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KuKulzA28 · 5th January 2011, 04:23 AM

Having a big fascination for Chinese dao and shuang dao I thought I'd resurrect this thread with questions...

Do they tend to be as long/heavy as many normal dao?
In my mind, it seems if they were a bit shorter than average and a bit lighter than average, they'd be easier to whirl around and kill... Also a shorter dao would be faster to draw. But then again I'm sure, like most weapons of the time, sizes varied quite a bit.

I have seen very few examples of shuang dao online, and all of them ox-tails... but how common were Goose-quills and Willow-leaves in the double bladed style?

Thanks!

5th January 2011, 04:23 AM	#19
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Having a big fascination for Chinese dao and shuang dao I thought I'd resurrect this thread with questions... Do they tend to be as long/heavy as many normal dao? In my mind, it seems if they were a bit shorter than average and a bit lighter than average, they'd be easier to whirl around and kill... Also a shorter dao would be faster to draw. But then again I'm sure, like most weapons of the time, sizes varied quite a bit. I have seen very few examples of shuang dao online, and all of them ox-tails... but how common were Goose-quills and Willow-leaves in the double bladed style? Thanks!