Hi,

I saw some video footage of Chen Zhenglei doing weapons forms. Very impressed with the demos of staff, straight sword, broadsword and even kwando.

I had no idea until now that there was a kwando (halberd) in Chen tai chi!

Does Lao Tzu McNeil know these weapons? Does he teach them?

Did Pan Wing Chow's tai chi chuan include these weapons or was he just barehand?

Shimmy,

Chen as taught through M. Chen Fa Ke, M. Pan Wing does have weapons forms. Lao Tzu McNeil did not learn the weapons forms because he was learning from three different teachers at the same time (M. Pan, M. Chiao, M. Chin). He was learning four different systems along with supplemental training. He had learned a great deal of weapons from five family system through M. Ralph Shun. He, therefore, thought it best to focus on his other training, which kept him busy something like 12-15 hrs a day.

If interested in Chen weapons, contact Sifu Paul Chou- chentaichi.com. As you may know he is a brother of Sifu's, a student of M. Pan.

Good question.....

Thanks!
I was pretty surprised to see that there is a Kwandao in Chen tai chi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfP8B_Ol4LM
I wouldn't have expected to see this in the style. I always associated the Kwandao more with Shaolin styles, particulalry Southern styles.

On a similar topic, are there weapons in Lao Tzu's HsingI? I believe some HsingI systems have weapons like broadsword and spear.