How to choose Taiji Sword

Taijiquan is an important element of Taijiquan, which has the characteristics of both styles of Taijiquan and swordsmanship. On the one hand, it should be like Taijiquan, showing lightness and softness, continuous and uninterrupted, and heavy intention without gravity, and at the same time, it should also show a beautiful and elegant style, with clear swordsmanship, and a sword practice style that has both form and spirit. However, for lovers of Taiji sword, it has become a topic of communication. First of all, practicing Taiji sword is best to choose the standard Taiji sword is our common long sword with sheath, but this sword style is very much, in the choice of the time we have to pay attention to the following standard requirements of Taiji sword: First, the weight of the sword body and hilt and sword tail should be balanced, the test method: the right hand with the sword finger (index finger and middle finger) dragging the long sword sword's sword from the position of the handguard one inch, if it can be balanced is the standard. Second, the tip of the sword does not bend on the ground, the test method: the tip of the longsword will stand on the ground facing downwards, if the sword does not bend at the moment of releasing the hand, it will be considered as the standard. Third, the toughness of the sword body is 90 degrees, test method: pinch the tip of the sword with your fingers and bend it, if it can be folded to 90 degrees and basically not higher than 90 degrees, then it is the standard, and it is not suitable if it is too soft or too hard. Fourth, hold the sword in the starting position of Taiji sword, put the sword close to the back of the arm, if the tip of the sword is higher than the earlobe and lower than the eyebrow, then it is the right size for you. Fifth, the weight of a standard Taiji sword is generally around 600 grams, and the weight of the sword will vary slightly for different heights and sizes, generally within 100 grams. The scabbard is usually made of pear wood. The traditional Longquan sword is the scabbard of rosewood, this wood has the following advantages: first, color, pattern beautiful generous second, fine texture, strong, durable third, the biggest feature is that with the use of time incremental, the longer the use of the wood color the deeper the more glossy. In short, rosewood can be said to have the spirit of wood, for the rich traditional cultural heritage of the Taiji long sword can be said to be a perfect match. In addition, rosewood scabbards are slightly more expensive than scabbards made of other woods. Once again, long swords are divided into two types according to the spine of the sword: the flat spine of the sword, which is the middle part of the plane of the sword body is raised, and the flat spine of the sword, which is the middle part of the plane of the sword body is flat. The standard Taiji sword has a raised spine, which is called the rising spine sword. Generally, the price is a bit higher for the ridged sword. MaterialThe material of the sword body is usually stainless steel, carbon steel, manganese steel. Commonly, stainless steel is the main material, the advantage of this sword is that it will not rust, easy to maintain. But some friends will have some misunderstandings about stainless steel sword, that stainless steel sword is pure stainless steel production. In fact, not, stainless steel sword body is just the surface of the sword body is stainless steel, while the material inside the sword body is iron, so casting nature has its own reasoning: first, the toughness of the Taiji sword requirements, pure stainless steel can not be achieved. Pure stainless steel without toughness can not reach the standard toughness of 90 degrees of the sword body requirements. Second, the weight of the sword requirements, pure stainless steel can not be achieved. Stainless steel is a relatively light metal, if the pure stainless steel can not reach the standard weight of 600 grams. In addition, manganese steel and carbon steel are the need for careful maintenance of the metal, this material before each use of the body of the sword with a cotton cloth to wipe clean, after the use of cotton cloth and wipe, and then on the oil (oil, walnut oil, petroleum jelly, etc. can be) into the scabbard, otherwise it will rust. Manganese steel and carbon steel belong to the lighter metal, the weight of the whole piece will be slightly lighter than the same specifications of the stainless steel sword about 30 grams, but will not affect the use. Generally speaking, those who like to save trouble should choose stainless steel swords. Of course, the choice of what material sword or according to their own preferences.