ONE-HANDED SABRE
Shi San Dao Fa (十三刀法)
Chinese martial arts practitioner Xue Tai You (薛台佑), who goes by the nickname 二刀流的刀鞘, has made great strides in reconstructing Shi San Dao Fa manual into a functional system. His blog can be accessed here (Note: the blog is in Traditional Chinese language), and you can also follow his martial arts journey on his YouTube channel and Bilibili space.
SABRE AND SHIELD
Ji Xiao Ba Shi (紀效八勢)
The Scholar-General 墨將點兵 has an introduction series of this sabre-and-rattan-shield system on his YouTube Channel.
TWO-HANDED SABRE
Xin You Dao Fa (辛酉刀法)
Master Wei Shuang Ling (韋雙翎), disciple of Ye Qi Li (葉啓立) and Lin Song Xian (林松賢) from Liu Yun Qiao (劉雲樵) lineage, as well as coach of Hong Kong Bajiquan Wushu Association, once wrote a series of blog posts about his interpretation and reconstruction of Xin You Dao Fa. Regrettably, the blog platform he used ended service, making much of his articles inaccessible.
Fortunately, I was able to acquire archived copies of some of his articles and uploaded them to my own blog, mostly for archival purpose (to prevent the lost of such invaluable insight again) and for my own use. As such, I will try to present the articles as close as possible to how they were originally written, and will not translate any of his work.
Wei Shuang Ling's reconstruction of Xin You Dao Fa (in traditional Chinese) can be accessed here.
Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6 · Part 7 · Part 8 · Part 9 · Part 10 · Afterword
Dan Dao Fa Xuan (單刀法選)
The Scholar-General 墨將點兵 also has a long video with a very comprehensive introduction of Ming-era Dan Dao (單刀) as well as various martial art manuals and techniques to go with the weapon.
ONE-HANDED SWORD
Sword techniques of Yu Yang Lao Ren (漁陽老人)
Master Wei Shuang Ling also wrote a series of blog posts about his interpretation and reconstruction of the sword techniques found in Shou Bi Lu (《手臂錄》), which also contain his insights of Dandao techniques of Wu Shu (吳殳). I will also upload his blog post here for archival purpose.
Wei Shuang Ling's reconstruction sword techniques of Yu Yang Lao Ren can be accessed here.
TWO-HANDED SWORD
Chao Xian Shi Fa (朝鮮勢法)
A Bilibili Upzhu, known by the handle name Yun Dong Kang Fu Tai Ji Quan (运动康复太极拳, i.e. Sports rehabilitation Tai Chi), has an ongoing series about techniques and applications of Chao Xian Shi Fa, the best and most comprehensive I've seen so far after all these years, even though there's a little too much speculation and he leans heavily towards his German longsword experience in his interpretation.
First video of the series can be accessed here (Note: in Chinese). There's also a video by a different Upzhu that points out a possible error in his third video.
SPEAR & PIKE
Chinese people pride themselves on their mastery of the spear, so naturally Chinese spear art is one of the few Chinese martial arts that is very well-preserved, with living traditions and thriving communities. As such, reconstructing Ming period spear manuals isn't so much about rediscovering or recreating extinct arts or techniques, but rather to deepen appreciation and reconnect with the past.
Recently a Bilibili Upzhu known by the handle name zheming_lancer recreated various techniques of several famous Ming period spear manuals. They can be accessed in the links below: