{"id":5133,"date":"2011-03-18T19:27:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T02:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2011-03-18T22:19:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T05:19:18","slug":"in-moonlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/2011\/in-moonlight\/","title":{"rendered":"In Moonlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a wheat field of steel stalks, swaying and flashing in the sunlight. That\u2019s what you would have if you brought all the straight sword players daily to the same park for an hour. This is because there are <strong>millions of Kung Fu players alive today who practice the straight sword<\/strong> and find it endlessly fascinating. <!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5162\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"art_swordplay1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay1-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay1-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>To some it symbolizes Kung Fu itself but we\u2019re not looking for symbols here. To others it is a high art, calling up images of Kung Fu masters and poets playing &#8220;sword in the moonlight&#8221; and taking the occasional drink of warm wine or brushing the occasional poem to a lost love. Whatever its allure it\u2019s worth a few minutes to contemplate the reasons and the callings.<\/p>\n<p>The thing about the  straight sword is that it becomes a more valuable weapon the longer one studies. Straight sword is an investment in your Kung Fu bank of knowledge. I am reminded of this from the old adage that states &#8220;A hundred days to master the staff, a thousand to master the saber and <strong>ten thousand to master the straight sword<\/strong>.&#8221; That\u2019s thirty years! And still people begin the journey\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Miao Dao or Leaf Saber developed through the centuries to transmutate into the astounding creation of the samurai sword adopted in Japan. But the straight sword remained a weapon <strong>distinctly Chinese<\/strong> and characteristically devoted to personal not battlefield combat. It may be this dueling image which calls up visions of the evil and twisted Kung Fu renegade and his heroic counterpart battling it out in some lost clearing that has imbued the weapon with its special flavor and almost mythic status.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5164\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"Kung Fu sword play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay3-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Plum Publications presents Kung Fu sword play\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>The straight sword has two edges: a back and a front and this itself is emblematic of Kung Fu with its eternal concern for balancing the <strong>Liang Yi<\/strong>, the Twin Powers of Yin and Yang. Every action with the sword which cuts one way has a mirror image, given the special requirements of the human body, that cuts in the opposite manner. Reach out with the sword then retract it like a folding wing of a gliding crane. The old Western saying that &#8220;a two edged sword cuts both ways&#8221; has an altogether different meaning from the Eastern standpoint which does not suggest that you can cut your opponent OR  yourself with the sword but rather that the sword offers at least two solutions for every problem.<\/p>\n<p>The sword\u2019s thin, flat double edged body inspires this dualistic thinking. This double sided nature, ultimately controlled by the wrist, necessitates some very distinctive positions, even for the well rounded Kung Fu player. These postures, from slightly off balanced to wonderfully extreme, all demonstrate that sword skill is centered around the wrist, and that the whole body must express this fact. This is one of the three Big Demands in swordplay. The sword doesn\u2019t just require a flexible wrist but also a strong one and, even more important, a wrist that has its own intelligence. For instance, the hilt of the sword passes under the wrist when draw a circle in the air before you. The <strong>ability of the wrist to know just when to &#8220;jump&#8221; over the sword hilt<\/strong> is a level of skill that generally only develops with time, patience and some obsessive practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5163\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"Kung Fu swordplay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay5-200x121.jpg\" alt=\"Kung Fu swordplay from Plum Publications\" width=\"180\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay5-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay5-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay5.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>The next big consideration concerns eyes. The straight sword is thin and fast. The weapon moves so rapidly even the eyes of the practitioner can barely follow it. The ancient masters recognized this and believing that the &#8220;sword was good for the eyes&#8221; developed special eye training methods. Fast and accurate vision is a must due to the sword\u2019s unique nature <strong>which can be summed up in one word, &#8220;Jie&#8221;,<\/strong> or to intercept (as in the Cantonese pronunciation of Jeet Kune Do: the Way of the Intercepting Fist). The sword\u2019s preferred strategy is expressed by moving to the side of an incoming attack and meeting the opponent\u2019s action with a cut directly to his arm or body. No block involved because the sword is a maddeningly flimsy instrument for blocking. The eyes must be able to anticipate the opponent\u2019s attacking limb passing in front of your face while your radar simultaneously zeroes in the target of your own counter attack. In the art of the sword quick eyes means short engagements.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5166 alignright\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"The Kung Fu sword\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay2-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"The Kung Fu sword plumpub.com\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>The<\/strong> <strong>third bonus from sword play is a footwork that is light and quick<\/strong>. There is some historical evidence that actual fighting sword play might have been influenced by the graceful circular cloud walking in women\u2019s court performances of the single and double sword as an art form. Whatever its derivations the strategy of sword, move and intercept requires a light and sure side step to execute its flashing counters. Sword footwork cross, mince, turn, circle and skip. The movements always guide you off the line of the opponent\u2019s intent and out of the line of fire. The steps evade and the sword responds.<\/p>\n<p>Wrist. Eyes. Steps. These are the outside skills demanded by sword. Its graceful, efficient and continuous movement also requires <strong>a centered heart and a calm mind<\/strong>. This makes the sword the epitome of yin energy in the Kung Fu world. In many cases this relaxed calmness adds a balance to the rest of the style. Is it any wonder that so many people enjoy this pleasant yet subtle weapon?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5165\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;\" title=\"The Kung FU sword\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay4-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Kung FU sword with Ted Mancuso\" width=\"90\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay4-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay4-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/art_swordplay4.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe offer a lot  of straight sword material at PLUM. Here are a few items which we think might be worth your consideration.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/weapons\/coll_weaponsbks2.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Jianshu<\/a>,<\/strong> Jason Tsou\u2019s comprehensive book and DVD on the art of Chinese fencing itself.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Frohlich\u2019s new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/taichi\/collbk_TCwritings.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hidden metal of Tai Chi Chuan<\/strong><\/a> explores the idea that Tai Chi may also have been a fencing art and the connections from this hypothesis.<\/p>\n<p>Famous teacher Wang Pei Sheng has a popular vcd: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd3\/coll_TCwangpeisheng.htm#1209\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wu style Tai Chi sword<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also have a twin series of vcds from WuDang style: a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd\/coll_wudang.htm#1446\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> War Sword<\/strong><\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd\/coll_wudang.htm#1447\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Floating Sword<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vcd \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd\/coll_cha.htm#91\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>straight sword from the Cha style<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our very popular<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd\/coll_mantistaichi.htm#241\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Tai Chi Mantis double handed sword <\/strong><\/a><strong>vcd<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/vcd\/coll_mantistaichi.htm#241\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In our Chinese book collection, the famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/chinese\/chinbks_trad9.htm#C071\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kun Wu sword<\/strong><\/a>, a collector\u2019s edition, and its mate, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/chinese\/chinbks_trad9.htm#C070\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>San Cai sword<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/chinese\/chinbks_trad9.htm#C070\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and finally, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/sales\/dvd\/dvdcoll_wudang.htm#24632\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LuShan Flying Dragon sword<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a wheat field of steel stalks, swaying and flashing in the sunlight. 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