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Name8 Slashes of Double Butterfly Swords
ChineseSuang Tie Pa Chie Tao San Se Liu Se
Rank3rd Black
DescriptionButterfly swords are a favorite weapon of close-quarter fighting styles (such as Wing Chun) because their medium length and heavy flat blades. These sharp broad blades could block and deflect, while the hook built into the handle is used to pinch and trap the opponents arm or weapon. The thirty-six postures in this form includes many repeated combinations of attacks and blocks in most of the eight cardinal directions.



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