indeed. Fan, incidentally, supports jian, because it helps develop that feeling where you're taking the opponent's sword with the tips of your sword fingers (via feeling in the blade.) Closed bamboo wushu fan is ideal for practice when traveling b/c they have perfect weight to feel the snap of every cut and the leverage of every counter. In my experience, a little bit of snake will give straight sword fencers and extra edge, but very few seem to do snake anymore.

this art is like following the nature movement, very smooth, wonder if it easy to learn

@Shindai

Жыл бұрын

Not long to learn the movements, but many years to refine, like chipping away marble to reveal the desired form within :) It'll keep you busy for a while

Its all just training for LIGHTSABERS, lets be honest. ; )

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

Unless one is willing to let a naked blade get close to your unprotected body or face, such that one gets that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach, and can approach fencing with the proper mindset-that disfigurement, maiming or death are potential results. The feeling of even facing my teacher en garde, or even other advanced students, is similar to the feeling of having a gun aimed at you! I do not recommend it unless it's your life. Dr. Yang's way is best for this era, and we're lucky to have his teaching! Follow Dr. Yang's lessons and you will be able to do this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqt6tqqaj7fanKg.html And Master Cheng started late in life!

Where do I get those foam swords for training? Thx!

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that company went out of business. You must use wood swords: ymaa.com/publishing/training-equipment

Muito bom

Juego fino de desvíos... muy bonito

100 Days Bare Hand, 1000 Days of Spear, 10000 Days of Sword!

Very good chan ssu jin from body to wrist.

Does qi have any physiological effects or is it purely a philosophical concept?

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

9 жыл бұрын

+Shuai Shao Qi means energy. Every cell in your body only functions because of energy. Without Qi you are not alive. In fact, without energy you don't even exist. E=MCsquared

STREAMING version: ymaa.com/publishing/streaming-video/sword-fundamental-training-streaming?s=1

Chinese sabres are dao, the swords used here are the Jian!

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

5 жыл бұрын

Correct.

Hello! One question: ¿Has YMAA DVD´s in download version? I want to buy, but the instant download version are my only posibility, not DVD box. Thanks!

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

3 жыл бұрын

ymaa.com/publishing/streaming-video/sword-fundamental-training-streaming?s=1

@zeroa6

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ymaa_Publication_Center Thanks!!

Where to buy this black soft swords?

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Becker Unfortunately, I don't think they are available. Check out www.buykungfu.com/wooden-gim-250/

Is there a Seller in Germany for your DVD's? On your Website the price is 39$ and in GErmany on Amazon it's 142€!

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

8 жыл бұрын

+IN MOTU Try Amazon.COM for best price. We have no seller in Germany.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

3 жыл бұрын

STREAMING ymaa.com/publishing/streaming-video/sword-fundamental-training-streaming?s=1

I would like more information on your DVD. Thank you for your time. Sid.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

3 жыл бұрын

ymaa.com/publishing/streaming-video/sword-fundamental-training-streaming?s=1

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend also buying Dr. Yang's books. Nobody breaks down theory better, in my opinion. I've used them as resources over the years, and they are suitable for academic reference.

So the balance of the blade is a little closer to the tip than a typical arming sword or longsword (1/3rd of the way up the blade.)??? I wonder if this is due to the small size of the hilt or the lack of taper in the blade? I'm not insulting the blade, there's reasons for many different points of balance I was just interested in weight distribution. Do you have a weight for blade and hilt individually (just for comparison.) Also I really like the video, with all of the dance form with props obviously being spread around it's nice to see someone trying to recapture actual martial arts. Another question I have is what is the source material you're using??? To me this reconstruction seems not too different from what's happening with 'HEMA'.

@7dayspking

7 жыл бұрын

nimajneb106 Sorry what has to do with the circle motion? My question was about the mass of the weapon and the source material they're drawing from.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

7 жыл бұрын

The balance is one third from the hilt. The sword technique centers around attaching and coiling at one third from the blade.

