[Hook: William Naoil]
I walk through the long enough
Hitting with the swords, when the knight is coming out
Why do I saying there's a lie down the floor
Behold from the snakes and ladder!
[Verse 1: Ian]
Sword versus Sword Sparring Form
I learned this form from Sifu Wong Jackman
Sifu Wong taught three sword forms that
He stated where from the Wu Dang Sword
Lineage of Li Jin Ling, Sifu Li Jin Ling
Was considered to be the greatest Chinese swordsman
Of the 20th century and lived in the early part of the century
Sifu Li brought many of the nearly lost methods
Of Chinese swordsmanship back to life
Sifu Wong Jackman taught the two person sword set along
With the Tai Chi Sword, Dragon Phoenix Sword
And Plum Blossom Straight Sword, as a great
Cohesive sword curriculum
[Verse 2: Anthony Naoil]
Two person sword sets
Are very rare in the world of Chinese martial arts
I have only seen one, or two, others in the last thirty years
The Sword versus Sword Sparring Form is about 40 moves per side
There are many repetitions of important techniques and many other unique moves
Both sides of the form are rather similar
This makes it easy to learn
Because each person gets to do almost all the moves
It can be a little difficult to to learn both sides though
People who are used to seeing
Sword fights in movies will be
Surprised by how this form works
The most noticeable thing is that two swords
Never clash, or touch
In fact, there are no blocking techniques in the form
What so ever, instead, each player
Uses their footwork and agility to dodge or evade
Each of their partners cuts and thrusts
Often, you will evade at the same time
You begin your own counter attack
This forces your opponent to drop their own attack and evade Your counter attack
[Hook: (ghost singing in the background)]
[Verse 3: Sam Fuel]
The whole form can be seen as a series of attacks
Evasions and clever counter attacks
That follow one after another
It is really fun! Learning this form really helps you to Understand the sword techniques
In any sword form whether it is Tai Chi sword
Wu Dang sword, or any other type of sword form, in particular
It will open your eyes to nature of each of the cuts
And how they might be really used
[Hook:]
Jumpin' in the elevator
Behave the soul's coming home back in the years
How many times do you have to tell you
Behold from the snakes and ladder!