I have one of these! I couldn't agree more about the 'shiver down the spine' upon unsheathing it - it FEELS dangerous, like it wants to chop things. Basically a real life Uruk-Hai Cleaver tbh
@Intranetusa
3 жыл бұрын
It looks great for chopping men in half...lings.
@stephenshw2262
3 жыл бұрын
The Chinese Triads favours machetes shaped this way during their melee disputes. Something about being ergonomically comfortable
@R4x0
3 жыл бұрын
Uruk-Hai Cleaver is what came to my mind!
@charless3108
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Skallagrim's video on the han jians where he said he felt the sword was 'possessed'
@vedymin1
3 жыл бұрын
Whenever i see these chinese swords, i get an impression that most of them are really utilitarian, no nonsense tools of death dealing, optimized to equip whole armies with them, especially dao's.
@CC-pu3pe
10 ай бұрын
You're right about the context. It's used to against enemy who wear heavy armour. And also, during the Song Dynasty, the military budget was heavily reduced. That's why they had to make the weapon easier to be produced.
@dominicnzl
3 жыл бұрын
It looks oddly futuristic, like something a vampiric daywalker would use.
@VideoMask93
3 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the swords we've seen in the Dune trailer, too.
@nomanor7987
3 жыл бұрын
The perfect weapon for the Zombie Apocalypse 🧟♀️ ... imagine chopping your way through an army of the dead!
@dominicnzl
3 жыл бұрын
@@VideoMask93 Heh, I just rewatched that and you're right!
@HeadCannonPrime
3 жыл бұрын
Its very close to the sword Ultra Violet uses in the movie from 2006. Hers was sharpened on both sides like a Jian.
@hanliu3707
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's mostly the colour, if the guard and ring is brass colour it would have a different vibe.
@gavinwelch9110
3 жыл бұрын
I really love these reviews! They’re so in depth, you’re always super careful not to take sides, and you try and get all your facts as right as you can with serious research, so bravo on that 👏. Also, as a random side note, your yard that you cut in near the end is incredibly ambient and peaceful sounding 😄.
@i_love_crpg
3 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right matt easton. Thank you for educating your HEMA brethren on eastern arms, armor, and culture. It’s refreshing
@neruneri
3 жыл бұрын
For those who are curious about it after having read wuxia fiction or read manga/manwha/manhua in wuxia settings, when they talk about the difference between a Sword and a Blade, they mean Jian VS Dao. It is kind of lost in translation and I was confused by the distinction when I read for example Ruler of the Land, but that is the distinction.
@SedDelMar
3 жыл бұрын
Handsome piece. Your discourse doesn’t leave any questions in my mind, well presented.
@HCFyD
3 жыл бұрын
I love the historical context, it really allows someone to appreciate the sword more, thanks Matt!
@AngelicaLeDang
3 жыл бұрын
As a person of Chinese descent, the word Dao literally translates to Knife from Chinese to English normally a small cutting implement but is not considered a sword but this would a known as a Great/big Knife or Dia Dao and that goes with a Chinese Saber or Whan Dao with Whan meaning bent or curved and Dao meaning knife and the item being review or describe would not be considered a sward in Chinese eyes but a very big knife. There are very strict rules as to what qualifies as a sword and knife as also other bladed tools.
@onionknight5650
3 жыл бұрын
What you said isn't accurate. The Chinese word for knife is "Bi shou 匕首". Dao simply means single edged blade. Also, you typed Wan Dao wronge.
@victortauber2233
3 жыл бұрын
a "dao" is probably what we call "facão" in brazil, which literally means big knife and are mostly used for chopping, my grandma had an old rusty one that was still cutting wood like butter
@albertdittel8898
3 жыл бұрын
Guys, what your wrote is really nonsense as you suggest that there is "THE CHINESE" with well defined terms over 2000 years. Dao is any blade with ONE EDGE, so it can mean knife, sabre or a glefe-like pole weaopon, but not a two edged dagger, sword etc. and Da Dao, Wan Dao being attributes, meaning literally "big dao" "curved dao" etc. which can as well refer to a specific weapon as being purely descriptive. Now "Bi shou 匕首" is certainly not simply THE word for knife in just CHINESE, it is also not well defined and means usually either "dagger" in classical Chinese or something like a modern military knife, it's never the normal kitchen knife in modern standard Mandarin.
