Chinese swordsmanship, also known as jianshu, refers to various types of swordsmanship native to China and is a part of Chinese martial arts practice...

Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills and techniques used in combat and training with any type of sword. The term is modern, and as such...

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The jian (Mandarin Chinese: [tɕjɛ̂n], Chinese: 劍, English approximation: /dʒjɛn/ jyehn, Cantonese: [kim˧]) is a double-edged straight sword used during...

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Baguazhang (Chinese: 八卦掌; pinyin: bā guà zhǎng; Wade–Giles: pa-kua chang) is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other...

Bajiquan (Chinese: 八極拳; pinyin: Bājíquán) is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close combat and is well-known...

romanization of the Chinese name for the art (simplified Chinese: 太极拳; traditional Chinese: 太極拳; lit. 'Taiji boxing'). The Chinese name was first commonly...

Chaquan (Chinese: 查拳; pinyin: Chāquán) is a Chinese martial art that features graceful movements and some acrobatic aerial maneuvers and includes a large...

Kenjutsu (剣術) is an umbrella term for all (ko-budō) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern...

or Yong Chun (Mandarin) (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring") is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters...

Shaolin (Chinese: 北少林; pinyin: Běishàolín; Cantonese Yale: Bak-siu-làhm) is the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China, referring...

there has been a revival of traditional or reconstructed methods of swordsmanship (劍術 geom sul, or 劍法 geom beop) based on the Korean sword in the Republic...

of the Southern Chinese martial arts: Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane. "Five Elements" refers to the five classical Chinese elements: Earth,...

(1976) and Return of the Chinese Boxer (1977). If The One-Armed Swordsman was the movie that launched Wang's acting career, The Chinese Boxer was the film that...

Piguaquan (Chinese: 劈挂拳; lit. 'chop-hanging fist'), also known as Piguazhang (Chinese: 劈挂掌; lit. 'chop-hanging palm') due to its emphasis on palm techniques...

Xingyiquan, credited to Yue) and his cultural status as a Chinese war hero. It ought be noted that in Chinese culture, it is common to attribute the creation of...

and influenced Chinese martial arts for generations. During the Warring States period, the Baiyue people were known for their swordsmanship and for producing...

Changquan (/tʃɑːŋ.tʃuən/) (simplified Chinese: 长拳; traditional Chinese: 長拳; pinyin: chángquán; lit. 'Long Fist') refers to a family of external (as opposed...

Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2654-8. Scott M. Rodell (2003). Chinese Swordsmanship: The Yang...

characters (with meanings of "preparing", "arm", etc.). Many books about Chinese martial arts confuse those styles with each other. Also there is another...

"You only won because you switched to Baguazhang." Fu also studied swordsmanship with Li Jinglin. Fu Zhensong and four other winners of the competition...

Wudang Sword is a body of Chinese straight sword (jian) techniques—famous in China—encompassed by the Wudangquan or internal martial arts. The oldest reputable...

and Li Xianwu. They were all constantly being challenged by southern Chinese martial artists, but always beat all challengers. They thus earned the...

Song Weiyi (Chinese: 宋唯一; pinyin: Sòng Wéiyī) was born in Liaoning Province of China in 1855. He was the Grandmaster of the Wudang Sword. He introduced...

is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the dao is considered...

"Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing, a core text in Chinese swordsmanship and wuxia fiction. The film is set in China during the Zhenyuan (貞元) reign period (785...

Chinese Boxer was a box office success at the time of its release and resulted in a switch of emphasis within the wuxia genre away from swordsmanship...

Hitokiri Battōsai, arrives in Tokyo, where he meets Kamiya Kaoru whose swordsmanship school is in danger as a murderer from the city claims to be from that...

Stars Books and Video. ISBN 0-9743999-5-7 Rodell, Scott M. (2003) Chinese Swordsmanship – The Yang Family Taiji Jian Tradition. Seven Stars Books and Video...