At the start of our Chùn Yuén forms, we stand at a 45-degree angle, but our head faces the front.

Why do we Start with our Legs Together? In all the Chùn Yuén Quán 俊元拳 forms, we begin with our legs together, which is quite diff ...

Jiǔ Jié Biān 九節鞭 Nine- Section Whip is definitely a soft weapon. Soft weapons are hard to control and take a long time to master. The advantage it gives you is that enemies cannot get close to you and attack you easily. 

Wu Sīfú, casually accepted me and said, if you like you can join in.” Of course, I joined in…

When we practise a lot, the reality is, no matter what we use to protect the tassel it will eventually wear out, so we should have a spare.

The weight and balance of the sword is also important. We test the balance point of a sword by using the middle and index fingers. We place the sword across our fingers to find where the sword is balanced.

Today this kind long tassel sword forms are not so common to practise, but in my time, in the 80s, it was so popular in China.

Over a long period of time, the tassel will eventually break and then we will need to fix it or replace it.