SIXTH DAN BROAD SWORD FORM

Wushu Champion Liu Haibo demonstrates the 6th duan daoshu form (Wushu Broadsword.)
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[@Tallgoose05]

After years of gymastics, Parkou, college Judo, College Gymnastics, and 9 years of martial arts and kung fu, I can honestly say I can't move like this guy. Two words on this guys technuiqe... Fantastic and Inspiring!

[@user-ce5rm3tf1s]

A different and fentastic form. செம கலக்கல்!

[@bowserfromsonic5517]

dude, this guy is a death machine hardcore wtf he is like superhuman even with a bendy sword lkike that he could destroy an entire legion with freaking guns...

[@jeffdoeskungfu]

@Vertigo9907 Wing Chun has its own broadswords. I think the English translation is Butterfly swords. They are shorter and straighter, with an S-shaped handguard, and usually used in pairs.

[@devendersingh9820]

to me the most impressive thing about these forms on

[@mindreaction]

it's so good, it asked to watch it again. i love it.

[@livenlife88]

im learning this form now. its really enjoyable to do!

[@Kennefo]

@Vertigo9907 no but the double butterfly knives are, these are for wushu and shaolin wingchun weapons are like the long staff or the gun, and the double butterfly knives

[@DJotterfield]

You're Wushu 297! No way!! YOU"RE WUSHU 297!!!! I don't think I ever actually watched this one before, it's pretty dope. Especially the dramatic pause and solo change of camera angle.

[@turusan02]

that's the same form the character Hwang performs in exhibition mode in Soul Calibur 1 OO

[@jacbb.]

to me the most impressive thing about these forms on the internet is that they can these things without their shirts ever riding up on them. lol jk. but seriously this is a really good form and this guy is just bloody fantastic.

[@bladesaint21]

In Northen style Chinese forms there normally isn't vocal yelling for power like in Karate styled katas, the "snapping" sound fills that void.

[@bingqi6818]

this rocks. i love it. i'm learning it. and its quite difficult in the beginning but once u grasp the main parts it becomes quite easy

[@sweeperstore]

It's obvious this guy has put in over 1,000 reps of this form. Very impressive.

[@edwardwarren7082]

is that a real background? or is it painted on a wall?

[@Piklethedoodad]

The list of men I respect just grew by one o.O

[@Gavit666]

From what I've heard many, if not all of the soul calibur's characters have movements from actual martial artists, like the long sword, snake and drunken style

[@leopardfire04]

@Vertigo9907 I've never seen a dao associated with wing chun. Butterfly knives are usually their blade of choice.

[@Eiddew]

No. This video was showing how he shaved.

[@PaulTong]

dancing? its form and technique mostly. put a real sword in his hand and that just gives more power his strikes. if you notice the way he moves, speed isn't sacrificed at all regardless of what he's holding because he strikes when the weapon is balanced. u can tell when someone sucks when the blade wobbles too much. this guy has very balanced and firm strikes. the real sword he would use for practical purposes is the "dao"

[@bladesaint21]

Hey good luck with the competition! The problem movement where people were cutting themselves seemed to be the downward "Flower" twirl and for a split second the blade goes behind the back tucking under the armpit. I havn't had a problem in quite a long time but when my classmate got cut, for 2 weeks seemed like everyone was cutting themselves with the same move. *LOL* I wouldn't expect the same thing with the straightsword since its so light but you never know. Train hard.

[@bladesaint21]

No prob, and those who don't respect the thin "flimsy" blade OBVIOUSLY havnt worked with it, judge it on what they see on KZbin or heard from friends, because since its so light it can be moved at incredibly fast speed, you can't do much damage stabbing with it BUT... though its not "sharp" it will stil cut the hell out of you if you get in its way.

[@landonsmith2154]

Love watching this form, but over 10 years and I'm still trying to find out what this song is XD

[@ShadowxVincent]

it's for competition. probably not to great for a real fight, but very good competition form. I'm learning wushu broadsword right now in my kung fu school.

[@Ectharias]

I don't know anything about this kind of stuff, but wasn't there that female character in Soul Calibur 2 that used this exact style?

[@L0rd_Br0tat0]

@Vertigo9907 Well in orthodox (oldschool shaolin temple-like) wing chun, yeah, but in authentic (modern, yip man style) wing chun, i'm not so sure, but I think so.

[@BlackRaven156]

Beautiful!

[@rustydj]

Celaniix5, I can't believe the ignorant comments either. If anyone were to try practicing a routine that quickly with a combat weight weapon, it would result in repetitive-stress-injury i.e....tennis elbow! So when people say "tinfoil weapons" I have to wonder if they can actually move like wushu athletes. Funny...when I learned this form in the 1990's, it was THE compulsory form for international competition...now its a 6th duan routine. I feel old now!

[@SkyKingAzure]

The sword is suppose to move like that - it's a competition sword made to be light, flexible and allow for the snapping sound to show the power of the thrust behind it. We can't stab someone or something with it to show the power during a forms competition so that's the best solution we have. :P And yes, this is a FORM, not the application of the movements, just a FORM.

[@warpromo6636]

Yeah, you cant stab someone however you can definitely cut them if you sharpen your broadswords sharp part.

