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| Chen
Family style Tai Chi Chuan - beginners |
| Tools - Tai Chi
ruler - comments on origins |
| The tai chi
ruler and a ghost head broadsword. Of all the swords and sabers
I own (a lot, I am a little |
| ashamed to say)
the ghost head has the roundest handle. I am unable to think of
a reason for this, |
| especially since
the blade is most dangerous only in one direction. Not that I
would relish being hit |
| with the back
edge of the blade, especially if was recently sharpened. I don't
know anyone who is |
| knowledgeable
about the ghost head. I don't even know what art it is from. Offhand,
my feeling |
| is the handle
might be heavier than most to help with balance, but more weight
could be achieved |
| other ways, so I
believe the handle is incorrectly engineered. Note that the
handle has a slight curve |
| unlike the tai
chi ruler. |
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