LK Chen Qijia Yaodao review 正楷戚家腰刀評測 

Great info, Brother! I think this type of information is one reason why the Japanese started leaving inscriptions on the nagako (tang) of nihonto.

The wedge-cross section blades used prominently throughout China is definitely an interesting design, especially from a Japanese standpoint.

My next review, I actually cut with this sword a bit today. Very similar to the Woyaodao, with a smaller hilt. And none of that is a bad thing, imo. It's the lightest of LK's Qing - Ming era dao, and I think it would be a great cutter for those with less upper-body strength, or joint issues in their sword-arm. I've got a lot of good things to say about it. Great job, Brother, as always. 🙏

Thanks,missed your videos !!!

Between this sword and Woyaodao what do you prefer? and is there any distinctive difference between south and north saber in ming period?

Great review as usual! :) IIRC, Qi Jiguang's book discusses the use of the yaodao with shield/tengpai and interestingly enough javelin/biao qiang/镖枪 which is cool since it's an underappreciated weapon in Chinese martial arts and to my knowledge no living Chinese martial art traditions practice forms with the javelin. Any chance you want to try out the full weapon set as described by Qi Jiguang and use a javelin with your tengpai, throw it, and then see how easy/hard it is to draw the yaodao out from the scabbard just for fun? ;)

Nice video! btw have you tried to hold this thing as the 纪校新书 described？In the book it says that you can hold it on the shield hand at the same time. use the wrist to support the saber against the back of the shield, while your palm is holding the shield. Then you can free your right hand to throw a javelin.

the names are just some modern perspective myths. It's like during the Viking era, the Vikings wouldn't call their sword as "Viking sword", or "viking axes". In the 纪校新书, it is only mentioned as 腰刀, or waist saber. those names are just important things.

Comparing to the Yan Ling Dao, which one is more suitable to use in combination with a ratten shield?

1:05 i was thinking just that as that green-hilted dao was designed by General Qi as well as the system for it. I'm not too familiar with this type, though

Do ypu have a favorite from lk chen? If so which one . Can you recomend any other good sword makers . One thing i rrally like about lk over places like hanbon and ryan swords is lk has bkade varity where no matter what sword u get from the other i mentioned the blades all seem identical save for a few with very sutle differences. They do make nice swords i have a real nice jian from ryan that very well build with very nice fittings and the blade is nice . Far better quality then my lk swords but once you have one they all seem the same.

i had another question Scholar-General in the chinese tv War of three kingdoms Liu Bei has a two sword thing in one scabbard..is that legit ? or was that just for tv?

I find chinese swords far more interesting then others. That sword is very nice and seems underratted or over looked . By me anyways . Havent seen many reviews on this one.

when was the round shield introduced to China?

I would love to see you do reviews of historical books like art of War, book of five rings, and/or Tao te ching ( sorry not sure of the spelling). For real even do a review on Dennis Schmidt wayfarer if you want something lighter.

Are the blade shape of this one similar to the cutting dao of Scott Rodel? If so, that means both are actually Japanese shape blades, right?

square hilts are also quicker to manufacture when compared to rounded ones.

i want to see you use the Tang Zhan Ma Dao i am super interested in it.

I decided to purchase this sword anyway, and this is what I found on the specimen received from the manufacturer: For comparison, looking at the description on the manufacturer's web page. 1. Weight without scabbard: Declared as approx. 637.5 g The actual weight: 838.0 g Verdict: VERY BAD, this is 31% OVERWEIGHT! 2. Blade length: Declared as: approx. 69.6 cm The actual blade length: 69.4 cm Verdict: GOOD 3. Handle length: Declared as: approx. 17.0 cm The actual handle length (from the end of the guard to the tip of the pommel): 18.4 cm Comment: it is unclear how the maker is measuring the handle length. 4. Total length: Declared: approx. 86.6 cm Actual total length: 88.5 cm Verdict: BAD, 2.0 cm over declared, almost 2.2% LONGER 5. Point of balance: Declared at: 12.0 cm The actual point of balance: 11.5 cm from the guard Verdict: GOOD 6. Blade thickness: declared at base: 6.0 mm actual (measured 3 times with a digital caliper): 6.7 mm - BAD declared 4 cm from tip: 3 mm actual (measured 3 times with a digital caliper): 3.7 mm - BAD 7. Blade width: According to declared 8. Scabbard's plastic wrap: wrinkled at the top, close to the mouth. Declared steel: 1060 9. Blade's hardness: Declared: 54-55HRc Actual: BELOW 50 HRc Additional note: when bent less than 5 degrees, the blade is not coming back straight.

Hi! Little of topic but does Chinese martial arts have something like iaido sword quickdraw in Japanese Martial arts?

I am not sure how "low price" justifies the poor quality of the plastic wrapping (let's face it: not leather) of the scabbard. Also, indeed, most of dao (saber) type swords are much heavier, but I came across a few historical specimens in a range of 600-800 g, so they did exist. My guess would be that all modern days made low-cost poor-quality Chinese swords are heavy, is simply because the thickness helps to hide (to some degree) the poor quality of the blade. Other than that, I became curious about this particular sword. Also, your presentations are always very informative and helpful - unlike the maker, who ignored a few messages with questions that I sent to his email address.

thanks Liu Bei was sorta my super hero and knowing that it was just props makes me know thanks

Potentially unpopular opinion, but I like when reproduction manufacturers don't precisely match historical examples. Instead I like when they incorporate plausible design features to make slightly more modern, practical, cheaper swords.

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Japanese katana should be handled by both hands, it's not efficiently.

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