II.
THE MEDIEVAL WEAPONS

 

5 - The Cover-Arms

 

 

THE TWO MATCHED ARMED-ARMS

« SONG-XỈ »

双 齒

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       The «Two Matched Armed Arms - Song-Xỉ (双 齒) » belongs to specific Đại-Việt's "Close-Combat Weapons" Category. It includes two kinds :

       1. The « Two Matched Armed-Arms holding a sharp hook » (It is under the form of steel gutter, owning a sharp hook and envelopping the two forearms, beyond the elbow untill the wrist ; It uses with a Blade of Axe without handle, called "Axe finding the Lightning" that we hold in each hand - it's the oldest of Đại-Việt and specifical of Võ Lâm School System. They was used before by Army of Lords Trịnh (1570~1786) and by the one of Nguyễn Dynasty (1802~1945) ;

       2. The « Two Matched Armed-Arms devoid of sharp hook » (It takes the form of steel junk envelopping the two forearms, beyond the elbow untill the fist) - that it's the «Two Matched Armed-Arms - Song-Xỉ» used by combatants of law in the Tây-Sơn Dynasty (1788-1802) period.

       Answering the different structure of these kinds of « Two Armed-Arms - Song-Xỉ » (双 齒) or "Two Matched Metal Teeth", their respective Codified Sequences are also totally dictinct.

 

 

 

• Discussion about the Armed-Arms Wielding

 

 

 

Committee of VÕ-TRẬN-ĐẠI-VIỆT Bình-Định Sa-Long-Cương FRANCE Martial Arts Masters TRỊNH Quang Thắng.