Chinese Sword Styles

sir_pudding · 07-03-2008, 01:22 PM

I'll be running a wuxia game soon, and I noticed that Martial Arts lacks any styles specifically geared towards Chinese swordmanship with the jian. Surely there must have been historical styles that taught swordsmanship as a primary focus, does anybody know anything about them?

blacksmith · 07-03-2008, 02:12 PM

Well you could alter the rapier styles

sir_pudding · 07-03-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksmith

Well you could alter the rapier styles

Sure, but I'd rather have some historical Chinese style to base it on. Even just a name would help. Surely in the Summer and Autumn periods swordsmen trained to use swords.

Roger.d4 · 07-03-2008, 02:42 PM

I'll see if I have any D20 Modern Styles I can bung you as a little short of different styles myself; and quite frankly can never be bothered to create my own usually resort to stealing from elsewhere and converting.

The Colonel · 07-03-2008, 02:50 PM

If I recall correctly the jian techniques are part of the northern kung-fu family. In my limited experience of Chinese martial arts they seem to have fairly slender barriers between armed and unarmed styles.

sir_pudding · 07-03-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Colonel

If I recall correctly the jian techniques are part of the northern kung-fu family. In my limited experience of Chinese martial arts they seem to have fairly slender barriers between armed and unarmed styles.

Sure, I can accept that, but none of the Chinese styles in MA offer Broadsword or Rapier as primary skills, and only Wushu has any sword-based techniques even listed as optional (and those for Broadsword Art).

EDIT: In fact I'd prefer a style that uses both armed and unarmed skills, it's kung-fu after all.

07-03-2008, 01:22 PM	#1
sir_pudding Wielder of Smart Pants Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ventura CA	Chinese Sword Styles I'll be running a wuxia game soon, and I noticed that Martial Arts lacks any styles specifically geared towards Chinese swordmanship with the jian. Surely there must have been historical styles that taught swordsmanship as a primary focus, does anybody know anything about them?

07-03-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
blacksmith Join Date: Aug 2005	Re: Chinese Sword Styles Well you could alter the rapier styles

07-03-2008, 02:42 PM	#4
Roger.d4 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Chinese Sword Styles I'll see if I have any D20 Modern Styles I can bung you as a little short of different styles myself; and quite frankly can never be bothered to create my own usually resort to stealing from elsewhere and converting. Last edited by Roger.d4; 07-03-2008 at 02:48 PM.

07-03-2008, 02:50 PM	#5
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	Re: Chinese Sword Styles If I recall correctly the jian techniques are part of the northern kung-fu family. In my limited experience of Chinese martial arts they seem to have fairly slender barriers between armed and unarmed styles.