In kungfu imagery the saber is likened to a Tiger whereas the sword is likened to a Phoenix. However, like the Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword from which it derives, the Wudang Sword is likened to a Dragon, powerful and majestic. Hence, the Wudang Sword set here is more vigorous and hard than most Taiji Sword sets. Nevertheless, like a Dragon, it is graceful and flowing.

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Taijiquan is more well known of its sword, but practicing the Taiji Sabre can enhance the yang or forceful aspect of the art. It is called Taiji Sabre and not Taijiquan Sabre ,meaning Cosmos Sabre and not Caosmos Martial Art Sabre.

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Some Taiji practitioners may be surprised that Taijiquan has the staff as a weapon. Of course it has, otherwise Taijiquan would be incomplete as the staff is a common and very useful weapon.

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This is a famous Guan Dao set known as Green Dragon Crescent Moon Knife from Uncle Righteousness lineage. Grandmaster Wong learned this set in the 1970s from his siheng (elder kungfu brother) who specially went to Soon Tuck Wooi Koon (Association of People from Soon Tuck District in Penang where Grandmaster Wong had his first kungfu lessons in the 1950s) to teach him.

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The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword is Grandmaster Wong's favourite weapon. In the past, the Chinese sword was the choice weapon of scholar-warriors. It was amazing to see how a master swordsman applied a dainty sword against longer and heavier weapons. The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword Set was taught in the Weapon Course at the 2007 Uk Summer Camp.

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The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword is Grandmaster Wong's favourite weapon. In the past, the Chinese sword was the choice weapon of scholar-warriors. It was amazing to see how a master swordsman applied a dainty sword against longer and heavier weapons. The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword Set was taught in the Weapon Course at the 2007 Uk Summer Camp.

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The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword is Grandmaster Wong's favourite weapon. In the past, the Chinese sword was the choice weapon of scholar-warriors. It was amazing to see how a master swordsman applied a dainty sword against longer and heavier weapons. The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword Set was taught in the Weapon Course at the 2007 Uk Summer Camp.

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The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword is Grandmaster Wong's favourite weapon. In the past, the Chinese sword was the choice weapon of scholar-warriors. It was amazing to see how a master swordsman applied a dainty sword against longer and heavier weapons. The Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword Set was taught in the Weapon Course at the 2007 Uk Summer Camp.

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The spear is considered the king of weapons because the spear thrust is technically the most difficult attack to defend against. Why is this so? It is because being light and long a spear can be speedily pulled back for another thrust after one is made. If an opponent attempts to dodge a spear thrust, a skillful spearman would turn the spear at the opponent and thrusts him again or slices him with the spear blade. If an opponent attempts to deflect the spear, the spearman would circle the spear around the opponent's weapon.

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How would you apply your Butterfly Knives against a long weapon like a spear, or a heavy weapon like a staff? Applied skillfully, the Butterfly Knives are formidable. Besides having the advantages of a double weapon, whereby you may, for example, use one weapon to defend and the other weapon to attack, the Butterfly Knives can be held in a normal way as well as a reversed way. These give the Butterfly Knives added advantages.

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The Chinese sword is an amazing weapon. It is the choice weapon of many masters in the past, because in the hands of a skillful swordsman, the sword techniques can be amazing. It is considered the weapon of the scholar-warrior.

Such amazing sword techniques were kept as top secrets in the past. But at the Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course of May 2007 in Toronto, Canada, Grandmaster Wong gave a rare demonstration of the Chinese sword, and revealed many of its secrets. Grandmaster Wong explains that if these secrets are not revealed, they may be lost to posterity in future.

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While the weapons are generally known as “Butterfly Knives” in the West, they are called “Seong Lam Tou” or “Double Southern Knives” in Chinese. As the name implies, these weapons are not common in North China but are very popular in the South, where they were very effective for fighting in narrow streets and congested environments. But how would these short, light weapons be effectively used against long weapons like spears, and heavy weapons like big tridents? Would you be able to find out by looking at the Butterfly Knives set shown in the video clips below? Many patterns in the set are excellent for countering the spear and the big trident.

