Self-teaching: Chinese Weapon--Kwan Dao

by Leung Ting

A big black-and-white paster of General Kwan included. In ancient China, the Dao (Broadsword) is the master of all weapons. Tai-Dao is a general term for the long-handle broadsword. The most representative type of all the tai-dao is the Kwan ¡VDao, named after the famous general Kwan Yu in the era of the Three Kingdoms. This book fully illustrates and describes the various types of Tai-Dao (Long-handled Broadsword), Kwan-Dao (Emperor Kwan¡¦s Broadsword), and Chai-Dao (Bandits¡¦ Encampment-Broadsword) vs. the long Bench. .

Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Stephanie]

I use this as my training manual for Dragon Blade practice. My only complaint is that the pictures aren't inverted for self study and you have to take a few moments to correctly analyze foot stance and hand/weapon position while doing a form.