II. 
        THE MEDIEVAL WEAPONS
        4 - The Shock-Arms
THE BATTLE AXES
The Battle Axes Wielding
              (Phủ-Pháp)
        斧法
The wielding of Battle Axes « Phủ » (斧) and « Việt » (鉞) concerns the teaching of the Battle Axe « Búa Riều Trận » use.
In the bygone days, Generalissimo Trình-Giảo-Kim from the court of Emperor Đường Thái Tông (Tang Taizong - 唐太宗) was famous in the wielding of Two Matched Battle Axes.
Because of structure completely different between Battle Axes « Phủ » (斧) and « Việt » (鉞), lthe wielding techniques of these categories of medieval Weapons are totally different.
Students of Traditional Martial Arts of Việt-Nam must know make the distinction between these two categories of Battle Axes mentioned previously concerning « Phủ » (斧) and « Việt » (鉞).
The Codified Sequence of Battle Axe
« Unique Battle Axes without Apical Blade »
« Độc Phủ »
          (獨斧)
          The foundamental Codified Sequence of « Unique Battle Axe Độc-Phủ » (獨 斧) from Bình-Định Traditional Battlefields Martial Arts, is a sequence codified by 8 Coded Heptametrical Lines of Verse (56 words) transcribing powerful Chain and Transformation techniques.
This Codified Sequence of « Độc-Phủ » (獨 斧), is inherent in the Codified Sequence Category of Battle Axe without Spear Bladeand holding an average handle (about 1,10 m overall length). It is passed down to posterity by the Grand-Master Hà-Trọng Thất belonging to School System of Grand-Master « Xả Đàng NGUYỆN - Hà-Hân ».
The Codified Sequence of Battle Axe
« Two Matched Battle Axes without Apical Blade »
« Song Phủ »
            (双斧)
            
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Grand-Master Trương-Thanh-Đăng wielding 
          the 
          Two Matched Axes in 1974, 
  at the age of 80 years old.
       The foundamental Codified Sequence of "War Axe With No Apicale Blade " from Sa-Long-Cương School System is the Codified Sequence of Two Matched War Axes « Song-Phủ »  (双 斧) including 14 Coded Lines of Verse (70 words) describing techniques of chain and  transformation.
          
       It's an ancient Codified Sequence of Two Matched War Axes « Song-Phủ »  (双 斧)  passed on by the celesbrious Grand-Master Trương-Trạch to our late Grand-Master TRƯƠNG Thanh Đăng.        
The Codified Sequence of Battle Axe
« Great Battle Axe holding Apical Blade »
« Đại Phủ-Việt »
        (大斧鉞)
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   Asssistant-Master TRỊNH Alban presenting the Codified Sequence 
of Great Battle Axe with Apical Blade
« Đại Phủ-Việt » 
(大 斧 鉞).
       The foundamental Codified Sequence of "Battle Axe with Apicale Blade" from Battle Fields Martial Arts is the Codified Sequence  « Đại Phủ-Việt » (大 斧 鉞)  with 27 techniques displaying on battle fields condensed in 8 Coded Lines writen in Heptametrical Poem. 
                    It's a Codified Sequence of "Battle Axe with Apicale Blade"   belonging to the Martial Arts  School System from Grand-Master « Xả Đàng Hà-Hân », passed on  the new generation by the late Master Trần Quang Diễn.
The Codified Sequence of Battle Axe
« Great Battle Axe holding Apical Blade »
« Celestian Flower »
« Thiên-Hoa Đại Phủ »
            (天花大斧)
The famous Codified Sequence of the «Great Battle Axe - Đại Phủ-Việt » (大 斧 鉞) Battle Fields Traditional Martial Arts from medieval times is the one of « Thiên Hoa Đại Phủ - 天 花 大 斧» (Celestian Flower Great Battle Axe) Codified by 10 coded Verses describing 24 chain lethal techniques of attack and defence with a dreadful effectiveness. The Battle Axe blade deploys up and down, and around the body as huge steel petals.
It's a Codified Sequence of «Great Battle Axe with Apical Blade» from the late celebrious Grand-Master « Commander Thi » Martial Arts School System, passed on the new generation by the Grand-Master Nguyễn Văn Trá (Alias Ba Phong).
The «Great Battle axe with Apical Blade» belongs to the category of War Axe Pole-Arm of 1,75 m overall length, owning an apical blade, for being wielded with two hands. There is a characteristic weapon from Middle-Age, usable on foot fighting as on horseback fighting.
The Codified Sequence of Battle Axe
«Two Matched Battle Axes holding Apical Blade »
« Song Phủ-Việt »
          (双斧鉞)
          The illustrious Codified Sequence of "War Axe with Apical Blade" from Bình-Định Martial Arts, is the Codified Sequence of Two Matched War Axes « Song Phủ-Việt » (双 斧 鉞) including 54 Chain and Transformation techniques transcribed in the Heptametrical Coded-Poem with 19 Coded Lines of Verse (133 words).
       This Codified Sequence « Song-Phủ-Việt » belongs to the category of Battle Axe with short handle, to make use by pair.
              
                     It's a Codified Sequence of Two Matched Battle Axes « Song-Việt » (双 鉞) belonging to the Martial Arts  School System from Grand Master « Khiển-Thi  » (Commander Thi), the Martial Arts Master of generalissimo Mai-Xuân-Thưởng's Warriors, in the NGUYỄN Dynasty period.
(To be continued...)
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