@Woundwort-c3t
3 жыл бұрын
@@onionknight5650 Well no, a knife could be described as a dao. Bishou is a term that is used specifically for daggers
@jackl2257
3 жыл бұрын
No we don’t
@lsam1622
Жыл бұрын
In battles during the Song Dynasty, the function of the hand dao was to sever the heads of those enemies who had been killed by long spears or ranged weapons. Of course, it was also used for emergency self-defense. Ancient Chinese warfare was similar to Europe's, utilizing phalanxes and coordinated group combat. They used long spears or advanced ranged weapons, such as crossbows, to injure the enemy. The short knife was only used to score points by cutting off the enemy's head during the cleaning of the battlefield and to request corresponding rewards from the emperor.
@EPYHDA1
3 жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough, the character 士 could mean either a "soldier" or a "scholar", and combined with character for a "man" 男, so 男士, means a "gentleman"
@RobKinneySouthpaw
3 жыл бұрын
So a scholarly warrior man. As a soldier should be.
@tomizhou8137
3 жыл бұрын
士 is usually an educated noble male out of any context
@albertdittel8898
3 жыл бұрын
士 meant very different things over a course of more than 2000 years, so don't try to fuse them into "educated warrior" or something, that's nonsense.
@anneramsey4655
3 жыл бұрын
in old chinese: educated low rank noble, like samurai or knight. in medieval chinese: scholar in early modern chinese: gentleman
@YDS-GC
3 жыл бұрын
It can also be combined with character for a "woman" 女, so 女士 means "Madam" or "educated woman".
@Jericho11894
3 жыл бұрын
If you have ever seen the studio ghibly film called "Princess Mononoke," that looks like the very exact same blade the main protagonist (Ashitaka) uses on his quest. What he does with it at one point is insane!!! Those things really are choppers!!!!!!!!!!!
@riza-2396
2 жыл бұрын
The protagonist use a Warabitetō
@jellekastelein7316
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting that you see this kind of "forward leaning" tip in Indonesian and Filipino weapons a lot as well. I like these little "fossilized" clues to cultural cross-fertilization.
@lunacorvus3585
3 жыл бұрын
I quite like this kind of sword (宋手刀). Simple, robust, and perfectly functional :D
@frankhill4358
3 жыл бұрын
I love these videos on China! Such an interesting place and culture we don’t learn too much about (at least in America), keep up the great work!
@neruneri
3 жыл бұрын
One thing I am curious about regarding that tip design is that assuming that you are correct in that it is functionally pretty useless in the thrust, I wonder if that's actually the point? My head instantly goes to the idea that maybe it was doctrine at the time to train exclusively with the cut, maybe because it would be easier to train men of sketchy martial prowess to just uniformly focus on hitting the enemy with the sharp side of the stick and as a part of that making the tip that shape to reinforce the idea that the men should only hit people with the metal stick and not try funny business and get themselves killed? I'm thinking that if you're Chinese warlords during the various times of chaos in the Central Plains, the best results would likely be reached by only focusing on a very specific and limited skill set but devoting all training to those few specific skills, which would be necessary when in times of war you would need men of very inconsistent quality (some being fantastic professionals, others being conscripted peasants), maybe it was seen as a distraction to even consider using the thrust with the dao? Pure conjecture and speculation of course, writing this mainly to see if anyone has some insight into the topic.
@AdlerMow
3 жыл бұрын
Also, being an arsenal weapon that should survive really long, its not interesting to have tips that can be broken. If you are using an "anti-armor" weapon like these, you can bend or break the tip by accident during a cut against the said armor.
@ivanharlokin
3 жыл бұрын
I think you are right. These are weapons issued to the rank and file as a backup sidearm. Cutting is a gross motor skill that people tend to fall back on when stressed; being confident enough to thrust with a sword under pressure takes a lot of time and training for most people. The shape of the tip means that it is an effective cutter for it's whole length; which is important as it is a relatively short weapon.
