Get Your First Taste of Real Chinese Sword Combat in 12 Days

Experience Real Chinese Swordsmanship in 12 Days.

Follow a simple 12-day introduction that takes you from picking up your first sword to real cuts with the Jian, Dao, and Miaodao, completely free, from your own home, and even without a local teacher.

Beginner-friendly, no sword or experience required

Three iconic Chinese weapons in twelve short daily lessons

Learn the martial use behind the forms, not just performance

Join a worldwide sword community

Free access, no card required

WHAT'S INSIDE

One short video a day. Real cuts, not forms.

  • Day 1 - Jump Right Into Your First Cut
    Land a real cut on Day 1: no sword, no experience, no waiting

  • Day 2 - Grips: Jian, Dao, & Miaodao
    Get the grip right so every cut you throw actually works

  • Day 3 - Jian Ready Stance
    Find the stance that makes fast, controlled cuts possible

  • Day 4 - Thrusting with a Jian
    Feel the speed and precision behind your first real thrust

  • Day 5 - Cutting with a Jian
    Cut with the adaptability that makes the Jian so quick to fight with

  • Day 6 - Daofa Basic Stances
    Build the stances that generate real Dao power

  • Day 7 - Cutting with a Dao
    Feel what a committed, battlefield-style cut is really like

  • Day 8 - Stepping with Power in Daofa
    Turn your cut into real striking force with proper footwork

  • Day 9 - Miaodao Basic Stances
    Build the foundation behind the Miaodao's simple, direct style

  • Day 10 - Deflect & Cut with a Miaodao
    Deflect and cut in one motion with the two-handed sabre

  • Day 11 - Miaodao, Slipping the Line
    Slip the line and counter like a real battlefield swordsman

  • Day 12 - Swordplay Strategies
    Walk away knowing exactly which weapon is yours, and where to go next

You'll also join the Academy community, where practitioners around the world share their training, ask questions and find partners.

Your course and your community access are free, and they stay free.

You're Not Alone.
Join the Worldwide Chinese Sword Revival

The Academy of Chinese Swordsmanship exists to put the fighting back into Chinese swordsmanship.

It's led by Scott M. Rodell, a direct student of the late Wang Yen-nien and one of the few teachers in the world who treat Chinese swords as living weapons rather than museum pieces or performance props. Decades of teaching, test cutting, and full-contact application stand behind every lesson. This isn't theory dressed up as tradition. It's tradition pressure-tested and proven.

Through structured weapon paths, live coaching, in-person seminars, and a global community, the Academy is building something bigger than a course. It's a living martial art being put back together.

  • You don't need a local teacher.

  • You don't need to figure it out alone.

  • You just need to start.

12 Days. Three Swords. Your First Cut Starts Now.

No sword, no experience, no cost. Just you, three iconic Chinese swords, and 12 short days to find out which one is yours.

CONTACT US

(703) 846-8222

Academy of Chinese Swordsmanship, 3543 Marvin Street

Annandale, VA 22003

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