II.
THE MEDIEVAL WEAPONS
5 - The Cover Arms
The Shields and Pavois
Thuẫn & Khiên
盾 - 搴
- The Method of Shields Wielding -
(Thuẫn Pháp)
盾法
The Shield Wielding is the method using the Shield, called « Thuẫn » (盾), still named « Bài » (牌), for protecting against Arrows and Medieval Weapons on battlefields on bygone days.
Duellist fighting with « Rattan Rondache-Shield and Sword », demonstration, in Silk Armour,
at Village of Bình-Cách - Province of Nam-Định, Việt-Nam, early 20th century.
Collective demonstrating of the Codified Sequence
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Martial Practizings from Medieval Martial Arts Department |
The Codified Sequence of Shield
« Rattan & Wicker Rondache »
« Đằng-Bài »
藤 牌
The foundamental Codified Sequence of Shield wielding of Bình-Định Sa-Long-Cương School System is the one of « Wicker Rondache » including 48 coded lines of verse (140 characters).
The foundamental Codified Sequence of Shield wielding from Battlefields Martial Arts School Systeme of Bình-Định is those of « Đằng-Bài Thảo » codified by 20 coded lines of verse (145 characters). It's a rare and precious codified Sequence, still conserved by the School Systeme of the later Founder Grand-Master PHẠM-Tường (the celebrious Master having trained Hương-Mục Ngạc), whom successor is the current Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi, his grandson and son-in-law of renamed Grand-Master LÊ-Hải ( Alias Sáu HÀ ).
Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi was teaching the wielding |
Martial Student Võ-Trận Đại-Việt
Academy was training |
This Codified Sequence englobes the essential Eight Techniques of the « Shield on the side - Bàng-Bài » (旁 牌) wielding by combining with the Scimitar or the Sabre.
It is necessary for Students of Vienamese Traditional Martial Arts School, wanting to train for Shield, to know distinguishing between Bàng-Bài ( 旁 牌 - Shield on the side ) and Lăng-Khiên ( 稜 搴 - Polygonal Shield ).
The Codified Sequence of Shield
« Polygonal Shaped Pavois »
« Lăng-Khiên »
稜 搴
The famous Codified Sequence of Shield wielding from Bình-Định Battlefields Martial Arts is the one of « Polygonal Shape Pavois - Lăng-Khiên ( 稜 搴 ) » including 16 coded lines of verse writen under the form of tetrametric Poem (64 characters).
This Codified Sequence « Polygonal Shape Pavois - Lăng-Khiên » belongs to Battle Fields Martial Arts Codified Sequences. It's used to training infantrymen and cavalrymen for fighting by combining with the Sabre.
It's a truthly rare and precious Codified Sequence still conserved by the School System of Commander PHẠN & Commander THI, whom successor is our Grand-Master Ba-Phong, handed down to the new generation throughout our Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy.
(To be continued...)
Committee of Martial Arts Masters TRỊNH Quang Thắng. |
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