Weapons
T’ai Chi Sword
According to Master Chee Soo in his book about the Lee style T'ai Chi Ch'uan:
T'ai Chi sword makes full use of the combined techniques of Whirling Hands and Whirling Arms, but these are made more difficult by the weight and length of the sword. Greater mental concentration is required to retain complete control of the arms, wrists and hands, while maintaining perfect balance, especially in a few sequences where the body makes a complete whirl to demonstrate the 'order of the universe'....the 'Sword' form, which comprises 216 movements, has no straight lines
T'ai Chi stick
Lee style T'ai Chi stick comprises a form of 270 movements. The T'ai Chi stick is a staff approximately six feet long.
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