@7dayspking

7 жыл бұрын

YMAA AHh ok, so sort of pivoting on the lever? Can I ask what source material you're drawing from...I mean for the fighting techniques? Thank you for the response.

@epic0wnag

7 жыл бұрын

Just look up Dr. Yang, he is a recognized instructor. I believe his primary art is white crane, but this sword stuff may be from elsewhere.

@epic0wnag

6 жыл бұрын

jian usually don’t have much distal taper and have decent blade presence. This could be due to a variety of factors but the fact that traditionally these blades are made with a sanmei or three layered piled construction likely contributed to the blades thickness.

In actual practice, the Jian seems more akin to the European rapier than a longsword, unless the Xian. Here in these forms it seems as though partially based on the Byzantine one-handed sword. The Ming-Dao sword is more akin to the German messer, the falchion.

at 1:11, "Shaolin 'SABER' fundamental program.." Perhaps, that's a glitch of the script writer.. but overall was really helpful..🥰

Still I love Filipino Kali or Arnis

Someday I learned this kind of Martial arts this my dream self defense

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

Why not today? There are many excellent teachers, hungry to pass on their hard earned knowledge! Cheng Man-Ching said "If I can do this, anyone can!" And his teacher was the greatest tai chi *fighter* in recorded history.

nice Shi fu🙏

very similar to fencing

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

Same principles. People who know European fencing will notice envelopment techniques. I think the main difference is that wudang training is 90% prise de fer, which is why you see the "sticky" free fencing without protective gear-cutting and thrusting are trivially easy to anyone who has trained hard in any sword system, including FIE, but countering (parrying) definitively such that once can riposte without the possibility of reply is extremely difficult, which is why you see it so rarely, European *or* Chinese.

1:26 it can

You may also enjoy The Art and Science of Sword Fighting: kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoZ4qZitidyefNI.html

one handed sword VS the europian two handed sword (lichtenauer style) that would be very interessting ;-)

@339Jackscarify

7 жыл бұрын

Swiss Filipino why not versus a Meyer rapier? Seems more like a fair grounded fight

Chinese martial arts emphasize the unity of weapons-handling skills and bare-handed movements, so Chinese martial arts are more compatible with exercises dealing with weapons such as swords and spears than MMAs. In fact, before the 1900s, it was a real battle.

@teovu5557

3 жыл бұрын

MMA is a name of a sport. Its not a style or system...lol Every MMA person has their own personal training and styles they practice btw. Hilarious people like you talk about MMA a if it was a name of a style or system...lol

@itinerantpoet1341

3 жыл бұрын

@@teovu5557 MMA is the new cross fit, because MMA people won't shut up about MMA, and they seem confused that their sport still functions under Gracie rules. (Just being honest.) GSP is one of the great fighters of all time, and Harrison looks like she's going to be, but the average competitor is fairly meh, and today, it's like watching paint dry as they circle and try to win on points. In the traditional Chinese system, it was full contact with no protective gear, and sword sparring was done the same way. (Just that we practice the cuts and thrusts a "thousand thousand times", literally, such that we don't need to do the strikes in sparring.) Cutting and thrusting is trivially easy if you practice hard-countering (parrying) definitively such that you can riposte with no possibility of reply is hard indeed. That's why so few people can do it.

Many people are becoming interested in sparring with swords. Here's a great video for a next step if sparring is a goal: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3lq2ZWie7W_aMo.html

How is this related to spirituality ?

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher yi soon shin Cia That is a great question. Seriously, thanks for asking. I always wonder if anyone is listening to these details...Nowadays, weapons training is a hobby. So, we are not stabbing or killing anyone. Just like other classical arts like violin or oil painting, mastering the sword takes dedicated practice to reach proficiency. through the process of conquering yourself with kung fu (effort/time), you develop a sharper mind and better character. Ultimately, Chinese sword technique involves leading Qi to the tip of the blade, which requires your development of abundant Qi throughout the body.

@samwong108

6 жыл бұрын

When you focus on a repetitive task like a sword form, you block out external distractions thus moving your mind closer to your body and freeing your imagination. My definition of spirituality.

