Effectiveness of "Zwerchhau", German Swordsmanship
In German swordsmanship, there is a technique called "Zwerchhau", which can receive a vertical strike and cut horizontally towards the...
Effectiveness of Cuts to the Forearms
In a sword-fight, the forearm is the easiest place to attack because it is the closest target to you, and attacking it has the ability to...
Spinning Footwork - Practicality in Combat
Recently, I received an email from someone asking me about the practicality of spinning footwork which he frequently observes in Muye...
"Sneaking Steps" - Practicality in Combat
偷步 (tou bu) "Sneaking Steps" is a type of footwork that we can commonly observe in Chinese martial arts. Below is an example from the...
Did the Samurai learnt unarmed combat from Chinese General Qi Jiguang?
I'm going to share something breaking here that I've just discovered, which may be considered as evidence that the Japanese Samurai...
Correct Way Of Using The Chinese Long Saber (aka Dan Dao or Miao Dao)
Ever since I uploaded my first Chinese Long Saber videos on YouTube back in 2010, I occasionally receive comments about how the way I...
Ineffectiveness of Cuts to the Head
Typically during freeplay sparring practice with swords, we will consider a cut to the head as something decisive which will end the...
Movie Trailer Analysis: 荡寇风云 God Of War: General Qi Jiguang
"God of War" 荡寇风云 (dang kou feng yun) is a movie based on the Japanese pirates' invasion of China during the 1500s, and how Ming Dynasty...
Single-Leg Stance - Practical in Combat?
Some people look at the "Golden Chicken Solo Stand Stance" (standing on one leg) as something impractical for real fights, and think that...
Vintage video of a Staff master
Found a vintage video of a very skillful Staff master on YouTube. If you've been following my Chinese Long-Saber videos since 2010,...
