It is a loser as far as weapons go. Thin and underweight, it is not able to take the bashing of force like a full grown sabre would. Having curve only at the tip, it is not able to slice through mighty armor as would a legendary samurai sword.
Yet, in the skinny of the blade is the strength. And in the lack of curve in that fine piece of steel is the art. Indeed, for the true artist, the tai chi sword may be the ultimate weapon.
Skinny and delicate, it is light and flitting, more like a knitting needle than a sword. Yet a knitting needle is capable of carving the most beautiful of garments. And to observe knitting needles wielded by a practiced granny is to see the twinkling of art come robustly alive.
At the far end of the length of steel the tip curves, a mere inch of cutting surface. Yet, any person who has experienced the sharp scratch of needle tip knows its potency. Indeed, the mere scratch of a needle tip can leave a jagged wound that is unwilling to readily repair itself.
The real point here is that such a delicate instrument is not meant for bashing or massive slicing any more than a doctors scalpel. It is meant for reaching in and tipping. It is meant for the delicate move which slides in under, over and past the basher and the cutter.
A delicate insertion of the wicked, little tip, a quick flick of the firm and practiced wrist, and the aims of the warrior are attained. This art, this true art, is an appreciation of the sphere of space surrounding true warrior. This appreciation of space is truly at the heart of all martial arts.
Cutters and bashers are fence painters, splashing indiscriminately, and ruling by force. The wielder of the tai chi sword, however, is a an artist, a sculptor, a doctor. He rules by intelligence.
For he who holds the tai chi sword must hold sway by exercising the intelligence to perceive, and thus undo, the force of the basher and the ruthlessness of the cutter. He must undercut brute force with intelligence to prove himself. Therein is the striving, the accomplishment, and the art, for the true artist to behold.
Yet, in the skinny of the blade is the strength. And in the lack of curve in that fine piece of steel is the art. Indeed, for the true artist, the tai chi sword may be the ultimate weapon.
Skinny and delicate, it is light and flitting, more like a knitting needle than a sword. Yet a knitting needle is capable of carving the most beautiful of garments. And to observe knitting needles wielded by a practiced granny is to see the twinkling of art come robustly alive.
At the far end of the length of steel the tip curves, a mere inch of cutting surface. Yet, any person who has experienced the sharp scratch of needle tip knows its potency. Indeed, the mere scratch of a needle tip can leave a jagged wound that is unwilling to readily repair itself.
The real point here is that such a delicate instrument is not meant for bashing or massive slicing any more than a doctors scalpel. It is meant for reaching in and tipping. It is meant for the delicate move which slides in under, over and past the basher and the cutter.
A delicate insertion of the wicked, little tip, a quick flick of the firm and practiced wrist, and the aims of the warrior are attained. This art, this true art, is an appreciation of the sphere of space surrounding true warrior. This appreciation of space is truly at the heart of all martial arts.
Cutters and bashers are fence painters, splashing indiscriminately, and ruling by force. The wielder of the tai chi sword, however, is a an artist, a sculptor, a doctor. He rules by intelligence.
For he who holds the tai chi sword must hold sway by exercising the intelligence to perceive, and thus undo, the force of the basher and the ruthlessness of the cutter. He must undercut brute force with intelligence to prove himself. Therein is the striving, the accomplishment, and the art, for the true artist to behold.
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