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    Asian Weapons forum ?

    Maybe we should have a forum on Asian weapons ?

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    That's an interesting idea

    I will consider it.

    Srsly, ya'll know what a weapons fanatic I am. Plus the marketing potential is enticing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    I will consider it.

    Srsly, ya'll know what a weapons fanatic I am. Plus the marketing potential is enticing.
    Dai Do is better than Chain Whip.

    No it isn't.

    Yes it is!

    No it isn't!!!

    Chain Whip is not even a real weapon

    Dai Do is brute force. Chain Whip is more internal.

    Dai Do was tested in battle.

    Chain Whip can go to the ground. Dai Do doesn't have ground techniques


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    Cold Steel Dadao with custom guard, wrap, and ring pommel.

    3 lbs. 6 oz total weight.

    23.5" blade. 38" overall length.

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    Originally started out as this.

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    that's a cool weapon . could that be used against multiple opponets in a fight ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firehawk4 View Post
    that's a cool weapon . could that be used against multiple opponets in a fight ?
    That's how it was used in the Sino-Japanese war.

    My great-grandteacher taught Dai Do to soldiers. My grandteacher wrote this book, Army Dai Do Tactics.

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    Pic of the author, Wong Hon Fan.

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    Example of dealing with multiple enemy.

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    I like that book , is there a version in English ?

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    Well, if we're gonna talk dadao here...

    ...it's one of my fav weapons. Here's something I posted about it just a few months ago.

    MartialArtsMart.com used to carry the Hanwei dadao, but it was too hard to keep in stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Firehawk4 View Post
    I like that book , is there a version in English ?
    It's included in this book on Mantis saber.

    http://www.plumpub.com/sales/kungfu/...ndallKFbks.htm

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    I will get that book and read genes article .

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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    ...it's one of my fav weapons. Here's something I posted about it just a few months ago.

    MartialArtsMart.com used to carry the Hanwei dadao, but it was too hard to keep in stock.
    The Hanwei one is really nice and a decent price, though some people say the guard can get bent.

    The wrap is more traditional like for Gim and Do instead of spiral like on Dai Do.

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    The Hanwei one seems toward the lighter end of the range according to specs in this article:

    https://chinesemartialstudies.com/20...publican-army/

    The weapon that went into the history books that early morning was known in Chinese by the somewhat prosaic name of “big knife” sabers Dadao (大刀). They are short but broad bladed sabers meant to be used with two hands. The standard specifications, the “mil-spec”, of these “big knife” sabers were 3.5 pounds in weight and 35.5 inches in length but the reality is the size and the weight varied greatly.
    The Cold Steel one is the way to go if you are good at metal working. Modding that one is way cheaper than the Hanwei or the Condor and gets a weight that isn't too heavy or light compared to the "standard" for Dai Do. Plus it's custom I still kind of want to get a Hanwei too, though.

    The video in the other thread is interesting. It's pretty much all single broadsword technique and no Dai Do two hand method. Closer to our Yin Ching single saber than our Gwun Jung Dai Do method.

    Saw another clip that was similar. Neither one seemed to capture the brutal practicality of Dai Do, and almost seemed a little performance oriented.

    Dai Do is a favorite for me too. We decided to start the current students on Gwun Jung Dai Do instead of Yin Ching Dan Do. Easier to learn, especially being designed for teaching soldiers. And better combat attitude for facing opponents.

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    Nice Dai Do action scenes in this movie.

    Good looking film too.


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    Miao Dao reforged

    Miao Dao reforged by Man at Arms.


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    Green Destiny reforged

    By Man at Arms again.


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    Cold Steel Da Dao

    Some cutting action from the Cold Steel people.


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