First of all, Jian is a chinese double-edged straight sword, Xianghua uses this sword in combination with the fighting style of Tai Chi (Taijiquan). These blades are usually measured from .45 to 0.8 meter. The average weight of the sowrd is from 700 to 900 kg. The tassel at the end of the sword is usually used for decoration purposes, but can also be used to distract your opponent.

Tai Chi is still, to this day, still trains extensively with the jian sword. Tai Chi is considered a soft style of martial arts, it is well known for it's slow routines. Some could call this another form of moving meditation. The three basic principals of Tai Chi are: Health, Meditation, and Marial art. Taijiquan (Tai Chi) literally means "Supreme ultimate fist." In a class of Tai Chi, one is taguht awareness of one's own balance and things that affect it.