Where and Where

New beginners class starts Monday, January 23rd at 6:40pm.

Call daytime 703 846 8222 or evenings 202 785 1767 for more information.

Our studio is located at:

1325 18th St NW, Suite 210
Washingtion,DC

“Fork” TV Interview with Scott M. Rodell

“Fork” TV Interview with Scott M. Rodell, Director, Great River Taoist Center, Tallinn, Estonia, 2000, author, “Chinese Swordsmanship” & “Taiji Notebook for Martial Artists.”

5 Elements of Chinese Swordsmanship

Chinese Swordsmanship Montage from Mugen@GRTC on Vimeo.

DISCLAIMER: This video presentation is for demonstration purposes only. THE PRACTICE OF SWORDSMANSHIP, LIKE ANY OTHER MARTIAL ART, IS ITSELF A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY. You can absolutely expect to be injured, perhaps seriously, in the course of studying and practice martial arts. That is the nature of serious training in any martial art, this one included. Neither the author nor the publisher has any responsibility for injuries that you or anyone else might incur.

MiChuan KunLun Taiji Jian

Zheng’s YangShi Taiji Quan

Chengs form

Cheng's form

Historical Sword and Saber Test Cutting

This footage of Scott M. Rodell demonstrates historically accurate cutting techniques with both a sword (jian) and saber (dao).

Download this video here.

DISCLAIMER: This video presentation is for demonstration purposes only. THE PRACTICE OF SWORDSMANSHIP, LIKE ANY OTHER MARTIAL ART, IS ITSELF A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY. You can absolutely expect to be injured, perhaps seriously, in the course of studying and practice martial arts. That is the nature of serious training in any martial art, this one included. Neither the author nor the publisher has any responsibility for injuries that you or anyone else might incur.