@riza-2396
2 жыл бұрын
At the time after Tang, heavy armor infrantries are everywhere, dao/jian becomes usless, this thing is basically used as a blunt weapon with some cutting edges, at the time during and after Tang (medieval), people use 槊 Shuo a lot after Qin and Han dynasties(about to be the Roman empire age), a kind of spear longer than 1 zhang丈 and 8 chi尺(ruler), about to be 4 meters and 14 centimeters, or 13 and half feet, it's used as pike for infantry or a lance for cavalry.
@andrewk.5575
3 жыл бұрын
Nice dao, that's definitely the widest blade LK Chen has made. Speaking of single edged swords, would you do a video on living saber fencing traditions like the French, Northern Italian, Neapolitan, Hungarian, and German?
@MaartenSFS
3 жыл бұрын
When you say living, are you talking about various styles of Olympic fencing are actual Sabre traditions? The only one that I have seen anything about that looks legitimate is from Poland but I'd love to be wrong.
@hermespino9985
3 жыл бұрын
@@MaartenSFS have you looked into Russ Mitchell's book on Hungarian Hussar sabre fencing. Also current Polish Sabre systems are reconstructions.
@MaartenSFS
3 жыл бұрын
@@hermespino9985 I have not. I thought that one of the actors in the Polish film The Deluge, had learned it from his grandfather or something. That's too bad. Are the systems that you mentioned reconstructions or have they really been passed on from generation to generation? I ask because I learned such a system in China (but two-handed sabre) and would be interested to check them out when I move back to Europe. Learning from a master that can teach you all of the subtleties of fencing is just not the same as learning from a book..
@andrewk.5575
3 жыл бұрын
@@MaartenSFS I am not talking about Olympic fencing and yes there are masters around in these traditions. Of the ones I have listed above Northern Italian is the most common with multiple maestri active in the United States (Ramon Martinez, John Sullins, David Achilleus, Cecil Longino, etc.) and one in Czechia (Michael Knazko). French foil is also quite common (in America at least) but French saber is rarer because a lot of French fencers actually did Northern Italian saber instead; I think Nick Evangelista, Adrian Crown, and Ramon Martinez do it at least occasionally. Neapolitan has gotten tied up with Northern Italian lineages in America so see the previous names, in Europe I recently saw an interview on KZitem with a very elderly Italian fencing master named Paolo Cazzato who to my eye looks like he is still teaching the same kind of guard and low stance Masaniello Parise wrote about in the 1880's. Hungarian has two instructors that I am aware of Hidán Csaba in Budapest and his American student Russ Mitchell in Texas. German is... strange. There is a peculiar kind of dueling called "Mensur" associated with fraternities at German universities, but its so heavily regulated that there isn't all that much technique involved, however if you google terms like "Paukstunde," "Pennäles Fechten," and "Säbelmensur" you get hints that they occasionally do something a little more saber-like, but that area of the fencing world is quite difficult to get good information about. Apologies for the longwinded response, this is subject is one of my main interests, and the preponderance of American names on the list, but most of the masters I can find are American. If you want to look into this any further than my ramblings I would also recommend the Classical Fencing Facebook group. Edit: Here are some videos of what I am talking about: Northern Italian Dueling Saber: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zYuMwH-Ik2aGnIo Northern Italian vs. Southern Italian Saber: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zJ-oqYedh6uoY4Y More Northern Italian: kzitem.info/news/bejne/w56Zn5Omk4dyl6A Interview: kzitem.info/news/bejne/q4eOnJ1_qXecfH4 Hidán Csaba teaching: kzitem.info/news/bejne/o3itqoevjWllgKg
@MaartenSFS
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewk.5575 Oh, your detailed reply is much appreciated. I haven't got the time to check the videos out today, but I will surely do so within the next several days. I now know what you are referring to: the fencing systems that immediately predate Olympic fencing. How close are these systems to battlefield sabre systems? I have heard of the German Mensur duelling, but don't take that sort of thing very seriously.
