Origin and Features: According to “Shaolin quan talble” Shaolin Plum Blossom Broadsword originated from Song Dynasty At that time, the Buddhist abbot Hu Fu arranged this broadsword technique routine for guarding the Shaolin temple in the snowfield on the cold day of three nine-day periods after the winter solstice when his disciple Huiying asked him what was the name of this broadsword routine Hu Fu saw the plum blossom in front of the door thus he said "just call it plum blossom broadsword" to Huiying, pointing to a plum since then this routine of broadsword-technique was named Shaolin Plum Blossom Broadsword and was spread down generation by generation.

its features are that it is fierce in attacking and is well knitted in the structure it strikes and guards well it uses obvious as well as hidden force and movements both and it is very changeable it attacks with cutting, splitting and stabbing, etc. it counterblows with blocking, slicing and scooping, etc. It hides and dodges to lure and ambush the rival It blocks and brandishes for defending, In the whole routine all the movements cooperate with each other tightly, it shows that Shaolin broadsword paly focus on the application in actual combat.

Lecturer: Liu Baoshan
Format: 2DVDs
Language Speaking: Chinese
Subtitle: English/Chinese