@rayray6490

6 жыл бұрын

Martial arts, martial comes first. Everything else should come second. Any activity really can relate to spirtuality

@rayray6490

5 жыл бұрын

@protomud ...that's why Chinese martial arts have become a joke among the MMA community. When you suppress the practicality and effectiveness of a movement and focus purely on the grace and spirituality, how is it anything different from a dance? Spirituality and cultivation can be attained with any activity especially so with traditional martial arts but it shouldn't ever have to detract from application. As a martial arts teacher if all you do is focus on the spiritual side, how can the teacher face his students when they face a dangerous situation on their own when they have no other choice? What Dr. Yang is doing is pretty cool stuff here. Thru practical skill, one can still find self-cultivation

@FoieGras

4 жыл бұрын

@@rayray6490 Other way around. It's because of the teacher, not because of sparring. A good teacher preserved the teaching from his masters and practiced diligently. You didn't have a chance to actually spar before the real thing in ancient times. And sparring incorrectly would get you killed in the real fight. I've trained with 2 different Karate organizations (doing the same style). The second one was older but a MUCH more spiritual lineage with minimal sparring, but I've become a MUCH better fighter from that 1 year of training with the second than from 3 years from the first (and let me tell you, the first one is VERY well known and they sparred HARD and trained even HARDER. Their moves even made more sense on the practical level). But there is one thing you have to keep in mind is that the reality of being in front of your opponent and looking from the sidelines is different. It's just Kung Fu looks so exotic that it's easy to impress onlookers. Thus you have a lot of false teachers. THEY are why Kung Fu gets so much shit these days...

i got six inch strong

Question. Does this art of sword fighting is the world's most invincible style? Cause I saw a movie of a Chinese swordsman defeating a Japanese samurai.

@MerioM

8 жыл бұрын

It's not the style, but the person who interpret/apply it... my Master told me stories about samurai (that were surely really great swordmans; even if swords for me is a two edged blade, while katanas are as far as i know one edged blade) killed by other warriors (maybe Spanish or Portoguese sailors i don't remember) but even other people trained with particular weapons like double section staff. Anyway i think that when i'm gonna train the sword (probably long way from now) i will learn a style higly similar to this, but right now i do not know the details.

@tuldok1023

8 жыл бұрын

+Mauro M But the superiority of chinese swordsmanship brings the chinese to invade japan during yuan dynasty, just to beat the samurai.

@MerioM

8 жыл бұрын

tul dok i aleayas knew that china's attempts to invade japan always fail due to logistic reason, could you please tell me more about what you know about this subject ?

@tuldok1023

8 жыл бұрын

+Mauro M Sorry for late reply. But according to the encyclopedia book and en.wiki web page. Yuan dynasty China and Korea are teamed up. Just to invade Japan, just because of superiority of the bladed weapons fighting styles. No wonder. The Japanese are so pissed with the Koreans and Chinese, from Hideyoshi's campaign to the two world wars.

@MerioM

8 жыл бұрын

tul dok Thanks for the answer ! Sure it's a part of history that i should study since as you well said there are both ancient and recent reasons to explain the current geopolitical situation.

I pray for the day when china becomes a free democracy again.

@derek4272

9 жыл бұрын

jamcalx it has never been a democracy

@jamcalx

9 жыл бұрын

kozk kozk what about the Republic of China (1912-49).

@derek4272

9 жыл бұрын

jamcalx you can call it what you want 1912-49 but you cant compare it to democracy like in for example sweden or Holland or germany .

@jamcalx

9 жыл бұрын

kozk kozk but at least they tried, and yes the was civil conflict with imperial loyalist and Russian influenced maoists, but they put their hearts in to it.

@derek4272

9 жыл бұрын

jamcalx democracy will never work in china .

Amusing. You'd last less than a second against a Japanese swordsman and you know it. Jian vs Katana. Try it. Its pathetic how bad chinese arts are honestly.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds really amusing. But is it amusing?

