Thank you so much for being so generous laoshi. It's encouraging there are dedicated artists keeping this heritage alive. Cheers!
@wutan_nj
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcomed !
@spiritboxer
3 жыл бұрын
correct body and footwork coordination with the sword..nice explanation
@imstupid880
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clear explanation and comparison to the katana!
@wallrider73
3 жыл бұрын
I only saw this weapon in an article in Inside Kung-Fu years ag. It's impressive to see it used in motion and the body movement and footwork required to use it effectively (although I once smashed an overheard light fitting training a bokken kata indoors so I don't think I'd have the confidence of this instructor!)
@JohnSmith-il6kk
3 жыл бұрын
Good explanation
@wutan_nj
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@user-hg2iv6lw5j
Жыл бұрын
我只能說 謝謝老師
@wutan_nj
Жыл бұрын
不客氣
@lyle901209
2 жыл бұрын
在我一个外行人看来,苗刀的刀柄-刀身-使用者身高比例上真的都恰到好处,比例太美了
@wutan_nj
2 жыл бұрын
內行的見解
@dorjedriftwood2731
4 ай бұрын
You can’t cut through plate armor or most solid armors in general with a blade, this is why maces and war hammers had a place on the battle field, a sword distributes force between too much space where a hammer, pick or mace all the force goes into a single point and they are much heavier than swords. The only swords that go through armor reliably are not cutters but thrusting swords with a needle like point. Cutting swords simply don’t deal armor. Cutting swords are literally the only reason why armor existed as arrows spears maces and nearly any other type of weapons cannot stand up to armor. Swords literally snap or break if you hit them against things that they can’t cut, the blade gets cracks which eventually cause the whole blade to break. Yes it’s a very heavy sword but if you simply had a metal rod of the same weight you would do more to armored people than the blade would because the blade will bend and flex absorbing the force where a solid piece of metal will not. Again the only blades that perform against armor are extremely sharp needle point weapons that can pierce through the links in mail or drive into plates. A blade cannot cut mail it may snap links from force but both the mail and the sword are built to flex during force. Swords are made specifically to cut through non armored things, this would not be hard especially in China because full armor was exceptionally rare. You could just attack whatever part of the person is not armored. Before anyone argues let’s see the sword actually hit anything made out of steel of any significant thickness. You don’t actually need to do this anyway because there are plenty of films on the internet of swords hitting plate armor. The armor only ever ends up breaking in the connective places between plates. Even samurai armor which is made out of steel rods tied together with silk is pretty much uncutable. What is required is brute force from a hammer or stabbing force from something with a needle point. Arrow, spear, or dagger. This is why western long swords were made with a sharp dagger point so that they could be accurately stabbed into spaces between armor. Cutting swords cannot do it. What that massive sword gives you is range and cutting power. You have the ability to fight of multiple attackers or overwhelm someone with a lighter sword who cannot hope to parry that massive sword. It’s a beautiful piece you should just not guess at what it’s use is to make it sound more impressive. The truth is it’s an incredible impressive sword on its own without storytelling.
@JimNgStunts
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! Wondering if your miaodao is a performance weapon or a sparring weapon? I'm looking to buy a miaodao to spar with german longswords and was wondering if there is a place you recommend?
@wutan_nj
3 жыл бұрын
The one you see in the video is a high manganese steel Miaodao, should be combat ready. It is the less expensive option than the folded steel swords. I typically buy them from eBay. Or you can check this guy’s website: lkchensword.com/silver-swallow-miao-dao
@williamcarlson9379
2 жыл бұрын
Are you in New Jersey? I would love to come study under you a month at a time.
@wutan_nj
2 жыл бұрын
Email me at wutanusa@gmail.com please
@davidwashington1869
2 ай бұрын
Where did you get that Miao Dao from? Thanks In advance
@wutan_nj
2 ай бұрын
I’ve went through a couple of MiaoDao to get to this one, but still, I’m not entirely happy with this one. I got this on eBay, there are quite a few options on it. My recommendation is not to spent too much money on a fancy one, and don’t spend less than $200, you might as well throw the money into trash. I’d recommend this one, simple, not fancy, spring steal, durable: www.ebay.com/itm/383210058887?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=H34nBwDERla&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=S6LgIo0cSwe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Not sure if maybe its a translation error but at 2:36 you mention you're confident that the cut is used to "cut through armours". During the period of history the "Miao Dao" didn't exist but the sword it represents, the Dandao/Wodao style long sabre would not have been able to cut through the armour of that time period. Thankfully the pirates it was designed to combat didn't wear much.
