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In its curved form, the sword is known to the Japanese as tachi in the eighth century. [2]: 8 It evolved from and gained ascendancy over its straight-bladed prototype because years of battlefield experience proved that the curved form of sword was better suited to the needs of the bushi than the straight-bladed kind. Around the curved long ...
Originating from the sacred Wudang Mountains, a bastion of Taoist tradition, the Wudang Sword style is a blend of Daoist cultural principles and martial techniques. The art of Wudang Sword incorporates strengths from various first styles while embracing the spiritual aspects of Taoism, emphasising the cultivation of harmonious yin and yang ...
Japanese straight swords, 6–7th century, Kofun period, Met Museum. The chokutō (直刀, 'straight sword') is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient China.
Kara-tachi sword with gilded silver fittings and inlay, imitation made in the 19th century, by Sōkichi Tamura. The Kara-tachi sword with gilded silver fittings and inlay (金銀鈿荘唐大刀, kin gin den kazari no kara-tachi) is an 8th century Japanese sword in the chokutō (直刀, lit. ' straight sword ') style.
The Chinese spear and dao (liuyedao and yanmaodao) were commonly issued to infantry due to the expense of and relatively greater amount of training required for the effective use of the Chinese straight sword, or jian. Dao can often be depicted in period artwork worn by officers and infantry.
The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period, [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.
Wudang Sword is a body of Chinese straight sword techniques—famous in China—encompassed by the Wudangquan or internal martial arts. The oldest reputable accounts of Wudang Sword begin with Grandmaster Song Weiyi around the turn of the 20th century. Sung taught Wudang Sword to Li Jinglin and a few others.
Chinese style jian from the Mongol Empire era. The Yuan dynasty was ruled by Mongols. The Mongolian (Turko-Mongol) saber, also called the Mongolian scimitar, became the standard sword. Because the Mongols and Turks specialized in horse riding, the standard sword was a cavalry-use sword that could be used with ease on horseback or as a sidearm ...