Ptah Khi School of Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Martial Arts & Holistic Health

SABRE FORM

The Sabre in Wudang Tai Chi Chuan is a mysterious weapon the stances of the Sabre Form are long and low and there are many crouching stances leading to jumps, while twisting and turning moves so your observing the different direction.   To those who are half way through the grading system they will be instructed on the Sabre Form.

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The 8 forces of the Sabre (Dao)There are 8 basic uses of the Dao.

1. Pi – to chop/split from various angles.
2. Ci – to stab/pierce
   
3. Tan – to search out –slashing upwards to the groin.
4. Tuo – to push up –left hand supporting the blade.
5. Ti – to lift – an upward diversion.
6. Liao – to stir –diversion and slash in one continuous movement.
7. Chen – to sink –diverting an attack by pressing downwards.
8. Lu – to divert an attack to the side.

1. By practising the Tai Chi Sabre Form, we use techniques different from what is used in the Hand, Sword and Spear Forms. The Sabre is very direct and strengthens your resolve. The techniques stretch and strengthen the muscle, sinew and bones, improve blood circulation and coordination as well as strengthening the respiration. By concentrating on the changes in the deep, long and beautiful stances in the Sabre Form, body and weapon will be in harmony.
   
2. The Sabre can be used for Self Defence. If faced by violent thugs who, armed with some sort of weapon, are trying to mug or rob you, you can utilize any object close at hand – such as an umbrella, cane or other ordinary object – and use the Sabre techniques to protect yourself from potential attacks.
3. The most important reason. Practising with the Sabre will improve your self-confidence, enabling you to react swiftly and with precision in the face of a problem/challenge that would normally have left you in panic, make you lose your calm or freeze up in fear. In our everyday lives, this improved self-confidence can enable us to keep the larger view of the situation and make deliberate decisions.
   

Sabre Form

Ready Style

1. Tai Chi Beginning style
2. Grasping the bird’s tail
3. Brush knee twist step
4. Separating the sabre
5. Dodge and display the sabre
6. Picking a star on the left
7. Advance and tease the genitals
8. Withdraw to divert with the sabre
9. Pierce the heart
10. Hang the golden bell on the left
11. Push open the window to watch the moon
12. Swivel and chop
13. Swivel and tease the genitals
14. Hanging a golden bell on the left
15. Climb the mountain to look into the distance
16. Sparrow hawk turning around
17. Roc spreading its wings
18. Swallow entering its nest
19. Advance and divert with sabre
20. Stab the face
21. Swivel hiding the sabre
22. Point to the trousers with the sabre
23. Chop the tiger
24. Swallow entering its nest
25. Advance and divert with the sabre
26. Pierce the heart
27. Swivel hiding the sabre
28. Above three opening style
29. Taking off the boots when drunk
30. Lying fish style
31. Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
32. Stab the face
33. Turn around and chop
34. Searching the sea
35. Retrieving the moon from the sea
36. Hanging the golden bell on the left
37. Opening the window to watch the moon
38. Seven stars style
39. Hungry tiger jumps over the stream
40. Stab the face
41. Lying tiger style
42. Hiding the sabre style
43. Pierce the heart
44. Coiled dragon
45. Coiled dragon stepping quickly
46. Lying fish style
47. Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
48. Pierce the heart
49. Lying tiger style
50. Lying fish style
51. Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
52. Stab the face
53. Lying tiger style
54. Lying fish style
55. Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
56. Pierce the heart
57. Swivel and chop
58. Searching the sea
59. Sweeping a thousand soldiers
60. Picking a star on the left
61. Chop the tiger
62. Returning horse carrying a bell
63. Embracing the moon
64. Rowing a boat with the current
65. Flying oblique style
66. Advance and chop with the sabre
67. Swivel and chop
68. Searching the sea
69. Sweeping a thousand soldiers
70. Shooting star chasing the moon
71. Chop the tiger
72. Cloud dragon playing in the water
73. Swivel and chop
74. Advance and chop
75. Hiding the sabre style
76. Pierce the heart
77. Picking a star on the left
78. Return the sabre style
79. Brush knee twist step
80. Tai Chi in unity
81. Finishing style

Brush knee twist step

Swivel and chop

Swallow entering its nest

Taking off the boots when drunk