Сhen Style Taiji Double Swords & 13 Form Cudgel

Based on the routine of the double broadswords, this routine of Chen-style Taiji Double Swords is created with the body position and the techniques of the single sword of Chen-style Taiji Quan. There are 39 movements in this routine. The swords are played smoothly and continuously as water running or cloud flying. When rushing round, the player is like a butterfly dancing and when crouching like a tiger ready to pounce. He turns round like a python or a black bear, quickly and powerfully. The whole play shows Taiji Quan’s double features of hardness and toughness with softness and looseness dwelling in. Chen-style Taiji 13-form Cudgel is also called 13 form Big Spear. It belongs to the middle-long weapons. The length of the stick is over 3 meters. The routine consists fo thirteen movements and so it is called “13-form Cudgel”. This routine is short and the movements are carefully selected. The movements are practical and powerful. They are stick, twine, sweep, block, ward off, parry, press, chop and so on. The exerciser must have a good command of basic boxing skills. Exercise requirements: keep your crotch round and steps steady and turn your waist quickly and twine your opponent’s arms forcefully.