@chanman819
3 жыл бұрын
I was trying to place why this particular blade shape seemed so familiar, and it finally struck me. It has a striking resemblance to the Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII (albeit the tip tapers in the other direction). I'm sure the limited power of the original Playstation made the geometry of straight lines and visual distinctiveness of a large blade drove some of the design
@nachoconazodiablo1234
Ай бұрын
I could be wrong but I believe that these dao were mainly used against the Northern enemies (Mongols) of the Song dynasty. So they were mainly used for incapaciting/damaging the horses legs.
@markfergerson2145
3 жыл бұрын
Those final cuts look like conclusive proof that at least *that* sword could cut through a pole arm''s pole... or a leg bone.
@albertdittel8898
3 жыл бұрын
Matt just naturally assumes that other people have cutting parties in their backyards...
@davekingrey1009
3 жыл бұрын
"...and this is another kettle of fish..." As an american I think this is the most Brittish thing I've ever heard lol.
@TheBaconWizard
3 жыл бұрын
I bet you didn't even know that fish come in kettles, did you??
@davekingrey1009
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBaconWizard sure didn't
@darrellhendrix5502
3 жыл бұрын
Don't know where the saying came from, but I heard it growing up in Texas 50 years ago.
@CrimeVid
3 жыл бұрын
You also cook fish in a fish-kettle.
@jcastle614
3 жыл бұрын
Really like this one Matt, couldn't help but think how good that Christmas 🎄 smelled when you chopped it up 😅! Stay safe and God bless 🇺🇸☠️🇺🇸🇬🇧🤺
@jiaweizhang4166
3 жыл бұрын
I had the impression that Song China put a huge emphasis on crossbowmen, so a heavy cutter seems like a perfect side arm for missile troops
@hanliu3707
3 жыл бұрын
they also have many bigger choppers, according to some old text, the Jin(one of the main enemies) only fear two things from Song army, one is crossbow, the other is poleaxe. It makes sense, as they are all very much anti armor weapon
@changchadchanamdong2668
3 жыл бұрын
@@hanliu3707 . the jin copied armour and so many other techs from songs and previous dynasty . those nomads had shit armour before that
@hanliu3707
3 жыл бұрын
@@changchadchanamdong2668 I would say they have decent armor after Han dynasty, maybe not mass produced, many nomad served as auxiliary or mercenary for Han chinese druing and after Han dynasty, they may also some tech from central asia, which also have heavy metal armor.
@the.wandering.warrior
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! re the tunkou, I believe Kirill Rivkin and Brian Isaac have done a lot of research on the proliferation of the saber concept across Eurasia, I encourage you to look into their work! Another great video Matt :)
@Riceball01
3 жыл бұрын
In the US we call what you were talking about regarding the robustness of military gear as grunt proof. Grunt is the nickname that we in the US give to those in the infantry, so something that's referred to as being grunt proof means that it can withstand (mis)use by someone in the infantry.
@Sensorium19
3 жыл бұрын
love the aesthetics of this sword.
@MsOpineminded
2 жыл бұрын
I mean, Song armies were LARGE and probably mass levied with untrained peasants so something akin to what they use in the field for chopping but with added durability and with economy of mass production in mind went with the design of this. The natural action encouraged by it would not be unfamiliar to the average conscript. It really looks quite intimidating. You can just feel the weight of the blow from looking at the damn thing. Its got a nice architectural feel to it too with its geometric hard edges. Natural wood or bamboo scabbard, restrained colours seems also very in keeping with Song dynasty.
@chabis
3 жыл бұрын
A video collage of (post-) festive tree shredding videos from all sword youtubers would be fun.
@tokenjay
3 жыл бұрын
Did those rings serve a storage purpose? Like I’m imagining an armory hanging them 10 each on a long pegs. Hanging would be better for the blade too wouldn’t it since there’s no stress on it compared to them lie against a wall? I dunno, just shooting the sh*#
@mukkaar
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds pretty plausible theory.
@riza-2396
2 жыл бұрын
It's usually going with ropes, in battle the ropes are used as lanyards tied on the user's arm to prevent losing their weapons...
