New Videos from the Bagua Historical Swordsmanship Project: Chopping Sabre vs. Butter

[wenshu]

It's not even particularly good LARPing. . . Where are your costumes?

What, can't find a cardboard box to fashion yourself some armor?

Bashing each other with sticks while wearing a fencing mask doesn't make anything "historical" or any more realistic than a wushu jian routine.

[bawang]

what is it with white people and a lack of shame lol

[IronWeasel]

I should be able to do okay in this bout without any specific Bagua knife training, and I should be able to do so while retaining a Bagua “flavor” to some extent.

You can decide for yourself if I succeeded

Okay..

To conclude: Bagua people shouldn't touch weapons.

[lkfmdc]

I clicked on this thread and now

MY EYES MY EYES MY EYES!

Let me tell you, that was terrible, hideous, disgusting, stupid and just plain wrong

[Violent Designs]

At least you have good taste in music.

Assemblage 23 yes?

[Violent Designs]

what is it with white people and a lack of shame lol

no tradition of saving face?

[Violent Designs]

Much superior test of Miao Dao sword vs. Kendo sword

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqjR...eature=related

[Syn7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDSs...eature=related

[David Jamieson]

"Historical" fencing often equates to " I've never actually received formal training in fencing, but I loved watching Ivanhoe as a kid and when I bought this sword, it just comes natural".

Well, no it doesn't.

Get formal training in weapons if you are going to pursue them. There are still quite a lot of really good fencing masters and there are also many Kung fu teachers and of course Japanese martial arts such as Kendo including Iaido etc etc.

Those of us who have invested time get extremely annoyed by those of you who are fecking wankers when it gets down to it.

[Drake]

Really... I knew kids like you. Would slap around with these things in the backyard, thinking you were some super warrior.

I will repeat the sentiments posted here. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

And they are butterfly SWORDS, by the way. Americans are the ones who got in the habit of calling them knives. You can even call them bamboo leaf swords if you like.

Oh, and I do have experience in history, combatives, and Chinese MA. Even learned a bit of BJJ and Karate when I was younger.

You can get defensive, throw a fit, and berate everyone here, bud... it doesn't make your video any less godawful. Learn to take criticism.

[David Jamieson]

And they are butterfly SWORDS, by the way. Americans are the ones who got in the habit of calling them knives. You can even call them bamboo leaf swords if you like.

No they aren't. They are butterfly knives wu dip = butterfly dao=knife or in wing chun's case they are called Bhat Jarm dao or 8 cut knives.

The mistake most commonly made in regards to this double weapon is that people also call a balisong a butterfly knife.

wu dip dao and balisongs are two completely different things after all.

anyway, just saying, they are knives and they are not swords and are not known as swords in the systems that include them.

I freakin love wudipdo. I have a couple of sets and I like the set I got from Gene here.

[B-Rad]

I don't think the problem is that you're experimenting and sharing videos of those experiments, I think it's that you're treating it as some kind of serious academic historical study when you don't have the background to do so. How much time was spent actually trying to seek out expert opinion on these weapons and their usage? I think you need more than a couple years of bagua training, some playing around with one guy who does jianshu, and participating in an obscure club focused on western broadsword.

[taai gihk yahn]

piffle

you want "da r3alz"? talkin OWLD SKOOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDzz00OANAk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Lfj...eature=related

[lkfmdc]

piffle

you want "da r3alz"? talkin OWLD SKOOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDzz00OANAk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Lfj...eature=related

Taai's home movies again!

[Drake]

No they aren't. They are butterfly knives wu dip = butterfly dao=knife or in wing chun's case they are called Bhat Jarm dao or 8 cut knives.

The mistake most commonly made in regards to this double weapon is that people also call a balisong a butterfly knife.

wu dip dao and balisongs are two completely different things after all.

anyway, just saying, they are knives and they are not swords and are not known as swords in the systems that include them.

I freakin love wudipdo. I have a couple of sets and I like the set I got from Gene here.

I'll bet you one prostitute that you are wrong.