Wushu Kwan Dao (Dadao) Form

Took me forever to find this beauty (the clip I mean). This weapon has so many different names it's virtually impossible to find a video clip of it (I'm sure those who have been searching for a clip of the form would agree). The weapon can go by the names of kwandao, guandao, long-handled sabre, long-handled sword, yanyue dao, green dragon crescent moon blade, dadao, horse knife, etc, etc.

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• wushu
• weapon
• form
• kwandao
• guandao
• dadao
• shaolin
• kung
• fu

[doom13131]

i saw this weapon in a martial art shop when i was looking for sai and when i saw it da the top of a shelf i was liek woa i want to lern how to use that one

btw is the blade spose 2 bend so much?

[rh6rd]

depends...if you're looking at a traditional kwandao, it should not bend. if you're looking at a wushu steel kwandao, the blade is designed to snap and bend to make "impressive" sounds. someone once told me the sound allows judges to assess if the proper force is applied to the moves.

[doom13131]

so really you wouldnt use the one with the bending sounds to fight someone

[rh6rd]

i mean, i've been cut pretty badly by my wushu steel kwandao (not to mention broadsword, too), but chances are the ones used in combat most likely did not flop around and were stiff.

[jeffdoeskungfu]

Excellent find!

[TreeKungFu]

The modern Wushu blade that flexes is lighter (and faster) but def not the traditional style for this weapon. The heaviest Kwan Dao available these days seems to be around 13 pounds and def does not have that Wushu blade on it.

[az129589]

The right name is Kwan Dao because this weapon was orginlaly used by general kwan.

[jaggidfire]

A da dao is a different weapon.

[SiddTheFrickingNayak]

@yannis3108 Actually, it can cut, but this is not a combat version, this is wushu steel.

[PakDaeHan]

@doom13131 no way, that is a fake kwan dao, fucken aluminum, a real blade is heavy forged steal.

[bonsai108]

The blade is flimsy so damage will not be caused by the blade nor would you ruin your fighting blade. They also don't want a student in training messing up and letting it fly into the crowd and ruining someone's day.

[Obliterate131]

Is that blade supposed to be flimsy?

[ArtPC1]

Wushu steel is used for training purposes and competitions due to its light weight... Combat Steel (whatever) is heavier and more difficult to train with, experience is required to train with a weapon of such form; as the name states, this is used for Combat...