Are all broadswords you use to practice your forms in your kwoon suppose to be dull? And are there sharp broadswords?
There are. But for practice, stick with the dull ones!
Or you could try the sharp ones if you don’t want to keep your fingers.
Not to mention most other body parts.
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you could start with a wooden sword.
The broadsword techs and form I learned do not endanger the person using the sword.
The sets are designed so that the cuttiong edge doesn’t face towards you at any time.
Swordplay is meant to cut your opponent, not you 
Can’t control the sword yet? Move slower and gradually increase the speed you handle the sword at.
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Kung Lek
You did it wrong. Did Gene teach you nothing?
You’re supposed to do it like this:
You could start with awooden sword.
then you go on with the rest of your message because it was good info.
Next time, do it in the correct KFO fashion. 
You can get a sharp broadsword at wing lam
I stand corrected mighty b.
gh- it is bad form to advertise for the competition on the gracious host of the site you are using. 
cheers
Gene doesn’t sell sharp broadswords, does he?
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If you are every arbitrarily pulled over by the PoPos after training… you will sure have a whole lot harder time convincing them its a practice weapon. Plus, I doubt your sifu wants head-lopping swords taken into the school.
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If you are going to use a sharpened sword you might as well get combat steel. Dont even try to keep an edge with sheet steel. Plus the added weight of the combat steel will demand more control and slower movements in addition to helping you understand why some of the kung fu blocks are the way they are. Too many peeps practice with the flimsy foil wushu swords and not with a real one so their movements do not reflect the true meaning behind why the arms are positioned a certain way. Once you feel the massive weight you will understand that the sword moves you.. not the other way around.
Losttrak, made a good point, the wushu steal is no good, if you can work with a combat steal one than its ten times better, the spring steal just doesn’t feel right,.
Skard1
Even a wooden sword is better than wushu steel.
Oh dear, I can’t stand seeing broadswords that are made out of wushu steel. They look like foil-coloured cardboard slips carved out of Kellogg’s corn flake cereal boxes. But they’re still better than nothing!
Any one else here have a scare from a weapon being used in class? thank God it was blunt!!
I nicked myself in the cheek once with my butterfly swords
I almost chopped off my finger using my broadsword.
[I]The broadsword techs and form I learned do not endanger the person using the sword.
The sets are designed so that the cuttiong edge doesn’t face towards you at any time. [I]
For once I’m going to fully agree with KL. I know 5 broadsword forms and can’t think of one instance where you’re at risk.. (although I once sliced the silk pants of a uniform, but only because they were too loose.
JowGa’s signature are double broadswords.
The only danger with a single broadsword is if you poke your elbow on the inslash if you arm isn’t raised high enough. This is the inslash under the lifting arm, not to be confused with the inslash over the arm leading to a neckflower.
A funny danger is if you don’t hold the sword correctly when craddling it the left hand. If its not nested on your elbow pit and shoulder and too closed to your head you might cut your ear off in any pummel swings.