[@KotoRyu]

also, many high level martial artist are in their 80's

[@christopherlao4870]

90's*

[@Kopa_Malphas]

No youre thinking Xunhua if you were, and she would have been more along the lines of the wushu straightsword if anything :/

[@ZERO-CAPACITANCE]

We love you!!! Keep it up :-)

[@Tallgoose05]

Sun Tzu- Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Know thy enemy and know thy self, 100 battles- 100 victories.

[@tnguy93]

indeed

[@gurumagoo]

That tinfoil sword seems like it would be a better shaving implement than a weapon.

[@Tallgoose05]

Yeah, thats why I stay diversified as all bloody hell. I like to keep my options wide open. :D I'm not a monster you see.. I'm just ahead of the curve

[@topbluffa1]

sword looks soft? it bends as he moves

[@wushugod187]

i want to learn

[@lcglik]

Gorgeous

[@bladesaint21]

Its thin for competition reasons to make the "Snap"sound for drama and tell the judges he's thrusting with sufficient power. It's not supposed to be a real sword.

[@L0rd_Br0tat0]

dude that would be so moch impressive if the dao was not paper thin and floppy. I mean that weapon was designed to cut through armors. That could'nt cut through butter. But if you forget about that, nice flexibility and technique, even if it lacks strength

[@wjjwTheDemigod]

Broadswords were not made to stab. They were made for and i quote," slashing and poking." and nothing more.

[@elgostine]

this form seems to be the one they use for the demonstration form of yun seong from the soul calibur universe, ( i find it IMMENSELY ironic that they say hes using his family style, (strange because hes korean, not chinese.)

[@wushu297]

thank you for your comment friend. this "pretty dancer" as you say may not jump incredibly high when he's 60, but I'm sure if he had worried about such a stupid thing at the time when he comepeted he would have never jumped very high even at 20.

[@27sailesh]

excellent very nice dude! gud hardwork

[@vinh-doanthoi5681]

i love this

[@zefini]

wow thats serious, i'm on competition too and i have a straigth sword and a broadsword of that material, it can cut like that if in your swing someone get in the way...but a injure like that self inflicted its weird

[@pengin56]

was the little step at the end neccesary?

[@Kniitte]

slashing and poking sounds funny lol

[@MrCaveman77]

I am trained in kung fu but I cannot stand the sight or sound of the wushu steel as it bends like paper, i would rather a solid strong broadsword that doesnt bend

[@sci8]

I love the sound. We all have our opinions. :/

[@itchytasty1]

I agree, that slapping sound hurts my teeth... not like a swiping sound made by a carbon sword

[@JordanR1621]

Same! At my academy we use wooden and steel swords to train but when I go to tournaments and hear THAT...I hate it

[@pianoman878]

I love the sound too... But I can understand how it can bother some people. It almost sounds like scratching a chalkboard

[@wushu297]

+MrCaveman77 Here's an idea. Go buy a real broadsword then. Now everything is awesome.

[@ShadowxVincent]

@xiaochen1 oh no no no! i think you've got me all wrong. i dont think that at all. I am a wushu practitioner. I do believe that with hard work it can be applied to a real fight. i dont know what my last comment was so i apologize if it was ignorant and stupid. Now that i've progressed alot in my training i have a deeper understanding of gung fu and wushu. i really dont think all of it is for show.

[@bladesaint21]

Maybe if a kid amateur cuts himself, I'm talking about a world class adult player swinging that weapon. You will bleed like hell if you get cut with that thing. A classmate of mine who was a national champion has the nastiest scar just above the right elbow from not getting stitches, not to mention ruining that nice yellow silk uniform from all the blood.

[@bladesaint21]

The "flimsyness" is for competition reasons, I'm quite sure he can do all of what he's doing but not as fast.

[@landonbaytown]

what is the name of the song used?

[@jeffdoeskungfu]

@Vertigo9907 Yeah I just realized that after I clicked post. :[ Woops.

[@zefini]

its exacly like paper cut, might not even bleed but it hurts as hell

[@wushu297]

Google may answer that question better, as I know little to nothing about Wing Chun.

[@clarayau3]

my routine is a little different from this routine...

[@jasonalen7459]

0:41 It looks so beautiful, and then here he looks like he lost a couple of feet in height lol

[@gurumagoo]

noob? LOL! Whatever dude. LOL. Have fun your "wushu" steel! I'll stick with my Sheffield Steel broadsword broadsword thank you. You have a wushurific day now!!!

[@lilwarrior89]

@Tallgoose05 lol your story is funny i thought you might say you might do better then this come on 9 yrs of maritla arts including gymnastic and parkour you should be teacher by now and i knw is not easy to move the sword like this or to make it sound cuss u need strength from your arm and you might hurt urslef

[@titangnosis]

Great form, but I can't help but laugh at the tin foil sword haha

[@Tropifacio]

= te la peleo maxukao, jajajajjaja....

[@w1ndmeta1]

lol

[@david1q3]

@Loyaute yuor just jealous because you cant do it and yes if you do wushu for many years like he does, you can jump that high whe you're 60 and 70 if you dont believe, you'll regret it becausse WUSHU RULES!!!