Dao, the Courage of All Weapons

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Dao  (broadsword) is the most often used wushu arm and in China is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the spear, staff and the sword. Dao often use as as kung fu weapons.Dao can be divided into long broadsword, short broadsword, hand knife and throwing knife, or into singlebroadsword. Double broadswords and hidden knife. Usually with a single-edged blade. dao is made up of the tip. point, edge. spine, finger guard (bolster) and the handle. The tip and the edge are the sharpest parts of dao and do most of the attacking, whereas the spine is thick and solid and does most of the
defending. Typical techniques of dao play include chopping, splitting, stirring up. waving, slicing, stabbing, snapping. Concealing. blocking, coiling clockwise, coiling counter clockwise, sweeping, pressing, pushing, raising the opponent's weapon, dividing, deflecting, pointing, e t c. In actual application these techniques are combined with the practitioner's motions and movements such as leaps to form a taolu.

Dao can be used to split, cut or stab. In a close battle. most of the soldiers would use dao as their arms.  The swinging dao whistles through the air, it glitters coldly and makes a hissing noise. It moves around so fast that with flashes of the blade, the dao fighter' s figure is blurred. This ferocious style is determined by dao's structure and the way it is practiced. Now poeple can use dao as a kind of fun. It can make people more healthy and more happy.

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