Taijijian () is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art tai chi. The straight sword, sometimes with a tassel and sometimes not, is used for upper body conditioning and martial training in traditional tai chi schools. The different family schools have various warmups, forms and fencing drills for training with the double-edged sword known as jian.
Historical use of jian in taijiquan
The Yang and Wu families were involved in Qing dynasty military officer training, and taught jian technique to their students.. An English edition was released in 2006. Traditional taijijian forms are rooted in martial application, and are thus originally designed to make use of the weapons available at the time of their development. There was no historical jian type created specifically for tai chi, the forms were designed around the use of a functional jian of the day.
See also Jian Tai chi
References
External links
Ma Yueliang Wu style 108 Taijijian form YouTube video