Classic Straight Sword Sparring Set Wushu Demonstration ()

Wushu Masters Wen Li (温力) and Wen Zhuang (温庄) performing a Straight Sword Sparring Set (对刺剑) in 1979. Their parents are Wushu Grandmasters Wen Jingming (温敬铭) and Liu Yuhua (刘玉华), who demonstrated Wushu at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. After the Cultural Revolution, both Grandmasters lead the Wushu program at the Wuhan University of Physical Education (武汉体育学院). These sequences of movements correspond to routines practiced at the Central Guoshu Academy (中央国术馆) of Nanjing, like the Sancaijian (三才剑) among others. A true representation of the Chinese Martial Arts practiced in the Republican Era. Enjoy!