The miaodao (苗刀) is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber, with a narrow blade, long hilt, and an overall length of 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) or longer. The name means "sprout saber", presumably referring to a likeness between the weapon and a newly sprouted plant.

Chinese two-handed Swordsmanship has a history of over two thousand years, dating all the way back to the unifying emperor Qinshi Huangdi (秦始皇, 260–210 BC). In this course we are going to take an in-depth look at a system with its origins in the Qing dynasty, the Sì Lù Miáodāo (四路苗刀), or in English, the Four Roads Miaodao.

2022年5月17日 · This Chinese young woman is performing the Chinese traditional kungfu "miao dao". The Miao Dao Sword is a Chinese two-handed saber of the Ming Dynasty era. (source: 俩大叔的功夫梦)...more

Comprising of movements from the Miao Dao set, martial arts experts organized the form into 8 simple and practical sections, for military training and use against the aggressor during WWII.

The Miao Dao (苗刀) is characterised by its long blade and long handle, often exceeding 1.2m in total. With its length, the Miao Dao is a versatile weapon with good effective range, which can be achieved through a series of single and double hand movement and techniques.

2021年2月21日 · A recent mini-documentary on the miaodao, produced and globally distributed by Chinese state television, shows a museum of display of singe handed Han dynasty calvary dao when arguing for the purely domestic origins of the miaodao.

單刀法選 (Dan Dao Fa Xuan) is a 400 years old Chinese swordsmanship manual, written in the 1600s during the Ming Dynasty when China was defending herself against the Japanese …

2019年1月9日 · What Is the Miaodao? The miaodao was a two-handed sword with a curved blade produced during Japan's Republican era. As shown in the photo above, it was relatively long with an average blade length of about 47 inches (119 cm). This long length made it a formidable weapon on the battlefield.

The Miao Dao (苗刀) is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber of the Republican era, with a narrow blade of up to 1.2 meters or more and a long hilt. The name means "sprout saber", presumably referring to a likeness between the weapon and a newly sprouted plant.

2024年10月2日 · In this course we are going to take an in-depth look at a system with its origins in the Qing dynasty, the Sì Lù Miáodāo (四路苗刀), or in English, the Four Roads Miaodao. As the name implies, this Miáodāo form has four sections.