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Modell Design, LLC is a knife and sword design company that specializes in the design of high-end custom butterfly swords. Modell Design has been working with Everything Wing Chun since 2009 to bring the world the finest quality of production grade Wing Chun swords. If you are interested in working with Modell Design to get Wing Chun BJD made for you or your schools, please contact Everything Wing Chun.
Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 2 – Blade Steels

Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 2 – Blade Steels

Posted on October 8, 2013December 28, 2017

We will now take a look at the sword blade steels, and how they differ. It is very important to get a steel that meets your needs. For example, if you want a display sword, then…

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Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 1b – Blade Length

Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 1b – Blade Length

Posted on October 8, 2013December 28, 2017

We will now take a look at the sword blade length, and how it applies to your style. The correct blade length is determined by the style of martial art (Wing Chun, Hung Gar, etc), your lineage…

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Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 1a – Blade Shape

Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Part 1a – Blade Shape

Posted on October 8, 2013December 28, 2017

We will now take a look at the sword blade, starting with the cutting slope and the shape of the blade. These are very important because they dictate what you can effectively do with the sword…

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Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Intro

Choosing Wing Chun Butterfly Swords – Intro

Posted on October 8, 2013December 28, 2017

Many Chinese martial arts use “Butterfly Swords,” but they are the jewel of the Wing Chun system.  Practitioners who reach their level of study are expected to practice intensely, thoughtfully and achieve an understanding that recursively…

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Nightmare Grind Butterfly Knives — Special Project

Nightmare Grind Butterfly Knives — Special Project

Posted on February 24, 2013December 28, 2017

A couple of U.S. Western-style knife makers did blades with a combination of different grinds.  For example, a convex (lenticular) grind adjacent to a concave (hollow) grind.  I am not sure this sort of thing is…

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Sasquatch-Style Butterfly Knives

Sasquatch-Style Butterfly Knives

Posted on August 1, 2012December 28, 2017

Perhaps the most valuable Randall knife is the big Sasquatch recurve designed by Doug Kenefick.  They sell for about $1100 to $1300 per single knife on eBay.  I have one on order from him, but meanwhile…

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Knives for Wing Chun

Knives for Wing Chun

Posted on May 11, 2012December 28, 2017

Designing knives for the Wing Chun community is tough because it is an aggregation of different lineages and schools.  While the length of the knife is determined either by the inside or outside measure on the…

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