+Mizu Callow Thank you!

The range is due to bokken.

Yes, but download might only be available in the US at this stage (DVD on Amazon otherwise). www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B018JLXMGA/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1462108986&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=%22dan+djurdjevic%22&dpPl=1&dpID=4162uy6HBzL&ref=plSrch

+Willem Els Yes, for sure. Here is one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7ubrZN72piufqc.html

It isn't a form so much as two 2-person drills joined together. The drills based on sword techniques from my two main teachers - ie. the techniques that I personally found most practical and useful in sparring over the years. I have packaged the drills into a single solo "form" so that they can be more easily remembered (and practised without a partner, where necessary). The name simply reflects the fact that they have 5 techniques that "cycle" (the plum blossom has 5 petals).

I'm a Chen Pan Ling stylist with experience in a variety of other schools, including Yang.

Эти методы в течение очень долгого меча (чан DAO). Мы используем боккэн потому что они удобны, не потому, что они являются точными.

Thanks for the answer , it explains a lot . Good luck !

+Willem Els Well you know Willem, everything I do is just filmed during ordinary class. The main thing is that the technique is visible, and I believe it is (or I wouldn't have put the video up).

7dayspking I do not understand where you see me "avoiding a full speed blade travelling towards me without deflecting it". Indeed, I would agree that avoiding a blade with body movement isn't feasible at all.

Dan Djurdjevic Fair enough, I've seen it taught in many demonstrations of Japanese and especially Chinese martial arts. If that's not what you're doing at 3:30 , at 2:55 maybe you'll appreciate/have a bit of fun with some videos in which people legitimately are teaching this. My other issues are of course that in this exercise the loser is always struck because they stopped tracking your position/remained stationary but this is just a demonstration. Perhaps my final issue is just an issue that will always persist with weapons shorter weapons like swords that don't have a larger guard and that is in most examples where you exploit the other combatant's opening...you leave almost your entire body exposed to an attack at the same time. You see this more in sparring than I'd imagine in real combat (that guy who will intentionally just whack you and ignore defending themselves when they realize they've made a mistake...or worse the guy who will ignore defending themselves and just whack you every time you attack.) I'd love to see if you have any binding exercises. Thanks for the response btw.