This is the 4th video in a series where I explain the basics of Tai Chi Straight Sword (Taijijian) training. In this video I discuss the main purpose for holding the Sword Fingers hand posture with your empty hand while practicing Tai Chi Straight Sword forms. There are a lot of different beliefs out there about why the Sword Fingers hand posture exists and several of those are discussed in this video also.

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0:05 Intro
0:43 Instructions for how to form the Sword Fingers hand posture
1:34 When the Sword Fingers hand posture is used
1:53 How Sword Fingers hand posture can be used to hold the sword
3:08 First perspective of why we use the Sword Fingers hand posture
4:20 Critical evaluation of the first perspective
5:19 Second perspective of why we use the Sword Fingers hand posture
6:24 Critical evaluation of the second perspective
7:08 Third perspective of why we use the Sword Fingers hand posture
7:53 Critical evaluation of the third perspective
10:26 Fourth perspective of why we use the Sword Fingers hand posture
10:34 Critical evaluation of the fourth perspective
12:29 The main purpose of the Sword Fingers hand posture explained
20:02 Why we do not start our sword training from the fifth perspective
20:46 How the fifth perspective incorporates the other perspectives
22:20 How the knowledge of the main use for the Sword Fingers hand
posture helps people practicing Tai Chi in today's world
23:14 Thank you to my supporting members!

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