Dao Shu (BroadSword) is the Tiger of the weapons forms, based on speed, power and ferocity, it mainly employs twining and wrapping the head, chopping, hacking, uppercutting and parrying techniques. The movements are swift, fierce and forcefull.

Lessons are on Tuesday 7-8pm Chilwell Road Methodist Church Beeston

Private lessons also available.

A Modern Sabre is used (about 1 metre long and flexible), which is lighter than the traditional Broadsword, in order to enhance the speed with safety.

The BroadSword routine (Dao Shu) is one of the International Competition routines, and it will be included in the 2008 Olympic games in China.

For a video of BroadSword,
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Diagrams of the Broadsword Routine

See Jitu Chauhan in Birmingham at the NEC performing Advanced Broadsword (2Mb WMV File).