wuming108 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Have to agree, surprisingly lacking in basic taijiquan principles.

Antares070 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I tried yesterday sabre and I enjoyed it a lot!, very beautiful but difficult as well..

mariona08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Un estilo muy elegante propio de la familia Yang.

8906754 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes, i agree, but its important that u understand that those principles that were laid down by yang cheng fu were developed over 70 years ago, alot of taichi practitioners and masters these days do not follow these principles. Combining the principles into the taichi form requires alot of training and hard work, not many practitioners these days are willing to undertake this.

xtctjames (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

一板一眼

SirRobbie888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Look closer

skytte71 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nice vid! :-) This "version" is a little different from the one i do. I have learned a similar yang sabre form, the one taught by the "Tung Family". (Tung Kai Ying - Tung Hu Ling - Tung Ying Cheh) Tung Ying Cheh, learned it from Yang Chen Fu.

ChenQiangJianke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm surprised to ses he doesn't seem to follow even the most basic principles of taijiquan laid down by Yang Chengfu, such as using the waist to direct all the movements, he just waves the dao around with his arm.

BritishRacingGreen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sort of, but Miao Dao has a longer handle and for both hands. The Yang Sabre seems to be influenced by the Cave Sabre or Wo Dao that was popular during the Ming and Qing eras. This type of sabre has a narrow blade and held with one hand. Both Wo Dao and Japanese swords were developed from the Mao Dao.

1xiaolin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

is it related to the miao dao?