Shuang Shou Jian 双手剑 (Two-handed Long Jian) Historical Manual Stances

Get this manual here: This is a unique set of techniques for the Chinese longsword, or shuang shou jian (双手剑), literally “two-handed sword,“ found within the scrolls of Wu Bei Zhi, aka “Military Preparation Manual,“ written and compiled by Mao Yuan-Yi in late Ming, which is said to be the largest treatise of military-related affairs in Chinese history.      There really hasn’t been much on record regarding the Chinese two-handed double-edged sword since more ancient periods such as Han, Tang or Song Dynasties.      There are a few surviving traditions here and there, such as those found in some schools that teach Shifu Yu Cheng Hui two-handed sword form, but not many.      More common, though still not super common, are traditions of two-handed sabers, i.e. miao dao. Another form of Chinese longsword.      To a good degree, a healthy majority of these concepts can cross-apply between the two weapo
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