@Underscore23
3 жыл бұрын
It's very symmetrical. For blunt force.. would they ever use it backwards? Hitting with the spine instead of the front. Just for the blunt force and to not damage the blade. Like how butchers use the back of cleavers to break bones and the front to chop. Why some came with a hammered end.
@scholagladiatoria
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's possible, though we don't have any source to suppose it, as far as I know.
@shawn6860
3 жыл бұрын
Does look like you could crack a skull or wobble some chumps brain with that spine. I suspect you could use that blade in half-sword form effectively as well. More defensively telling by that point, but still quite effective.
@CesarIsaacPerez
3 жыл бұрын
Looks beautiful. Hadn't ever heard of a Dao.
@Grubnessul
3 жыл бұрын
We all like a bit of grip when we pulling our sword out of the scabbard.
@cwmyr
3 жыл бұрын
There are some battle Jian from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the cheaper ones are often called militia Jian. Many have heavy chopping blades and some have spatulate tips. Hilts are somewhat similar to Dao, but often with trapezoid pommels.
@morlath4767
3 жыл бұрын
I loved the review. My only issue is that I kept thinking you were holding a narrow cricket bat every time I saw the scabbard!
@robertpatter5509
Жыл бұрын
*Matt Easton raises Dao* "Meat is back on the menu boys!"
@MarkMiller304
5 ай бұрын
I think with this particular you don’t want it to penetrate. The bigger version of this sword was mean hit armored Calvary. The blunt tip helps you knock the rider off the horse without over penetration and potentially losing your sword. This probably took the same idea but just shrunk down.
@MaartenSFS
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful review as always. I hope that they eventually make a Qing Dynasty Dadao..
@royshobe6642
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video
@doktordanomite9105
3 жыл бұрын
Besides the pommel it reminds me of jacks sword from samurai jack
@dizzt19
3 жыл бұрын
The finish reminds me of some "futuristic" film and TV prop weapons :)
@mottscottison6943
2 жыл бұрын
Song has one of the smallest area of all Chinese Dynasties but they were one of the most technological advance and richest. It was said if not for the Mongols, Industrial revolution might have happened 500 earlier in China.
@yuluoxianjun
Жыл бұрын
yes,that time Song danasty GDP is about 1/4 of the whole world
@BCSchmerker
3 жыл бұрын
+scholagladiatoria *The 北宋朝 Bo-Song-Dynasty swords had a strong influence on Japan, thus the ring-pommeled 剑 Turugi of 平安 Heian.* The 直背刀 Zhibeidao demonstrated this vid, an east Asian counterpart to the falchion, was the pattern for the 直刀 tyokuto and the evolutionary starting point for the later 雁毛刀 Yanmaodao, which added a thrusting point.
@lilchinesekidchen
3 жыл бұрын
just a note to help understand terminology categorization: the word “dao” actually refers to any blade with singular edges, where as Jian generally refers to double edged blades. so colloquial, yes all work knives are know as “dao” also, because they were single edged. but that’s why glaives were also called dao, and samurai swords were also “dao”. other pole arms were generally categorized as ge (戈), qiang (槍), and ji (戟),
@riza-2396
2 жыл бұрын
戈ge is not a long pole arm, it's a single handed weapon, dagger axe
@jamesfrankiewicz5768
3 жыл бұрын
I think you just proved it wasn't just a fighting blade, it was a camp tool, too!
@shawn6860
3 жыл бұрын
Matt, how well does that blade do with a half-sword grip and Draw cuts? It looks like it you could put a lot pressure in half-sword draw cuts.
@Dwaynerade
3 жыл бұрын
In an alternate universe this is what happens when you don't leave cookies out for Santa. Mr. Easton materializes and hacks your Xmas tree to death.
@QuentinStephens
3 жыл бұрын
When you were talking about the lack of thrusting potential, perhaps you could simply have shown us the end? I think I saw a distinct triangle of metal.
@j.j._
3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Id like to add one to my collection in the future.
@Ymirson999
3 жыл бұрын
The Lorax is going to be pissed at you for chopping up that pine tree. It's not even Christmas!
@tohweecheng
2 жыл бұрын
It's the blade featured in "Shingeki no Kyojin"
@hermespino9985
3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the thinness of the habaki, if you haven't already, look into Kirill Rivkin's research.