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Participants at the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 probably created world record in learning seven kungfu weapon sets as well as their philosophy and combat application in five days! The video clips are meant to help course participants review these weapon sets, namely “Flowing Water Staff”, “Plum Flower Single Knife”, “Traveling Dragon Sword”, “Thirteen-Technique Spear”, “Green Dragon Crescent Moon Knife”, “Taming Tiger Big Trident” and “Traveling Dragon Crescent Moon Spear”.

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These video clips are put together to help course participants of the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 to review the Flowing Water Staff Set. Please note that here the set is purposefully performed slowly with pauses in between patterns so that course participants can see the movements more easily. When you are familiar with the movements, they should be performed fast and smoothly as sequences rather than as individual patterns. A picture series is also available.

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The “Ho Family Flowing Water Staff” was once taught only within the Ho Family. Sifu Ho Fatt Nam was the first master to teach it to a few selected disciples outside the Ho Family, and Sifu Wong was one of these lucky disciples. Among a few famous staff sets he knows, Sifu Wong chooses “Ho Family Flowing Staff“ as the fundamental staff set in Shaolin Wahnam. This set is not impressive to watch. In fact many people may wonder why past masters were so secretive over such a simple-looking set. But when one understands its secret, it can be a very formidable kungfu weapon.

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These video clips are put together to help course participants of the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 to review the Shaolin Plum Flower Single Knife Set. Please note that here the set is purposefully performed slowly with pauses in between patterns so that course participants can see the movements more easily. When you are familiar with the movements, they should be performed fast and smoothly as sequences rather than as individual patterns. A picture series is also available.

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The Plum Flower Single Knife is a famous classical weapon set, and is found in various versions in both Northern and Southern Shaolin. The Single Knife or Saber is often figuratively described as a ferocious Tiger. See its beauty and combat efficiency as demonstrated here by Sifu Michael Chow, an international wushu champion, during the Intensive Weapon Course in Malaysia in June 2006.

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There is a kungfu saying that “spear is like a dragon, a knife is like a tiger”. Hence, when one uses a spear, his movements must be fluid and flowing like those of a dragon. When one uses the Single Knife, he must be courageous and ferocious like a tiger. This video was taken as Sifu Wong taught the Shaolin Plum Flower Single Knife to participants at the Special Intensive Shaolin Kungfu course in Toronto in 2003. The video clip shows the first part of the set. This set is the same as the one shown in another video clip performed by his senior disciple, Goh Kok Hin, about 20 years ago.

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The “single knife” is often called “broadsword” in most other kungfu literature written in English. We prefer to use the term “knife” to maintain the Chinese flavor. In Chinese, the term “sword” refers to a light, straight, two-edge weapon, whereas a “knife” is heavier, curve and single-edge. The techniques and skills in using a kungfu knife are different from those of a sword. Selection from this “Shaolin Plum Flow Single Knife”, was performed by Goh Kok Hin about 20 years ago

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The sword is an effective weapon used by martial artists since ancient times. The Chinese sword is dainty and requires much skills and agility in its application. This “Shaolin Swimming Dragon Sword” set was demonstrated by Sifu Wong more than 20 years ago at the University of Science in Malaysia. The use of a Chinese sword is very different from that of a Chinese knife — a fact many kungfu students may not know.

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The video clips below are put together to help course participants to the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 to review the Shaolin Traveling Dragon Sword Set. Please note that here the set is purposefully performed slowly with pauses in between patterns so that course participants can see the movements more easily. When you are familiar with the movements, they should be performed fast and smoothly as sequences rather than as individual patterns. A picture series is also available.

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The spear was the most favorite weapon of army generals in Chinese martial history. It has the rare combined advantages of both speed and length. The “shoot” of the spear, taking advantages of both speed and length, is very deadly, and was considered by kungfu masters as technically the most difficult weapon attack to counter. Hence, in the past no one could be considered proficient in his weapon, regardless of what weapon it was, until he could use it to counter a “spear-shoot”.

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The spear is considered to the king of weapons because it is technically most difficult to defend against a spear thrust. The video clip here taken at random during a Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in Toronto in 2003 shows Sifu Wong demonstrating a Single Knife technique a Spear thrust. The knife pattern is known as “Throw Water Up a Rice Field“ using the upward slash technique. The knife exponent must maintain close range with the spear exponent to gain a technical advantage.

