Shaolin traditional martial arts: Shaolin Dharma Sword

My name is Shih Yen-Chen I have been practicing martial arts for sixteen years Shaolin's fierce sword is a Shaolin style of fierce strike lower your hand the hand is divided into the water cloud style the seven-three style mainly focuses on concentrating the full power of the body into my waist And the part of my chest jumping up cutting down with the sword above my head A sword-style is different from a chopping sword style The chopping sword style is aggressive The foot sword style is for me personally and it serves a defensive purpose Striking lifting swiping kicking Staggering collapsing The myriad techniques were composed That is the Shaolin-style fierce sword fighting Came to Shaolin Temple at the end of 2008 I came to Shaolin Temple when I was very young I was very afraid especially when I saw our master when our abbot was there I had already seen him when I was very young I don't know why I turned around and ran That kind of thing When I first started learning to use a sword I thought its appearance was cool After practicing for a while I felt the sword gave me courage and confidence and at one point I even became quite overconfident I think I'm the strongest Often holding a sword and challenging my fellow disciples around Until one day during a practice session I almost poked a senior brother's eye out So from then on I gradually gave up because I had a fear of this sword because the thing was very sharp Later I found the old master at the temple who told me that all of this was part of the cultivation in martial arts practicing with the sword You know what you're thinking your mind is clear there's no awareness distractions in your actions Focus of the mind is the essence of the sword At that time I realized that the real problem was not with the sword but with myself it was my own restless heart that caused it So I often go to draw the sculptures in the temple While painting I am actually refining myself Also my personality makes me more focused on doing one thing So many years have passed and my older brothers have always been by my side often accompanying me to the back mountain to collect herbs They never created any distance between us because of that incident allowing me to gradually let go of those concerns It means that when I picked up the sword again my heart was very calm Doing zazen is good living is good burning incense is good going to the hall is good after they gradually became part of my life Shaolin Temple has become my sanctuary It is also my home It has made my path of practice even more steadfast