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

SABRE FORM

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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.
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
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Brush knee twist step
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Swivel and chop
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Swallow entering its nest
Taking off the boots when drunk

Learn!!!
Sabre Spinning & Wrapping Techniques