<p>Daoshu</p><p>刀術</p><p>Daoshu is a performance in wushu practice andshows with certain sets to use broadswords asweapons.</p><p>刀術是以刀為器械，并配以一定套路的一種武術訓練和表演項目。</p><p>It originates from the ancient military training. Earlyin the reigns of the emperors Yan and Huang,thebroadswords made of bronze had been used in battles.</p><p>它主要源于古代的軍事訓練。早在炎黃時期，以青銅制成的刀就開始在戰(zhàn)爭中運用。</p><p>Up to Han dynasty, dao had become one of the most key weapons.</p><p>至漢代，刀已成為最主要的兵器之一。</p><p>The broadswords are mainly used in the close bare-handed fight so the skills of thepractitioners decide their death or survival.</p><p>刀在戰(zhàn)場上主要用于近身肉搏，因此，持刀者用刀本領的高下，直接決定著他的生死存亡。</p><p>There are more than one hundred kinds of daoshu such as taiji daoshu, six-harmonydaoshu,meihua daoshu, zhuifeng daoshu and eight trigram daoshu.</p> <p>刀術種類很多，有太極刀、六合刀、梅花刀、追風刀、八卦刀等上百種之多，</p><p>They can further be divided in detail into the single-broad-sword daoshu,the double-broad-sword daoshu and the long-handle-broadsword daoshu.</p><p>它們又可以被分為單刀、雙刀和大刀三個大類。</p><p>The single-broadsword daoshu means the athlete has a broadsword in one hand and cut, thrust,and sweep etc.</p><p>單刀即一手執(zhí)刀，做出斬、刺、掃腕等各種動作，</p><p>while the other hand stretches and withdraws with it.Meanwhile the body rolls and jumpstogether with the movements of broadsword.</p><p>另一手隨刀法而伸縮、開合，身體也隨之翻滾、騰挪。</p> <p>The double-broadsword daoshu means the athlete has broadswords in the two hands.</p><p>雙刀即雙手各持一刀舞動，</p> <p>The skills of it is similar to the single-sword daoshu but it values more on the harmony andcooperation of the postures and footwork.</p><p>其刀法與單刀相似，但側重雙刀與身形、步法的協(xié)調(diào)、配合。</p><p>The long-handle broadsword is thick and heavy and it usually weighs tens of jin. The skills arecut, thrust upward and upward parry etc.and it is being played with the power of the waist.</p><p>大刀較為渾厚。因大刀舞動時用雙手握持，故它的刀柄很長，刀身也很厚，其重量通常達數(shù)十斤。大刀的刀法有斬、撩、掛等動作，舞動時，主要依靠腰部發(fā)力。</p><p>Daoshu is one of the most important games in wushu.Therefore it has been decided as anofficial competition in the national wushu contest since 1949.</p><p>刀術是中國武術中最主要的項目之一，因此，1949年以后，它被列為全國武術比賽項目。</p><p>Up to 1991, it was decided as the official competition in the World Wushu Championship.</p><p>至1991年，則被列為世界武術錦標賽比賽項目。</p>