YOGA TAICHI 91
Harmonious alliance of Yoga, Taichichuan, Qigong and Meditation
WUDANG SWORD
In the Five Peaks Wudang school, practitioners of the ultimate sword (Taiyu) were monks. Work was always based on the Bagua circle, symbolizing the eight transformations of the Yi Jing. They learned to move around a circle and to move the sword in a circular fashion.
In the Five Peaks Wudang School the practitioners of the ultimate sword (Taiyu) were monks. The work was always based on the Bagua circle, symbol of the eight transformations of the I Ching. One learned to move around a circle and to move the sword in a circular fashion.
The sword currently used in Chinese martial arts is a light weapon with a double-edged tip. Visually beautiful, it offers a complete development of Qi (vital energy), flexibility, coordination and concentration.
Work is carried out on three levels:
- Qi development: The sword's long, precise movements strengthen vital energy in the meridian network, even more so than bare-hand Tai Chi.
- Development of suppleness: Taoist swords reinforce postures, root strength and suppleness of tendons through a complete work of extension and relaxation.
- Development of concentration and meditation: The sword requires great concentration and, at the same time, a state of deep relaxation.
(Extract from Gérard Edde's article)
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