Tai Chi?
Photo taken in August 2008
I thought some people were doing Tai Chi in Lithia Park (as that is a very common sight). However, when they broke out a sword I had to wonder whether it was actually something else.
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:31 am
You were probably still seeing tai chi. Tai chi has a number of weapons forms including straight sword, saber, staff, and fan. A real fan used as a weapon would have knives at the ends of the ribs. For advanced training you may even see long poles which are 3+ meters in length and are used for conditioning, improving waist movement, etc. Another thing you might see is pushing hands were partners pair up for various “listening” drills and ultimately competition.
Tai chi is deep and can be very interesting. Hope this helps.