Description
Wu-style Taiji Thirteen Broadsword
吴式太极十三刀
Demonstrator: Li Chengxiang
Order No. D1241
ISBN:
EAN: 6937475364358
Picture Format: NTSC (good for North American users)
Length: 65 min.
Number of Disc: 1
Language: Chinese with English, Simplified Chinese subtitles
Publisher: People’s Sports Audio & Video Publishing House
Price: $14.95
Wu-style taiji broadsword is a short weapon in the Wu-style taiji series. Its techniques include cutting, hacking, chopping intercepting, raising, upper cutting, thrusting, slicing, drawing, blocking, sweeping and so on. The movements of taiji broadsword are continuous, clear and smooth. The routine shows the double features of hardness and toughness with softness and looseness dwelling in. Although it has only 13 pithy formulas in the broadsword tree, it can be divided into thirty eight movements, and the time duration is two to three minutes.