Ya but also strange how China did not think of the idea of using two hands on a Dao before it being inspired by the Japanese? Cuz I know China definitely had two handed Daos and it’s should not be something hard to figure out or produce for China. I’m surprised that the Ming dynasty had to encounter the Japanese to figure out that two handed swords are powerful😂
The imperial chang dao is directly inspired by o-dai katana and nagamaki designs. So much so that the masters of these longsabers (who wrote manuals in their use) went and learnt directly from Japanease sword masters themselves to further their base understanding in them. Long swords themselves weren't new but the curved ones were a late age thing. The chinease called long handled long bladed swords, spear swords, and handled them primarily as spears that could cut. Hence why a lot of these manuals references spear forms and thrust then cut styles. With the curved tachi designs there came more emphasis of spear sweeping, using the sword to sweep away spears to then close with draw cuts and fancy heavy cleaving strikes.
Keep it up buddy.
great cutting
"Do not doubt the power of the Chang Dao!" 😅
Nice video.
chang dao is so awesome
loved the tests
those Ming Dynasty long daos were more likely to be designed inspired by the earlier Japanese Tachi rather than the later period Katana
Ya but also strange how China did not think of the idea of using two hands on a Dao before it being inspired by the Japanese? Cuz I know China definitely had two handed Daos and it’s should not be something hard to figure out or produce for China. I’m surprised that the Ming dynasty had to encounter the Japanese to figure out that two handed swords are powerful😂
The imperial chang dao is directly inspired by o-dai katana and nagamaki designs. So much so that the masters of these longsabers (who wrote manuals in their use) went and learnt directly from Japanease sword masters themselves to further their base understanding in them. Long swords themselves weren't new but the curved ones were a late age thing. The chinease called long handled long bladed swords, spear swords, and handled them primarily as spears that could cut. Hence why a lot of these manuals references spear forms and thrust then cut styles. With the curved tachi designs there came more emphasis of spear sweeping, using the sword to sweep away spears to then close with draw cuts and fancy heavy cleaving strikes.