# Asian Weapons forum ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine & KungFuMagazine.com\ **Created:** [June 17, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123 "2016-06-17T01:53:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Firehawk4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Firehawk4](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Firehawk4)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/1 "2016-06-17T01:53:38Z")
Maybe we should have a forum on Asian weapons ? ---
**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/2 "2016-06-20T14:45:28Z")
That’s an interesting idea I will consider it. Srsly, ya’ll know what a weapons fanatic I am. Plus the [marketing potential](http://www.martialartsmart.com/) is enticing. ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/3 "2016-06-20T17:11:45Z")
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1294384]I will consider it. Srsly, ya’ll know what a weapons fanatic I am. Plus the [marketing potential](http://www.martialartsmart.com/) is enticing.[/QUOTE] Dai Do is better than Chain Whip. No it isn’t. Yes it is! No it isn’t!!! Chain Whip is not even a real weapon :rolleyes: Dai Do is brute force. Chain Whip is more internal. Dai Do was tested in battle. Chain Whip can go to the ground. Dai Do doesn’t have ground techniques 😃 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/4 "2016-07-07T21:39:36Z")
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. ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/5/5fb45608011ed35d8c96de2e1bd69d02d3ba4930.jpeg) ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/9/9ea089f1669319b1a1f809a0458ea40a3ca940c0.jpeg) ![hqdefault.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/8/802ad45ea2a3f6c06a2029117ee601325ae4b944.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Firehawk4](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Firehawk4)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/5 "2016-07-08T00:06:23Z")
that’s a cool weapon . could that be used against multiple opponets in a fight ? ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/6 "2016-07-08T01:02:31Z")
[QUOTE=Firehawk4;1294745]that’s a cool weapon . could that be used against multiple opponets in a fight ?[/QUOTE] That’s how it was used in the Sino-Japanese war. My great-grandteacher taught Dai Do to soldiers. My grandteacher wrote this book, Army Dai Do Tactics. Pic of the author, Wong Hon Fan. Example of dealing with multiple enemy. ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/8/8402acb5b62de9c2de669f5bab77e47a09158966.jpeg) ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/6/6351c1a6b19cbedf6760add947bc39dbb5015fd9.jpeg) ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/a/a5563274747064c01ff84f216851ef76f1500c2f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Firehawk4](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Firehawk4)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/7 "2016-07-08T17:12:58Z")
I like that book , is there a version in English ? ---
**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/8 "2016-07-08T17:56:20Z")
Well, if we’re gonna talk dadao here… …it’s one of my fav weapons. Here’s [something I posted about it just a few months ago](http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?40709-Specs-of-Dadao-from-the-Great-War&p=1292435#post1292435). [MartialArtsMart.com](http://MartialArtsMart.com) used to carry the Hanwei dadao, but it was too hard to keep in stock. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/9 "2016-07-08T23:22:22Z")
[QUOTE=Firehawk4;1294756]I like that book , is there a version in English ?[/QUOTE] It’s included in this book on Mantis saber. [http://www.plumpub.com/sales/kungfu/collbk\_crandallKFbks.htm](http://www.plumpub.com/sales/kungfu/collbk_crandallKFbks.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Firehawk4](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Firehawk4)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/10 "2016-07-08T23:56:27Z")
I will get that book and read genes article . ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/11 "2016-07-09T00:04:36Z")
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1294763]…it’s one of my fav weapons. Here’s [something I posted about it just a few months ago](http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?40709-Specs-of-Dadao-from-the-Great-War&p=1292435#post1292435). [MartialArtsMart.com](http://MartialArtsMart.com) used to carry the Hanwei dadao, but it was too hard to keep in stock. :([/QUOTE] 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: > **[Bridges and Big Knives: The Use of the “Big Knife” saber in the Chinese...](https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/26/bridges-and-big-knives-the-use-of-the-big-knife-saber-in-the-chinese-republican-army/)** > > By Brian L. Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo Brian L. Kennedy has been kind enough to kick off our “2013 Web Symposium on Chinese Martial Studies” with the following guest post.  In this artic… > 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 (). 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 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 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. ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/b/b44852b94fc31a2554a63068aa9a118a5286565f.jpeg) ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/0/0868bc044542a2d58da4deab918f63f7f6030b3e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/12 "2016-07-10T01:09:53Z")
Nice Dai Do action scenes in this movie. Good looking film too. [video=youtube\_share;\_kxavNTCWvE][http://youtu.be/\_kxavNTCWvE[/video]](http://youtu.be/_kxavNTCWvE%5B/video%5D) ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/13 "2016-07-27T13:23:16Z")
Miao Dao reforged Miao Dao reforged by Man at Arms. [video=youtube\_share;NhdFygUJOek][http://youtu.be/NhdFygUJOek[/video]](http://youtu.be/NhdFygUJOek%5B/video%5D) ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/14 "2016-07-27T13:47:07Z")
Green Destiny reforged By Man at Arms again. [video=youtube\_share;ObYP1jTJ9MM][http://youtu.be/ObYP1jTJ9MM[/video]](http://youtu.be/ObYP1jTJ9MM%5B/video%5D) ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/15 "2016-08-28T19:06:13Z")
Cold Steel Da Dao Some cutting action from the Cold Steel people. [video=youtube\_share;8PQiaurIiDM][http://youtu.be/8PQiaurIiDM[/video]](http://youtu.be/8PQiaurIiDM%5B/video%5D) ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/16 "2016-08-28T19:10:30Z")
Swords vs. Cars In case you get attacked by vehicles. Toward the end of this video. [video=youtube\_share;SOwJ\_gPF8tI][http://youtu.be/SOwJ\_gPF8tI[/video]](http://youtu.be/SOwJ_gPF8tI%5B/video%5D) Cool that they forged the sword out of a piece of old railroad track. Traditional, haha. ---
**Author:** ![boxerbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@boxerbilly](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/boxerbilly)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/17 "2016-08-28T21:55:50Z")
SKS type 56 paratrooper PF-98 Rocket Launcher ![sks.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/a/ad4a9ddbba8b771a994b97f7c8864a81993278f4.jpeg) ![pf-98.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/7/79971ca084d35b2171a61d37c2bd16d6e05b3e70.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Firehawk4](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Firehawk4)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/18 "2016-08-29T00:45:16Z")
boxer I like that rifle , I wonder if Gene sells these weapons ? ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/19 "2016-08-29T01:42:56Z")
[QUOTE=Firehawk4;1295689]I like that rifle , I wonder if Gene sells these weapons ?[/QUOTE] I think he has just the aluminum wushu ones. ---
**Author:** ![N11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@N11](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/N11)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123/20 "2016-09-28T20:57:41Z")
Did another one. Custom guard, pommel, and wrap. For one of the students. ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/0/0ec54149205f6320f35f4b037956f33517827678.jpeg) ![image.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/kungfumagazine/original/2X/8/8e95b0c2adc2d020847f3481a82fd57591c7faac.jpeg) [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-weapons-forum/58123.md?page=2)