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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @thescholar-general5975
    @thescholar-general5975  ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hey everyone thanks for watching! There were a couple questions that I accidentally forgot to respond to in this video (the calligraphy stuff). Sometime in the future, I will probably make another video like this one, when I do that I will address those questions! Also, feel free to leave any more questions you have in the comments for this video!

    • @saberserpent1134
      @saberserpent1134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please let me know if you do another Q & A, I've got a couple of questions for the Scholar-General!

    • @ernestolynch1926
      @ernestolynch1926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@saberserpent1134 I'd say, let US know! 🙂

  • @weifan9533
    @weifan9533 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’d wish you could talk a bit more about armors, in particular paper and rattan armors. Although they weren’t the most common types of armors, they did see some usage in medieval China particularly in Southern China, and I wish to learn more about them. It would be awesome if you could reconstruct one of them.

  • @littlestoneliontraditional9838
    @littlestoneliontraditional9838 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would watch a video essay on the history of gunpowder weapons in China!

  • @white-noisemaker9554
    @white-noisemaker9554 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd love to see more expanded video essays from you regarding gunpowder and crossbows! That sounds like an awesome idea.

  • @VicJeng
    @VicJeng ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome as always, dear brother ❤️

  • @dantherpghero2885
    @dantherpghero2885 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you should try the video essay style format. You may find it easier to produce videos in terms of editing or time. Worth a try anyway.

  • @copyleftclaim7112
    @copyleftclaim7112 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Scholar General, thanks for addressing my questions. I would love more Q&As and videos regarding the use of the off-hand in the future. In anticipation, I'm going to leave a couple of followup questions below.
    1) What is the benefit of putting the off-hand against the wrist over putting the off-hand on the dao's grip/pommel?
    2) In the absence of firearms, what was the benefit of using a shield even when Chinese armor had developed to cover most of the body anyway?
    3) If armor and durability informed the design of Song dao, why did they opt for broader blades, rather than thicker and more pointed blades, like with late medieval European swords?

  • @RichardBejtlich
    @RichardBejtlich ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video. Would you consider making a video that is a survey of the oldest Chinese martial arts treatises? It would be nice to know their name, author, date, and which have English translations. Thank you. 🙏🥋

    • @thescholar-general5975
      @thescholar-general5975  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am all for this idea! But doing it properly will take some time. It is definitely on my list!

  • @dlatrexswords
    @dlatrexswords ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome stuff! What a great collection of questions and good insights. More shield discussions are always a good time :)

  • @camrendavis6650
    @camrendavis6650 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool, I especially like the shout-outs you gave. Definitely checking them all out 👍

  • @ambulocetusnatans
    @ambulocetusnatans ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to see you interview someone from Sha GuoZheng's lineage. He was an important figure, but not much has been said about him in English. His styles were Bagua and Tongbei.

  • @littlestoneliontraditional9838
    @littlestoneliontraditional9838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍😁👍

  • @saberserpent1134
    @saberserpent1134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You just prefer the weapons that worked best on the field. ;)
    #teamdao
    #chaangdao
    #tengpai

  • @MarcRitzMD
    @MarcRitzMD ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there a community that is analogous to HEMA or reenactment with some level of organization? Not something like kung fu schools but basically what you do. Just focus on studying and practicing armed combat in a Medieval Chinese context.
    Oh, you actually did answer that towarss the end!

    • @thescholar-general5975
      @thescholar-general5975  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are some HEMA clubs in China that also practice some Chinese weapons. Though, most schools and organizations that study period sources are also connected to the living tradition because it generally tends to be the entry point into CMA. There are also a few people who do some reenactment type stuff by practicing archery and swordsmanship with armor, though nothing has grown very large yet.

  • @冉懋
    @冉懋 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will you talk about armor

  • @BorninPurple
    @BorninPurple ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey, I just bought an adapter for a mic and a web-cam, would you like to come on my youtube channel for a podcast?

    • @thescholar-general5975
      @thescholar-general5975  ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah certainly! You can try to reach out to me on facebook or by email to work out the details!

  • @ernestolynch1926
    @ernestolynch1926 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for a very interesting and informative Q&A session. However, there is a question that I could not find an answer to - neither in the literature nor from the main modern manufacturers of Chinese swords. Why do we see historical swords [I refer to this one, for instance: 0:46] significantly lighter than 1 kg, while modern manufacturers do not offer anything lighter than 900 g, and most of their products are much heavier than 1 kg and have no distal tapering? Am I right in assuming that a lighter and, most importantly, high-quality sword requires more skill in manufacturing, and most modern manufacturers of Chinese swords sell products of not the highest quality? Unfortunately, I could see this for myself in examples: Hanwey, Cold Steel, LK Chen, and Swords of Northshire - to name a few that I have had a bad experience with, that is poor quality steel and heavily overweight (that is much more than their claimed weight), with no distal tapering.

    • @thescholar-general5975
      @thescholar-general5975  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is because most modern manufacturers are not being meticulous enough with their reproductions. And if consumers keep buying the swords anyway, they will not have any incentive to change.