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The upward slash and the reversed slash are two of the most formidable techniques of the Single Knife (often called a Broadsword in some literature). This video clip, taken randomly during the Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in Toronto in 2003, shows Sifu Wong demonstrating these two Single Knife techniques using the patterns “Bail Moon from Sea” and “Reversed Hitting of Purple Bell”. After Michael Chow has avoided the first upward slash, Sifu Wong continues instantly with the second reversed slash of the Single Knife. It is important to control the spear while transiting from the upward slash to the reversed slash.

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The horizontal sweep is another formidable technique of the Single Knife. After deflecting a spear thrust, Sifu Wong grips the spear shaft and simultaneously horizontally sweep his Single Knife at his opponent, using a pattern called “Horizontally Sweeping a Thousand Armies”.

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Matching the Single Knife against the Spear is an important and very interesting aspect in kungfu weapon training. The spear is light and long, making it extremely fast and versatile and its thrust a very deadly technique. In any attack against a spear holding opponent, it is essential to “cover” this deadly aspect of the spear. Sifu Wong demonstrates how this can be done. He also shows the danger one would expose himself to if he does not “cover” the spear adequately while moving in to attack.

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Besides the “thrust”, the next formidable technique of the spear is the “circle”. Hence, any exponent who wishes to counter a spear-holding opponent must know how to counter these two deadly techniques. This video clip, taken randomly at the Toronto Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in 2003, first shows how Michael Chow uses the “circle” to neutralize Sifu Wong's grip on his spear and injure the opponent in return. Then Sifu Wong demonstrates how to neutralize the “circle” technique of the spear, and counter-attack with a reserved slash of the Single Knife, using the pattern “Point at Star and Admire Moon”.

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The application of the Single Knife against the Spear is shown in another video clip. This video clip, taken at random during the Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in Toronto in 2003, shows Sifu Wong demonstrating the spear technique against a reverse slash of a single knife. The spear pattern is called “Water Flows from High Mountain”, whereby Sifu Wong retreats his front leg into a False Leg Stance and simultaneously slicing the opponent's hand with the blade of the spear.

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Not many people realize that the spear head is not only used for piercing, which is the most deadly technique of a spear, but also for slicing, which is also deadly. As Michael Chow attacks Sifu Wong with the slashing technique of his kungfu knife, Sifu Wong responses by retreating his body and slices at the opponent's eyes, throat or any other spots. This pattern is called “Phoenix Turns Head”.

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An obvious advantage of a spear over a kungfu knife is that a spear has longer reach. Making use of one's advantage is important and wise in combat. In this video clip, taken at random during the Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in Toronto in 2003, Sifu Wong demonstrates the use of this advantage over Michael Chow executing deadly slashing techniques of a kungfu knife. Good stances and footwork are necessary.

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As the main advantage of a spear is its length, a knife-holding exponent would use various techniques to close in. Once he is close to a spear-holding opponent, he would have a big advantage. Here Sifu Wong shows how a spear-holding exponent can overcome this difficult situation. Using a pattern called “Sharp Knife Trims Bamboo”, Michael has closed in with his knife cutting into Sifu Wong's body. Without moving his legs, Sifu Wong leans his body fully backward employing the pattern “Bring Horse Back to Camp”, not only avoiding the opponent's attack but counter-attacking him at the same time.

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The “circle” is a very important spear technique that many students many not realize. Anyone hoping to use a spear efficiently should spend some time developing the skill of “circling”. Among many other functions, “circling” a spear helps to prevent a knife-holding opponent slices the spearman's hands. Another important function, as shown in this video clip, is to keep a knife-holding opponent at a distance. A third function, also shown here, is to confuse the opponent while attacking.

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What would you do if your opponent grips the shaft of your spear? A good technique to counter this is the “circle”, which is a very important aspect of spearsmanship. Circles can be big or small depending on the combat situations. Here Sifu Wong uses a big “circle” followed with a “flick”, which not only releases the opponent's grip but also injures him. The two patterns employed to execute the “circle” and the “flick” techniques are known as “Han Xin Waves Flag” and “Sha Ceng Flicks Spear”. (Han Xin was a famous general; Sha Ceng was formerly a general in heaven but re-incarnated to accompany the great monk Tripitaka bringing back Buddhist sutras from India to China.)

