Taiji: Chen Tai Chi Guan Dao

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• guandao

[eteune]

Very nice form movements with a guan dao.

I did not see any DVDs available on your site for this form though, do you have any full length, full form DVDs or videos for the guan dao?

thank you

[taichitsao]

The DVD is coming soon. Should be posted on our website around Christmas time!

[sparxx23]

The modern guan dao as adopted by martial artists today usually weighs between 2 kg and 10 kg, while it is said that Guan Yu's original guan dao weighed between 50 and 100 kg. During the Qing dynasty some extraordinarily heavy versions of guan dao were made for use in military examinations: a candidate had to be able to wield a weapon weighing 80, 100, or 120 jin (48, 60 or 72 kg) in order to pass. The weight of Guan Yu's weapon was probably mis-estimated based on some of these examples.

[taichitsao]

Thank you sparxx23 very much for the information! It help a lot to know this weapon!

[sparxx23]

Helloooooo\

this guan dao is merely a prop, its not the real deadly thing. authentic guan daos can weigh up to 30 kilos. thats more than enough to land a killng blow

[Tolinar]

I would feel better if the metal weren't quivering like a piece of aluminum. With metal so light, is it possible to land a killing blow or even stop other weapons? Even following the principle of One Strike, One Kill - people will seek to obstruct your plane of attack.

What happens when your weapon wavers and bends?

[R1K4RD05]

i really wonder if it is possible to do moves like this with a real guan dao, i really enjoyed the video by the way, very nice

[rubberband531]

@araucaman It looks pretty far from Shaolin, too. Shaolin would have more clearly defined stances, as well as being faster and with less spinny stuff.

[rubberband531]

Very pretty, but owing to a lack of stances as well as a lack of martial intent, it seems more like a dance or wushu.

[Deanbass77]

This may be a silly question, but is this weapon possibly named after Guan Yu of Chinese legend?

[megamanx1291]

@Clank9996 I met an dude with an Agnaktor+ armor with guan dao, the only armor skill he had was autogaurd LOL

[Clank9996]

better wear Rathian+ armor so you be complete noob

[AlphabaneTheGreat]

all the noobs get it because it looks so cool and dat attack stat

[xLIEKZOMGZx]

Why isn't that noob wearing any armor? Armor skills or gtfo my city.

[ozzman123]

thank you Guan Yu, this is possibly my favorite weapon

[araucaman]

no desrespect, but i do not see how this is considered Taiji Guan Dao, i don't see any taiji theory... it looks more shaolin to me....