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The first weapon that popped into my mind was "Jaam Ma Dou (斬馬刀)" which translates into English as "Horse Chopper." The jaam ma dou is a knife/sabre with handle of roughly three foot in length. As the name suggests, it was used to chop the horse's legs of a mounted opponent. If I'm not mistaken, the techniques are similar to the Guan Dou. For the record, I have not officially learned this weapon but I have seen some sets of it and did play around with one at a former school.
Dear Michael Sipak
Would this be the Jaam Ma Dou?
(I can't read the Chinese text.)
Best regards
Andrea
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I think that would be a variant of the Jaam Ma Dou. From my research, this weapon is also called "Sou Dou (掃刀)" in Cantonese or "Sweeping Knife" in English. To be honest, I am not familiar with this weapon.
The version I'm familiar with has a broader blade and a signature ring at the base of the handle. Here are a couple of examples below:
Thank you for posting the video. It led me to seeing a wide varieties of "Jaam Ma Dou."
I was thinking of a knife (dagger). A normal spoon would be perfect for stabbing and teasing. Looking on Youtube I found few dagger sets... not sure how relevant the dagger is to Chinese Martial Arts.
I agree with you Sijatnui. For a normal spoon I personally think that a dagger would be the closest in similarity (unless, of course, there are other small weapons that I am not aware of...)
I think that would be a variant of the Jaam Ma Dou. From my research, this weapon is also called "Sou Dou (掃刀)" in Cantonese or "Sweeping Knife" in English. To be honest, I am not familiar with this weapon.
The version I'm familiar with has a broader blade and a signature ring at the base of the handle. Here are a couple of examples below:
Thank you for posting the video. It led me to seeing a wide varieties of "Jaam Ma Dou."
Best wishes,
Mike
Wow. Those weapons look really intimidating! Thanks for sharing the videos and your knowledge dear Siheng.
I think that would be a variant of the Jaam Ma Dou. From my research, this weapon is also called "Sou Dou (掃刀)" in Cantonese or "Sweeping Knife" in English. To be honest, I am not familiar with this weapon.
The version I'm familiar with has a broader blade and a signature ring at the base of the handle. Here are a couple of examples below:
...,
Mike
Thank you for the explanation and the videos. Very interesting.
Best regards
Andrea
Enjoy some Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan & Qi Gong!
Evening Classes in Zürich
Weekend Classes in other Swiss locations
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