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In this video clip, taken impromptu during a Special Shaolin Kungfu Course in Toronto in 2003, Sifu Wong explains the uses of the big circle and the small circle in spear techniques. As Michael grips Sifu Wong's spear and attacks him with his Single Knife, Sifu Wong uses a big circle for counter-attacking. In another situation Sifu Wong uses a small circle to counter-attack the same grip on the spear.

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Kwan Tao is a Chinese term meaning “Big Knife of Kwan Yu”. A Big Knife is a classical weapon with a huge blade attached to a long shaft. Kwan Yu was a famous warrior in classical China well known for using a Big Knife, who is now deified as the God of Righteousness. The basis of this Kwan Tao set was taught by Sigung Lai Chin Wah, popularly known as Uncle Righteousness, but Sifu Wong has made some modifications top this set. Stable stances and good force are basic requirements for applying the Kwan Tao well.

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Shaolin Kungfu is well known for its staff. This famous staff set is known as “Ng Long Pat Kua Khuen”, roughly translated as “Pa Kua Staff of Fifth Brother”, and is regarded as an “indoor” art in Hoong Ka Kungfu. “Pa Kua” or “octagonal” refers to eight directions, and “Fifth Brother” refers to the fifth of the famous seven Yang generals of the Sung Dynasty. Escaping from an ambush by the Tartars, this fifth Yang general retired to the Shaolin Temple to become a monk. Following the compassionate teaching of Shaolin, he removed the spearhead of his weapon and practiced it like a long staff. This set in the video was performed by Sifu Wong in a public demonstration about 20 years ago.

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This abstract is taken from an old kungfu movie, “Lok Ah Choy and Wong Fei Hoong”, produced by Shaw Brothers of Hong Kong. Loh Ah Choy was an inner-chamber disciple of Chee Seen, the First Patriarch of Southern Shaolin. Here Sigong Lok Ah Choy taught his “tuo-suin” (student's student) Wong Fei Hoong an important training method of the “circle technique” in “Ng Long Pat Kua Khuen” (“5th Brother's Pa Kua Staff”). The “circle technique” is very important in the combat application of the spear, and “Ng Long Pat Kua Khuen” was derived from the famous “Tang Family Spear”.

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This abstract is taken from an old kungfu movie, “Loh Ah Choy and Wong Fei Hoong”, produced by Shaw Brothers of Hong Kong. The two actors, Chan Kwoon Thye and Lau Ka Fui, are kungfu masters in real life. Chan Kwoon Thye is a former “lui tai” (free sparring) champion in a Southeast Asia Lui Tai Tournament, and Lau Ka Fui is a direct descendent of Wong Fei Hoong's linage. There is also an invaluable piece of advice from Loh Ah Choy to Wong Fei Hoong at the end of the video clip.

The Shaolin Long Staff set shown here is the same as the one demonstrated by Sifu Wong in an earlier video clip. Sifu Wong learned this set from his childhood friend, Sifu Chow Kok Chee, by exchanging some kungfu sets with this well known kungfu master and seasoned fighter in his younger days (he told Sifu Wong that he had been involved in more than 200 real-life fights!). Sifu Chow in turn learned this set from his god-father and old kungfu master, who was a student of Wong Fei Hoong before his migrating to Malaysia.

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The video clips below are put together to help course participants to the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 to review the Taming Tiger Big Trident. Please note that here the set is purposefully performed slowly with pauses in between patterns so that course participants can see the movements more easily. When you are familiar with the movements, they should be performed fast and smoothly as sequences rather than as individual patterns.

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The Crescent Moon Spear is also called the Lu Pu Spear, named after the famous warrior of the Three Kingdom Period who used this type of spear. It is a very special weapon because it incorporates the properties of five different weapons, namely the spear, the staff, the hook, the big trident and the dagger. It is a northern kungfu weapon usually used on horseback, and is not often found in southern styles. This video where Sifu Wong demonstrates the Crescent Moon Spear was taken about 20 years ago. The Crescent Moon Spear used in this video was quite heavy as the whole weapon was made of metal. Good stances are necessary to perform this heavy weapon.

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The video clips below are put together to help course participants to the Intensive Weapon Course of June 2006 to review the Traveling Dragon Crescent-Moon Spear. Please note that here the set is purposefully performed slowly with pauses in between patterns so that course participants can see the movements more easily. When you are familiar with the movements, they should be performed fast and smoothly as sequences rather than as individual patterns.

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