Definition

1. Noun:
   • Swordsmanship: The art, skill, or technique of fighting with a sword. It encompasses the methods, styles, and practices of using a sword effectively, often associated with martial arts, historical combat, or sport.
   • Fencing: The modern sport of fighting with blunted swords according to a set of rules and techniques. This meaning is specifically for the organized athletic activity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đã luyện tập kiếm thuật Nhật Bản trong nhiều năm. (He has practiced Japanese swordsmanship for many years.)
  • Kiếm thuật hiện đại là một môn thể thao Olympic. (Modern fencing is an Olympic sport.)
  • Cuốn sách này nghiên cứu về kiếm thuật châu Âu thời Trung Cổ. (This book studies European swordsmanship from the Medieval period.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in a figurative sense to describe any highly skilled, strategic, or artful method of confrontation or competition, though this is less common.
  • Trong thương trường, ông ấy thể hiện một thứ kiếm thuật đàm phán đáng nể. (In business, he demonstrates an impressive form of negotiation "swordsmanship".)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiếm sĩ (n): Swordsman; a practitioner of swordsmanship.

  • Vị kiếm sĩ đó nổi tiếng với tài nghệ tuyệt luân. (That swordsman is famous for his peerless skill.)

• Đấu kiếm (v/n): To fence; fencing (often referring more directly to the act of dueling or the sport).

  • Họ thường đấu kiếm để rèn luyện kỹ năng. (They often fence to train their skills.)

Synonyms

• Swordsmanship: The art of using a sword.
• Fencing: The sport of fighting with swords.
• Blade work: Skill in using a blade or sword (less formal).

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "kiếm thuật," a related concept is:
  • Luyện kiếm: To practice swordplay.

    • Để thành tài, phải luyện kiếm mỗi ngày. (To master it, one must practice swordplay every day.)

1. Swordsmanship, fencing