Subject: Re: swords

From: "Franklyn Garland" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 20:33:05 +0000

On 24 Jun 96 at 10:08, [email-masked] wrote <snip-snip>

>      Does anyone have any good references (books with pictures or
>      text descriptions) on the type of sword used in the sword-form
>      of the martial art Tai Chi Chuan?
> 
>      Joe Babb
>      [email-masked]

It is called a "Darn Gim" and is the classic "Chinese Broad Sword" 
design.  Small guard, double edged straight blade and tassels.  I 
must point out, however, that the Chinese have cornered the market on 
weird sword designs.  If you want good photos, just go to a news 
stand and pick up a copy of "Inside Kung Fu" or "Karate Illustrated." 
 You will find a lot of examples there.

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