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Written by Master Dao on Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The Plum Blossom Broadsword, or 梅花刀 Méihuādāo, is an exciting taolu form that demonstrates a certain mastery of Shaolin kung fu as it requires many elements of strict foundation jibengong training.
It's a fast moving form with fast defense-based strikes. It requires great wrist strength and flexibility as well as athleticism.
The broadsword weapon itself is the second key weapon of Shaolin (the staff or cudgel being the primary weapon).
Master Dao performs the broadsword at the Chinatown Festival in 2017. Although this form is best performed with a wider area, he is still able to make the adjustments and demonstrate the essence of the broadsword.
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Posted by Master Dao on Monday, December 21, 2020
This is a throw back to times around the early 1990s when Master Shi Guo Song was living at the Shaolin Temple. Back then th... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Saturday, January 09, 2021
Master Shi Guosong is the first to ever demonstrate hard qigong techniques in Canada. Watch as an early Master Dao cracks thick woode... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Monday, December 16, 2019
This was a performance that our students with Master Dao did on the 'Martial Arts Stage' during the Chinatown Festival.
It was the first time w... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Our STQI family of schools were featured on CBC's production titled 'CBC Masters of Our City Keepers ... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Monday, December 14, 2020
One of the places we visited in 2014 was a school that still maintained some traditional forms of Shaolin. In fact, many of the teachers there were on... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
In this video, Master Dao demonstrates how he channels his inner qi (called subtle qi) to his head in order to lessen the blow of 3 stacked iro... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Sunday, September 26, 2021
The rebuilding of the Shaolin Temple in the early 1980s was a slow process. New Shaolin Monks such as Master Dao's Shifu, Shifu Shi Guosong, had to undergo st... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Tuesday, January 05, 2021
STQI celebrated its 10th Anniversary on September 22, 2017. It marked a decade since Master Shi Guosong arrived in Canada in the... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Monday, January 11, 2021
In 2018 we had a school trip to the Shaolin Temple in China. We were trying to have an audience with the Abbott but their main Administrative Manager told u... [more]
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Posted by Master Dao on Friday, April 30, 2021
STQI Students Sending an Inspiring Message to Strive
It hasn't been easy transitioning to a virtual environment for training. Both student... [more]
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