@wutan_nj
3 жыл бұрын
Ming dynasty is too far to trace, there are so many different sayings and different versions of the ShuangSho Dao... however, the MiaoDao we are demonstrating was from NanJing Central Martial Arts club and was used to fight the Japanese during the sino-Japanese war (the soldiers used DaDao, but the forms they used was evolved from Miaodao moves). Cutting through armors or not, the movements supposed to used the whole body and footwork to maneuver due to its oversized shape and weight. We focus on the real facts of what’s being held in our hands and the movements that makes sense to the weapon, rather than focusing on history.
@Brian_B505
2 жыл бұрын
Nice try, but wrong. General Qi Jiguang documented a manual of longsword strategy《纪效新书》published in 1560, firmly in the Ming Dynasty.
@Brian_B505
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, incorrect. General Qi Jiguang documented a manual of longsword strategy《纪效新书》published in 1560, firmly in the Ming Dynasty, updated for use against the wokou. The form of the weapon itself goes back even further to the Han, but its name and function as a battlefield weapon changed over the years, beginning as an anti-cavalry weapon, later to defend against the spear's reach, and so on. Your rather confident claim that they wouldn't cut through armor of the period is hogwash. They're heavy with a thick spine and there really isn't any reason to believe they couldn't.
@Timonsaylor
7 ай бұрын
@Brian_B505 have you ever tried cutting through iron with a sword? What's depicted in the video is a splendid cutting technique, but swords are not good weapons against armor, pretty much across the board.
you should learn some moves from aikido with swords, they do lot better your last move and more simple. They sense instant using aiki the oponets moves, and combine well with sabaki. Key for their succes is lot of training.
What are the differences between a MiaoDao and a Nodachi ?
@wutan_nj
Жыл бұрын
As far as I know, the Nodachi were created as a “showing off” weapon, in Japanese sword culture, Nodachi was not considered a practical weapon compare to, say a katana. MiaoDao is.
@christianjunghanel6724
Жыл бұрын
@@wutan_nj That is in part true ! But actually the Nodachi comes in three flavors! The first version and the version i meant originally for my comparison is pretty much a longer Katana much like the Miao Dao! Hence i wonder about the differences! Sasaki Kojiro a famous fighter was known to use one! It was pretty much a duel weapon ! The second version was pretty much battelfield weapon was even longer and was used manly for anti cavalry work ! Like cutting down horses by cutting their legs etc. ! The third version is probably the one you had in mind ! It was was the longest of the three and and absulutly unwieldy and unfit for combat ! They were used for ceremonial dutys like in shrines and stuff ! The Ōdachi Norimitsu is probably the most famous example of this!
@wutan_nj
Жыл бұрын
@@christianjunghanel6724 thanks for the detailed breakdown. Very informative. My understanding is that Sasaki used one regular length sword and one shorter sword. The longer sword he used was not at Miao Dao’s length. The anti-cavalry sword is more of MiaoDao’s length, and yes they used the length to attach horses’ legs or the soldiers on horses. MiaoDao’s maneuver is somewhat between a spear and a dao(saber), lots of circular movements and sticking techniques.
@christianjunghanel6724
Жыл бұрын
@@wutan_nj The lenghth of the versions were not necessarily normed ! Its more like categorys they fall into! So forgive me if the length do not match exactly ! It might be possibly that Mia Dao falls somewhere between vesion on or two ! The one with the two sword was miyamoto musashi his final opponent ! Although he was known for his dual wielding nitoryu style ( which used a wakizashi short sword mainly for blocking and a Katana mainly for attacking), he did not used it one on one situations! In that particular duel its even said as a ruse he use a bokken like weapon which he craved from a paddle which was also longer than Sasakis Nodachi !
@wutan_nj
Жыл бұрын
@@christianjunghanel6724 yes, I was referring to Mitamoto’s dual swords. Regardless. Even Miaodao has its length variations between the swordsmen. There’s no standard length to miaodao. It is the way it is being maneuvered that sets the difference between weapons in my opinion.
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