Guan dao sparring lesson excerpt

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[@thebiggestboi_art906]

How does one get ahold of sparring guan dao? All i can find are performance ones on the internet

[@ShaolinMaster27]

Look up “little raven studios.” That’s where I got most of my wooden weapons. They’re expensive and take some time, but each item is made with high quality and are durable.

[@thebiggestboi_art906]

Would you happen to know where to find any plastic/poly pudao/guandao?

[@ShaolinMaster27]

Unfortunately I do not know of any poly/plastic guan dao, but the wooden ones work quite well.

[@thebiggestboi_art906]

Honestly I just wish the blade was longer. Is the blade 21 inches? It just looks shorter than that on video I guess

[@ShaolinMaster27]

@@thebiggestboi_art906 yep 21 inches. There are several variants on the site to choose from. Also a pu dao. I got this variant in the video because it lines up closer in dimensions to my steel blade guan dao.

[@tspeptx]

guandao is NOT for foot soldier. its for the calvary to charge infantry.. its too heavy. need to be used on horse back.

[@ShaolinMaster27]

Typically yes. But one should still practice off of horseback as you might fall off of your horse and become surrounded by enemies. Thus it survived as a foot practice. Masters would even specialize in particular weapons back in the day when you would use them, and Guan Dao is one of them. I was actually taught a short routine for this weapon done in horse stance to simulate being on a horse. The Ma family from which my Kung fu derives actually raised horses and would practice the routine on horseback.