Maybe we should have a forum on Asian weapons ?
Maybe we should have a forum on Asian weapons ?
I will consider it.
Srsly, ya'll know what a weapons fanatic I am. Plus the marketing potential is enticing.
Gene Ching
Publisher www.KungFuMagazine.com
Author of Shaolin Trips
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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.
Originally started out as this.
that's a cool weapon . could that be used against multiple opponets in a fight ?
I like that book , is there a version in English ?
...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.
Gene Ching
Publisher www.KungFuMagazine.com
Author of Shaolin Trips
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It's included in this book on Mantis saber.
http://www.plumpub.com/sales/kungfu/...ndallKFbks.htm
I will get that book and read genes article .
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.
The Hanwei one seems toward the lighter end of the range according to specs in this article:
https://chinesemartialstudies.com/20...publican-army/
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 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 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.
Nice Dai Do action scenes in this movie.
Good looking film too.
Miao Dao reforged by Man at Arms.
By Man at Arms again.
Some cutting action from the Cold Steel people.