«Guiding» Broadsword, Competition, Stainless Steel Handle

Guiding Dao

«Guiding» ('regulation') broadsword, modern Northern style, competition model.
This saber in the Ox-tail (Niu Wei Dao ; "Ox-tail Sabre") pattern, is the best known of many civilian weapons which appeared on the late 19th Century; it was quickly adopted by the Northern wushu styles, including Shaolin. Later its utilization extended to most of the remaining wushu styles.
This weapon, made by a workshops at Longquan, is since 2010 the official competition saber model certified both by the 'Chinese Wushu Association' and the 'International Wushu Federation'.

The modern "competition" weapons feature reinforcements along the blade's spine or back, which lends rigidity to its forte. This feature allow to engage the blades in the exercises of the traditional Chinese fencing ("Sticky sword"), and modern «Dao Shu» practice (Northern style broadsword fencing), preserving nevertheless the security provided by a flexible point.
Its hollowed metal handle represent a great improvement over the wooden handle; enhancing the popping sound of the blade.

The blade & hilt length and weight of these weapons are kept within strict norms, thus providing a high reproducibility of their handling within a same nominal size (provided sizes from 1 to 9).

This broadsword is an weapon of upper range, well forged, perfectly balanced, and pleasant to use. An excellent choice for expert users and professionals, this saber is available on ten blade sizes.

• Flexible blade
• Available in 10 different sizes