@ErraticFaith

3 жыл бұрын

No in fact it isn't at all. Because the soul of the arts has been lost. It didn't need a random MMA sportstar to tell any of us this. Chinese arts were gutted over time - to make money. Just look at the state of Traditional Wudang. Look at the so called 'mainstream'. They'd be unlikely to survive a drunken brawl. Let alone a self-defence scenario. I respect the origins of Martial Arts. Which were entirely war orientated. I am sure you have little respect for my hostility and I appreciate that. My comment wasn't a tactful one and a reflection of putting these things to test. But rest assured as someone who grew up with the greatest respect for my family and for Yangjia. That time is long gone. Test what you practise and opinions soon change. Thats why many masters don't. Too afraid to lose their income. If you can guard with Jianfa a Kenjutsu counter of 0.5/6 seconds from sheath to draw; then you certainly are a champion and I salute you. Speed almost always determines the victor does it not? That's why the masters of those systems put so much into 'first strike', there is almost no possible counter. One mistake and thats it - and that style is designed, to bait mistakes by design. It's what made them so powerful as swordsmen. TMA skill is variable. I take the average and gauge effectiveness from there. Chinese arts - need to develop a long long way. They simply aren't straight forward and simple enough. I have never seen Jianfa stand against anything. Its actually in HEMA a fair amount. Scott Rodell has been pushing for this a whole lot. When you have monks of shaolinquan chucking everything out that they learned and just using modernized sanshou. You'll see that conceptually - TMA is vanishing; because it doesn't work. If it ever did; I'd be surprised. It needs to be redeveloped or as your own comments here suggest - it will soon be gone. I was rude; but lets not insult each others intelligence either. Those money making schemes in China. They no longer teach what they did. It will not work and is a total crime to the tradition. I hope we can both take from that the need for change.

@Arcana437

3 жыл бұрын

@@ErraticFaith yeah...almost all MA now is for money and wouldn't train you how to handle orher situations

@ErraticFaith

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it boils my blood because of exactly what you are saying. All these mcdojo arts but they essentially spit on the memory and traditions of their founders. Taijiquan begins with Chen Wangting. A military officer who built a system from combat experience - with martial application. Find someone who can take Chen into a fight in 2021 a win against arts that focus on pure combat. You'll be hard pressed. Because to fight, you have to train like a professional fighter or anyone and their untrained brother will beat you. If any art today says 'this isn't traditional. this art is for health, for fun, for arts in the 'style of' an original system' - then I could swallow it better. But this isn't really the marketing gimmick they use. I've travelled alot. A so called expert of Wudang sword in Beijing; lasted less that 18 seconds before he'd lost on points so badly he might as well have joined my damn school and learned from me instead! A simple student lol. Plain embarrassing from start to finish. How hard is it TO APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN for heavens sakes. Kendoka, Hema and otherwise have been doing it for years in Japan. So what is the excuse for the Chinese? Cant be bothered? Forgot? Believe it or not someone in the commercial 'sanfeng' stuff thats making a bit of a boom; he refused to challenge. Because wait for it.... ''Martial arts aren't meant for fighting, they are meant for spiritual cultivation and they don't fight because of that''.. Umm sure. I am beginning to understand why they couldn't defend themselves when the original revolution happened. Its insane. I wouldnt mind, again, if they marketed themselves as 'useless for defence'; but then that isn't martial arts is it? Sorry to moan on. But I am extremely angry at the pathetic state of the arts. They are for war. That is the spirit of the world and men from which they came. I'm a tiny girl, who doesn't really enjoy being hit - but I put up with it. I put on the gear and test myself. Because that is how you keep the damn original transmission alive for goodness sakes!!! And with that, I'll shut my mouth.

@Ymaa_Publication_Center

3 жыл бұрын

@@ErraticFaith Yes. Chen Wangting...from Shaolin Temple. "Begins" is a relative term. We appreciate any passion to preserve the traditional arts, but we honor all schools and all lineages without playing favorites or disparaging those who are involved at any level.