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Duanbing Chinese? Period documents suggest otherwise. Rather than being based on Chinese Sword Work, Duanbing developed during the Chinese Republic and was based more on the European Military Saber of the time rather than Chinese Sword arts. At least one Chinese manual from the period was a reprint of a Japanese manual that was this European Military Saber method as it was transmitted to the Japanese military.

I hope you will enjoy my latest video- an Exceptional Qing Sword Cane, demonstrating its use. Full length Chinese Sword Canes are quite rare, and this one top quality in construction and handling. Looking for a systematic method to move from Forms Only Practice to Full On Free Swordplay? It’s here- https://www.chineseswordacademy.com/membershipsandcourses

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Chinese Painting of a Jianke (劍客, Swordsman), 19th Century Reverse Painting on a mirror.

After my weekly Sword Art Webinars, I occasionally presents an informal “Show & Tell” of an antique Chinese Sword. In this presentation he shares a Chinese Shuangshoujian, Long Sword or Two-Handed Jian that he is working on restoring, showing what the sword looks like pre-restoration. 

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That’s this morning’s job done, drawing out a set of Cloud Motif Fittings for a full restoration job for a Qing Oxtail Dao. Drawing the fittings by hand isn’t too tricky, I’ve done enough of these to sketch them free hand from memory. But I like to have a period example on hand for inspiration whenever I draw. Next I will clean the blade to make the polisher’s job a bit easier.