Planetary and Zero-G Swords Dancing: 剑舞, Jianwu

invalid@example.com (Ray of Meep), Ray of Meep
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:24:52 +0000
Heaven Forged Republic

As part of the cultural revitalization efforts of the new HFR, one of the sports actively promoted and subsidized by the confederate state governments was swords dancing: a traditional, high energy, performative art seeped in East Asian mythology. Jianwu, as it is termed in Mandarin, calls for the utility of a traditional martial weapon to complement choreographed, physical movements. The most common instruments are the staff/Gun/棍, the sword/Jian/剑, and the spear/Mao/矛, though variants and...