Bagua Broadsword Sparring Exercises

Bagua Broadsword is a major weapon in Bagua routines. This sparring exercise has close structure. It is a well-organized attacking & defending exercises. Through this practice, practicers would not only focus on own forms but also movements of opponents. It hightly enhance the understanding on fighting & application. Its body methods follow skills of swimming body form, “You Shen“. Footworks are up, down, advance, retreat, swing, & lock steps. Body follows broadsword. Major broadsword skills are Kan (cut), Mo (grind), Gua (hang), Pi (cut), Liao (swing), Zha (prick), Jie (intercept), & Duo (chop). Saber is said to be one of the main weapons in Swimming Dragon Bagua. Two person Bagua sabers. Here is a demonstration of a partner set with two sabers. Also there is a demonstration of the single person Bagua saber set. The duet set is shown both at full speed and slow, broken into sections. The swords used are Bagua long sabers. Demonstrated by Sun’s students: Wang De Ming and Ge