WWII Dadao in Wushu Competition
Recently I came across this video (although it was posted back in 2013) where a girl performed the WWII Dadao form at a modern Wushu...
Why was the WWII Dadao efficient against the Rifle with Bayonet?
WWII was probably the last major warfare when we saw melee combat between China and Japan. The weapon of choice for the Chinese side is...
More Efficient Way Of Blocking With The Chinese Broadsword
Coiling or wrapping the Dao (Chinese Broadsword) around your head is a very commonly practiced and effective technique to block and...
"Sneaking Steps" - Practicality in Combat
偷步 (tou bu) "Sneaking Steps" is a type of footwork that we can commonly observe in Chinese martial arts. Below is an example from the...
Ineffectiveness of Cuts to the Head
Typically during freeplay sparring practice with swords, we will consider a cut to the head as something decisive which will end the...
Vintage Dadao Training Video
I just came across this vintage video of Chinese WWII-era Dadao training. Check out the video below: Although the Dadao is supposed to be...
The Dadao Chinese War Sword March
大刀进行曲 (Dadao Jing Xing Qu) is a Chinese patriotic war song, inspired by using the Dadao Chinese War Sword to defend China during the...
Dadao Teachings by Sifu Steve Cottrell
Sifu Steve Cottrell from AuthenticKungFu.com graciously and generously created 2 teachings videos for the Dadao to share with us. In the...
Dadao Hero of the 29th Army: Zhao Deng-Yu 赵登禹
In early 1933, the Japanese army took over Shan-hai Guan (also known as Yu-guan), located in the East of Hebei Province, and subsequently...
Dadao: The 8 Sabers of Devastation
The 2 Ma brothers, Ma Yingtu (1898-1956) and Ma Fengtu (1888－1973) were from Cangzhou and were famous for their martial skills. In 1923,...
