Dao (saber)
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| Weapon type: | Saber , sword |
| Designations: | Dao |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
China |
| Distribution: | China |
| Overall length: | about 100 cm |
| Handle: | Wood , metal , fish skin, fabric |
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Dao ( Chinese 刀 , Pinyin dāo - "knife, saber, single-edged blade") is the name for a single-edged Chinese saber or single-edged sword .
Sometimes there are z. B. in Chinese the term "Dandao" ( 單刀 / 单刀 , dāndāo - "single saber") or "Shuangdao" ( 雙刀 / 双刀 , shuāngdāo - "double saber or double knife", e.g. Hudie Shuangdao ), or "Taijidao “ ( 太極 刀 / 太极 刀 , tàijídāo -“ Taiji saber ”), which refer to the respective forms in which the weapon is used. In addition, z. B. the Chinese terms " Dadao " ( 大刀 , dādāo - "great saber") or "Yanyuedao" ( 偃月刀 / 偃月刀 , Yǎnyuèdāo - "sickle moon galleon or sickle moon halberd"), here especially the famous " Qinglong Yanyuedao " ( 青龍 偃月刀 / 青龙 偃月刀 , Qīnglóng Yǎnyuèdāo - " Crescent moon blade of the blue-green dragon") by General Guan , on the shape of the weapons themselves as such.
description
The Dao usually has a broad, single-edged, curved, rarely a straight blade. The blade is usually wider from the handle (depending on the variant) towards the location . The place is pointed. The blade can be designed with one or more hollow grinds. The booklet usually has a round or slightly oval guard. It is made of wood and is often covered with fabric or leather. The knob is made of metal and is rounded. The scabbards are in two halves and are made of wood covered with leather. Metal straps run over the scabbards, which are required to stabilize and carry the weapon, as the carrying rings are attached to them.
The one-handed weapon is derived from the Mongolian equestrian saber, but was wielded by foot soldiers in China. It was both a blow - as well as a stabbing weapon used, usually in combination with a round shield.
The Dao's strengths lie in close combat against armored infantry. It is light and therefore suitable for assault and against archers. The Dao shows weaknesses in the fight against cavalry . For this purpose, a two-handed edged weapon was created in the Tang Dynasty, the shape of which has quickly spread in Korea and Japan (there as the Tachi ).
See also
literature
- Yun Zhang: The Complete Taiji Dao: The Art of the Chinese Saber, Blue Snake Books, 2009, pp. 43-44, ISBN 978-1-58394-227-7
- Mark Chen: Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan , North Atlantic Books, 2004, ISBN 978-1-55643-488-4
