This is one of, if not, the most beautiful Kwan Daos that I have ever seen! My Sifu assigned this weapon too me as my first serious weapon that he wanted me to master. This is truly a magnificent weapon!
@@abdul-hakeemhawthorne5714 hey brother, I am one of the two Sifus of Yee Gar, Jook Lum Ji Tong Long Pai. I'm almost 60 and have been training 50 years. As I said, that is a Truly Magnificent weapon. Peace brother, train hard!
I've never been the biggest fan of the Kwan Dao but, this was a really nice piece and a really intricate weapon. I especially loved the carving for the hilt and the dragons, most of these that I have seen were pretty elaborately embelished.
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The size is a bit smaller than the original one(the og one is told to be around 87'' and 42 lbs, General Guan was a strong man), but it is well crafted non the less! Nice work sir👍
@@Arts-and-Crafts Tbf, normal martial artists probably can't handle a beast like that, a replica of that is surely a beautiful sight to see, and a menace to the one standing at the other end😅
FYI, it is considered to be more of polearm than sword. The literal translation from Chinese is staff (or pole) single-edge blade. Dao is used for both a single-edged knife and a single-edged sword. I am curious as to how heavy it is. For it to be functional, it should less than 4 kilos with a well weaighted mace head at the butt for a counterweight. Beautiful, regardless.
First of all, it is not a practical weapon. It was created by blacksmiths of the Ming Dynasty around the 16th century. It was used as a tool to reflect sunlight to lower the temperature around the emperor when he traveled. It was designed in the shape of a scimitar to intimidate civilians. Second, in animation or game works, the hero who wields that kind of weapon historically used more bows, arrows and spears. The most common saber of that era was a medium-shaped sword similar to a short katana. And the blade is almost straight with no curvature.
In addition, samurai from the 16th to the 20th century would use this long-handled expansion knife for weight training or perform street performances to promote health medicines. There is no clear standard for its weight. The user can take as much iron as they need and give it to the blacksmith for forging.
In the 12th century, there was a military knife whose specifications were quite similar to that of a long-handled knife - the "朴刀（Pow Daw". The design of this military knife is very clever. It separates the blade from the long wooden handle. When not in use, the samurai will use the wooden handle as a protective stick. Once an opponent uses the knife, the samurai will store it in the scabbard at his waist. The knife inside is taken out and mounted on a long stick for fighting. At present, because there is no physical object preserved, it is not clear how the long stick is connected and fixed with the knife and can be easily disassembled. We can only roughly know from some ancient pictures and text descriptions that this is a long weapon with a detachable long handle.
Many of the most attractive things now are probably the weapons of characters in animations or games. But some are not scientific, because the size and weight should be difficult to use normally
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This looks a lot like the heroine's weapons in my war romance novel: "A Matter of Love and Hayate" The heroine wields a grand dragon Guan Dao with a fully hafted solid iron handle which weighs over 50 Kg.