@andrzejukasz8774
3 жыл бұрын
As a Pole i'm quite suprised to hear c read as k If you use any polish terminology in the future there are few rules to obey C never sounds like k, but always c (in ch is silent, and in cz sounds like ch, also sz is sh) This time it could be read as matcheovski Anyway, great material cheers.
@bo_392
3 жыл бұрын
now that's my kind of sword!
@danguillou713
3 жыл бұрын
No spruce in the compost! It decomposes extremely slowly and the needles messes up the pH of the mulch.
@Matt_The_Hugenot
3 жыл бұрын
To give another historical parallel it's not that dissimilar to a langseax of roughly the same period (10th & 11th centuries). It seems more accurate to the typical length of historical examples than LK Chen's reproductions of earlier weapons, in my very humble opinion.
@paulomiguelcruz9835
3 жыл бұрын
I put a like, oblivious to the butchering of a candid Christmas tree
@garywheble4534
5 ай бұрын
Just thinking looking at that blade and guard and how easy it was for you to index and easily you turned the blade but still know where the edge of the blade the thought came after you mentioned it being used agenst armour so seeing as it has a crowbar like back edge could you consider the solider turning the blade so when he struck someone in armour its impact would be like an iron bar and in doing this also save the sharp edge of the blade for softer targets posible back of the knees and ankles once the man in armour has been knocked down by the impact from the back of the blade . As an ex soldier useing a riot battern I understand what damage a impact can have on a person and a person wearing steel armour is not immune to damage
@vedymin1
3 жыл бұрын
Also, i always wonder...in differential hardening, is the blade clay covered or the spine ? I thought the spine would, so that when you dip it in water/oil, the blade cools rapidly and spine slower ?
@elijahoconnell
3 жыл бұрын
Can you talk about the regulations on curved blades entering the uk ive never heard of that lol and that as an item of legislature sounds really interesting lol
@AdlerMow
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe its the inspiration for the "curved swords" joke in Skyrim. The one developer mentioned this stupid regulation and they did for the fun of it.
@elijahoconnell
3 жыл бұрын
@@AdlerMow youd think archeryd be banned too, what with all the dangers to guards and all
@sushanalone
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the justification for the black metal lip being on the sharp side of the blade should would be? If it was at the back it kind of braces the blade at the base to withstand impact. Its placement on the sharper side might only mean it could be used with the other hand on top of the guard to hold and parry . But the they could just leave it blunt. Or it could just be a feature for better fitting into the scabbard.
@possumsam2189
3 жыл бұрын
One popular theory is that it prevents the blade from cleaving straight through the scabbard when sheathed.
@ibalrog
3 жыл бұрын
That is a very spiffy machete.
@charles2703
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, you are getting serious mileage out of that Langmesser
@darrellwestrick2110
3 жыл бұрын
Thats what my dad called a "bologna slicer".
@keima1110
3 жыл бұрын
Sony Dynasty has very heavy armor. this is mostly because Song dynasty don't have many horse and their enemy has a lot of horse. They have a rule to limit the armor weight not to be heavier than 29KG.
@keima1110
3 жыл бұрын
i1.kknews.cc/SIG=nliv97/ctp-vzntr/1531948677136s54o310r38.jpg a status from song dynasty
@johnemmons9087
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome sword. I could see someone wielding two of these in battle instead of a shield.
@QuentinStephens
3 жыл бұрын
Matt, looking at Chen's order page I see some extras.mentioned. I don't think your sword has the hidden hilt but what is the 'WARRIOR GRADE TANG HENG DAO' and does yours have it?
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
Some of LK Chen products now have two “levels”. Just take a look at the Flying Phoenix. The warrior grade scabbard is plain. The Noble grade have more colorful scabbard and a prettier pommel. Otherwise, the sword quality is the same.
@budahbaba7856
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting sword
@jackl2257
3 жыл бұрын
Will you review the miaodao from lk Chen
@raphlvlogs271
3 жыл бұрын
why didn't that Chinese Jian sword had a ring shaped pommel?
