Chinese Swords Guide Blog

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The Chinese Swords Guide Blog is my mini-journal about Chinese sword collecting, care and training. It...

• lets you know whenever any new web pages appear on the Chinese Swords Guide, telling you about more interesting chinese Swords history, information or skills
• keeps you up to date with the latest equipment, news and seminars (such as the Chinese Sword League Tournament in America, or the Sword Festival in Australia, where to buy the best Chinese sword for your price, get the most useful gloves,etc)
• points out the most valuable not-to-be missed information from past experience
• lets you know when I send out the Chinese Swords Guide e-zine. This is especially important for you if you don't like giving out your email address, or you have a high level of filtering that might cause you to miss an issue

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Mar 11, 2010, Learn Tai Chi Online

This page is for the benefit of those who travel to study Michuan taijiquan or Chinese swordsmanship with me. You can't correctly learn tai chi online. This is to supplement your training.

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Mar 11, 2010, Chinese Sword Identification

Great River Kids Sword Class 10.3.10 Jian and Dao Sword identification, and more.

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Mar 10, 2010, Women with swords - how far we have come.

Men and women with swords in equal freeplay prove our progress since the beginnings of womens boxing, archery and fox hunting.

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Mar 10, 2010, Sasha - woman warrior book for young adults by Joel Shepherd

A young woman warrior by the name of Sasha gives up her claim to the throne to fight an evil threatening to change her land forever.

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Mar 9, 2010, Best Wooden Swords for Training in Real Swordsmanship.

Not all wooden swords are up to the mark. Check out the guide for what to look for in a waster before you go comparison shopping.

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Mar 9, 2010, Wooden Sword Pictures of New Designs

Here are some of the latest designs by wooden sword maker Graham Cave. These sword pictures will give you a glimpse into the future of training in Chinese swordsmanship

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Mar 9, 2010, Ancient Chinese Military Weapons

The Beijing Military Museum houses some ancient chinese military weapons among the larger tanks and rockets. The Chinese Swords Guide brings you some pictures of the museum's swords and weapons.

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Mar 9, 2010, Terra Cotta Soldiers of Qin Shi Huangdi

The terra cotta soldiers unearthed in Xian, in 1974, show details of ancient Chinese armour. Qin Shi Huangdi, first emporer of China, had the terracotta warriors made to guard him in the afterlife

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Mar 8, 2010, Waist Exercises for Taiji Sword: Four Corners Drill

In our sword training we work on good body mechanics with taiji sword waist exercises. Four corners drill trains deflections with waist turns.

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Mar 8, 2010, Chinese Swords Guide Site Map

Site map - a list of clickable links to every page in the Chinese Swords Guide.

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Mar 7, 2010, Teach Your Children Well in Martial Arts.

Martial arts training is more than kids games or children's fitness. Learn what you need to teach your children well. Teacher requirements and skills,learning styles and relating.

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Mar 7, 2010, Fun Ideas for Kids with Swords.

Want fun ideas for kids swordsmanship training? Here are some of the kids games and training exercises we use in our after school Kids Sword Club.

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Mar 6, 2010, Linda Heenan

Linda Heenan, writer of the Chinese Swords Guide, invites you to speak with her.

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Mar 6, 2010, Sword Cutting with Chinese Swords:

You can learn to do sword cutting responsibly with respect for your blade.

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Mar 3, 2010, Martial Arts Lessons for Blue Mountains Kids 3 March, 2010

Revison of Great River Youth martial arts lessons in Chinese Swordsmanship 3.3.10. Learning to focus, edge geometry, Michuan sword form and basic cuts skills.

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