Qianlong ARMOUR REVEALED!!! Qing Dynasty China Scott Rodell is at the British Museum and discovers a superb Qianlong Princely Armour & Ceremonial helmet. The helmet is conical in shape. A Tibetan influence is visible in the graphs applied to the rim of the helmet. Armour – velvet, silk and brocade reinforced with gilded copper alloy studs and lamellae. The sloping …
Zhenwu GOD Of WAR Revealed Ming Dynasty Ancient China British Museum When he ventures on ZHENWU The GOD Of WAR at the British Museum Scott Rodell discovers more than he thought. He reveals the potent symbol and physical representation of the statues left hand. Is there a Daoist link? Is it similar to the intent used in the Jian? How …
Han Dynasty Sword… What was the sword used for? What is it made from? What does it reveal about Han Era swords? How do you hold and fight with them? Are there similarities with later Qing and Ming Chinese swords? Where were they mounted on the body? Scott M Rodell of Great River Taoist Center in the USA discusses the …
Scott M Rodell takes on an arrow shot from a distance of 45′ or 15 metres. KILL or CUT? Can he cut it? Speed is one of the five essential elements of Chinese Swordsmanship (Jiànfǎ, 劍法). Cutting an arrow in flight is the ultimate test of a Swordsman’s skills. The Japanese refer to this skill as Yadome no jutsu (the …