@hanliu3707
3 жыл бұрын
it's an older design.
@youtuub
3 жыл бұрын
can you review Ming dynasty dao called qijia dao, it is said that japenese improved upon the tang dynasty dao, and the Ming improved upon the japenese dao with the Qijia dao.
@M.M.83-U
3 жыл бұрын
Somewhat orkish, it remind me a little of the River Cleaver from ZombieTools.
@jt6648
3 жыл бұрын
River cleaver looks similar to a da dao
@sazabi-zc3ir
3 жыл бұрын
Some comments about the Chinese Jian and Dao thing: The Jian you referred to in your other video should be the Jian from the Han dynasty (200BC to 200AD). It was the pinnacle of ancient steel crafting, the Han people can melt the iron completely into liquid form and produce high-quality steel close to modern spring steel. Hence the Han Jian has a kind modern looking like Rapier, a narrow blade that still maintains its strength and sharpness. Not 100% sure about the Song Dao, but generally speaking Tang Dao is more of a well-known thing and shares some similarities with the Japanese sword around 1000AD (Chokutō / Tsurugi / Ken). But in this period the steel technique was lost and the Chinese people were no longer able to melt the iron completely. That's why the latter age Chinese blade weapons are shorter and wider, kind of backward if you compare with Han Jian.
@possumsam2189
3 жыл бұрын
The Song Dao and the entire arsenal of the Song Dynasty were mass manufactured in Finery Forges owned by State monopolies. The Whole Puddling Process had already been discovered and was already widely used back in the Han Dynasty.
@BozheTsaryaKhrani
3 жыл бұрын
What are ur favorite "medieval" era weapons
@BozheTsaryaKhrani
3 жыл бұрын
Mine r Nagamaki Poleaxe/bill/halberd Swordstaff Hunga munga Short spear
@Imperiused
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite weapon is the goedendag
@BozheTsaryaKhrani
3 жыл бұрын
@@Imperiused thats a good one
@chengkuoklee5734
3 жыл бұрын
Anything with a hilt that's at least 150cm long.
@tsmspace
3 жыл бұрын
I was just talking about the training expectation of the soldier, which you do cover in other videos,,, some weapons are they way they are because the soldiers using them won't be masters of the "better choice",,, so,, yes, a rapier is a better sword,,, IF you train at fencing,, but if you don't, you will be better off with a different sword, perhaps a falchion or arming sword (depending on the opponent). Sure, a good swordsman with a rapier will defeat you in one on one combat,,, but,,, if you had a rapier they will STILL defeat you. But, if you have a pretty good chop, then, there will be lots of times when you have the opportunity, and then a chop is actually better than trying to work a rapier in all of the situations a soldier might get in to. You don't want to recruit a bunch of soldiers who are not going to practice and master,, and then give them weapons that compromise effectiveness in the strike to make them more able to do things like parry and point. You just want to give them a very obvious sword with basically a very obvious use case, and by the numbers plenty of them will make it happen.
@tsmspace
3 жыл бұрын
another subject is why is this one straight?? Well, knowing LK Chen, they are actually more geared towards practice, If you're going to practice cuts, a straight sword has basically more possible strikes. as simply as I can suggest it,, a curved sword is optimized to slice in a pulling motion,, or otherwise I would describe it as translating along the edge away from the opponent, to maximize the slicing effect. A straight sword however, can translate either direction to achieve the slicing motion, as either direction will "curve" the blade. A curved sword translating outward or away from the user would "straighten", so it is most effective only when translated towards the user. ,,,, LK Chen is (by way of the personal interests of the members of the company) inherently geared towards the user who will want to learn more different kinds of strike, therefore they will prefer a straight sword more often.
@426mak
3 жыл бұрын
Could this dao had been developed as an answer to the Jin Iron Pagoda cavalry?
@fatcoyote2
3 жыл бұрын
I want one. Call it Fat Razor. Fight zombies. And sip tea. Joking aside, I think this weapon looks great. It seems elegantly modern to me.
@zetareticulan321
7 ай бұрын
That's like the Orc sword from LotR.
@raphlvlogs271
3 жыл бұрын
glaives were very common through out north east Asia.
