Advanced Form
Seung Gim MoDouble Sword Dance
An advanced two-person partner weapon form in Eagle Claw Kung Fu (Ying Jow Pai). Seung Gim Mo, the Double Sword Dance, pairs two straight swords with partner tactics: reading distance, timing, and deflection rather than performing a solo set.
About the form
Seung Gim Mo is an advanced two-person partner weapon form, not a solo performance and not a literal dance. The choreography teaches high-level combat tactics and physical attributes specific to the straight sword (gim): both practitioners work two blades, read each other’s timing, and redirect strikes rather than trading hard blocks.
At Shadow Fist, Seung Gim Mo is taught step by step in class under your instructor’s guidance, then refined at home with the training video below. It also runs as part of our Sifu Seminar Series, where students train the form with or without a pair of swords. Practice builds the coordination, balance, and blade control that carry into the rest of the weapon curriculum.
- Focus: Ambidexterity, wrist control, and subtle deflections
- Type: Two-person partner form (double straight sword)
- Style: Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Ying Jow Pai
- Taught: In class, with a video for home practice
Train it with us
Seung Gim Mo is taught in our Eagle Claw classes in Windsor Heights, and in the Sifu Seminar Series. Practice the set at home with the training video below, then refine it with your instructor on the mat.
Key teachings and skills
What the double sword teaches
Ambidexterity and double-weapons coordination
Two straight swords force both arms to move independently but harmoniously, so there is no blind spot in the defense while one hand attacks.
Wrist strength and fluidity
The straight sword is a weapon of precision, built on cutting, piercing, and parrying. The form builds exceptional wrist strength and promotes smooth, circular, flowing movement.
Combat distance, timing, and footwork
As a partner form, it applies the Eagle Claw principle of yes gim: twisting, jumping, dodging, and exiting an attack. Timing and distancing must be precise, because any error means a mistimed clash with a partner’s live blades.
Subtle deflections over hard blocks
In keeping with Eagle Claw’s preference for lightning-fast circular movement and subtle body deflections, the double swords redirect incoming strikes instead of meeting force on force.
Training Video
Practice with the video
The Seung Gim Mo training video walks through the form section by section. It is available to current Shadow Fist students.
Student access only
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