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Sabre Form

Wudang Sabre Form – Xuan Xuan Do (太極玄玄刀)

Technique No.Technique Name.
1.Ready Style
2Tai Chi beginning style
3Grasping bird’s tail
4Brush knee twist step
5Separating the sabre
6Dodge and display the sabre
7Picking a star on the left
8Advance to tease the genitals
9Withdraw to divert with the sabre
10Pierce the heart
11Hang the golden bell on the left
12Push open the window to watch the moon
13Swivel and chop
14Swivel and tease the genitals
15Hanging the golden bell on the left
16Climb the mountain to look into the distance
17Sparrow hawk turning around
18Roc spreading its wings
19Swallow entering its nest
20Advance and divert with the sabre
21Stab the face
22Swivel hiding the sabre
23Point to the trousers with the sabre
24Chop the tiger
25Swallow entering its nest
26Advance and divert with the sabre
27Pierce the heart
28Swivel hiding the sabre
29Above three opening style
30Taking off the boots when drunk
31Lying fish style
32Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
33Stab the face
34Turn around and chop
35Searching the sea
36Retrieving the moon from the sea
37Hanging the golden bell on the left
38Opening the window to watch the moon
39Seven stars style
40Hungry tiger jumps over the stream
41Stab the face
42Lying tiger style
43Hiding the sabre style
44Pierce the heart
45Coiled dragon
46Coiled dragon stepping quickly
47Lying fish style
48Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
49Pierce the heart
50Lying tiger style
51Lying fish style
52Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
53Stab the face
54Lying tiger style
55Lying fish style
56Cloud sabre and hiding the sabre
57Pierce the heart
58Swivel and chop
59Searching the sea
60Sweeping a thousand soldiers
61Picking a star on the left
62Chop the tiger
63Returning horse carrying a bell
64Embracing the moon
65Rowing the boat with the current
66Flying oblique style
67Advance and chop with the sabre
68Swivel and chop
69Searching the sea
70Sweeping a thousand soldiers
71Shooting star chasing the moon
72Chop the tiger
73Cloud dragon playing in the water
74Swivel and chop
75Advance and chop
76Hiding the sabre style
77Pierce the heart
78Picking a star on the left
79Return the sabre style
80Brush knee twist step
81Tai Chi in unity
82Finishing style

Just like open hand tai chi combat, there are eight uses of force with the sabre.

Just like open hand tai chi combat, there are eight uses of force with the sabre. Practising the sabre is said to promote strength

Sabre Actions

Pi – to chop or split
Ci – to stab or pierce
Tan – to search
Tuo – to push up with hand on sabre
Ti – to raise or lift
Liao – to stir
Chen – to sink
Lu – to divert to the side
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