@seanpoore2428
3 жыл бұрын
that looks like it handles like an uruk-hai sword from LotR
@scholagladiatoria
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much!
@QuentinStephens
3 жыл бұрын
'engineered for durability' ITYM squaddie-proofed :)
@scottmacgregor3444
3 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing.
@andypanda4927
3 жыл бұрын
Would you consider it as a melee weapon?
@tl8211
3 жыл бұрын
Would these be used as tools in some contexts (for example, foraging)?
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
You could bet! Chopping fire wood, use the back to drive in tent stakes etc! Soldiers past and present will find different uses for the same tools and then use and abuse it to death!
@tl8211
3 жыл бұрын
@@StryderK Oh, of course soldiers will use anything as general purpose tools! I meant more like an intended factor for making them so robust. Although they could be the same things.
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
@@tl8211 yeah, this Dao was designed against armor so it has to be robust and hefty......Which mean soldiers will definitely put that robustness to use in some other applications! 😜
@avd-wd9581
3 жыл бұрын
@23:33 AAAA!!! The war on Christmas!!! PS. Sarcasm.
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
Ahahahaha! Was waiting on this one!
@keima1110
3 жыл бұрын
Dao means single edge blade, so even a knife is a form of Dao.
@rayray6490
3 жыл бұрын
The same general design was popular all the way to the 2nd Sino-Japanese War
@Manojkumar-eu8ym
3 жыл бұрын
How much for that
@InSanic13
3 жыл бұрын
The link's in the description, looks to be 330 USD at the moment.
@ChiValryWu92
3 жыл бұрын
Yo! Just so you know the word "Dao" just means "blade" in Chinese. So anything from a kitchen knife a rapier, as long as it has a blade, is a "Dao"
@Kim-the-Dane-1952
3 жыл бұрын
Wow we made it all the way to 12:55 before hearing the word "context"
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
Try 5:30! Lol.
@danielchiayizhen92
Ай бұрын
there is multiple type of DAO in chinese civilisation. and the word DAO in different from JIAN.
@lordaragorn001
3 жыл бұрын
So what's the song?
@BeBopScraBoo
3 жыл бұрын
maybe for fathers' day, or april fool's, you could do a video on song dynasty dad's. friggin thumbnail...
@sylvanstrength7520
3 жыл бұрын
Talk about your weapon/machete combo for the field!
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
Ohh you bet the troops used that for more than fighting! Like hacking fire wood, use it to cut meat, use the flat end to drive tent stakes to the ground etc.
@shermanfirefly5410
3 жыл бұрын
@@StryderK Soldiers do Soldiers' thing LOL It also looks quite suitable to be used as a spetula
@StryderK
3 жыл бұрын
@@shermanfirefly5410 That always make me wonder....I always imagined a scenario where a bunch of soldiers were on the march, stopping for the day, went out hunting and bagged themselves a bunch of deer, rabbits, wild boars etc. then they used that dao to cut themselves some fire wood. Back at camp, they used the same dao to skin, gut and butcher the same animals before cutting off their choice of meat and cooked them over an open fire by putting the meat over on the blade....And promptly got their heads chewed off by their officers when they found out cause as can be imagined, that can’t be good for the blade! I always smile cause sigh, past, present or future, soldiers will always find a way to break the even most unbreakable weapons! Lol. 🤣
@Riceball01
3 жыл бұрын
This sword kind of reminds me of a classic Chinese meat cleaver, just with a narrower and longer blade.
@keithallardice6139
3 жыл бұрын
Fearsomely barbaric looking!! Love it lol
@misubi
Жыл бұрын
It’s basically a battle machete.
@christopherknorr2895
3 жыл бұрын
The jien is much nimbler, but if it tries to parry a dao, it might blow through the guard
@librabys
3 жыл бұрын
A real Jian can weight up to a kilo or a little more. Sword to practice Tai Chi and flimsy things in the movies are nothing like the real ''battle ready'' stiff jian. Think of a side sword, it's about the same mass.
@paulboon1443
3 жыл бұрын
I 've seen in 14 blade movie .First I think it just fantscy.
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