Check out this Miao Dao 2-handed saber form...
Hi guys
Also, check out these 10 pages of Miao Dao variant number 1, a 2-handed saber form taught in China and dating from the early 17th century:
Warning: LARGE pics (So have a coffee break) and in Chinese only
http://miaodao.freewebspace.com/
The above form incorporates a lot of flowing, circular and sweeping moves and really exudes a lot of grace.
Its lineage is:
Founder: Shaolin Monk Cheng Zongyou (1561 - early 1600s?)
> Wu Shu (active : 1670s)
> Mr Yang (no name recorded, only surname is known; active: late 1800s ??)> Xie Jinfen (active: late 1800s - early 1900s)
> Liu Yuchun (active: 1920s-30s and instructor at the Nanking Central Martial Arts Academy)
> Guo Changsheng (active: 1920s-30s and instructor at the Nanking Central Martial Arts Academy)
> Guo Ruixiang (Guo Changsheng's son, still alive in his 70s)
There is a spin-off of this form, created by Guo Changsheng (mentioned above), which is a combination with Piguan Quan (Pigua Fists), and it's called the Miao Dao variant number 2, a Mainland Chinese official competition level form, which you can download the acrobat pdf files at:
http://chineseswords.freewebspace.co...ite_links.html
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Cheers
Thomas Chen
Check out the kata of this Chinese 2-handed saber (Miao Dao) expert
Hi All
His name is Guo Ruixiang, and in my opinion, this man is the foremost Miao Dao expert in mainland China. Check out his moves:
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...threadid=24935