Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China

kk Member Posts: 257	Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China May 17, 2019 5:05:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kk on May 17, 2019 5:05:06 GMT

pvsampson Member Posts: 529	Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China May 17, 2019 6:39:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pvsampson on May 17, 2019 6:39:37 GMT Some neat tricks. You do realize that most here do not understand Chinese? I tried to watch the polishing vid you posted but as I cannot understand the language it was not worth it,for me.
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Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China May 20, 2019 21:18:52 GMT via mobile

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Post by randomnobody on May 20, 2019 21:18:52 GMT

Eh, I watched it muted, because what I see is more important than what I hear it videos like this.

An impressive display, I guess, but I've seen it before with many other swords. All the "can chop iron" marketing is decades old by now, and breaking a giant block of ice is not that crazy, either.

I admit, though, that I'm curious what this type of dao is called, as it's a new form to me. "Still used" begs a context, though. Used for what? Chopping iron?

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Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China May 25, 2019 7:36:40 GMT

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Post by kk on May 25, 2019 7:36:40 GMT

This Dao is call the Husa Dao 戶撒刀, name after the Husa 戶撒 region there the Dao is coming from. T
he Dao is also call AChang Dao, named after the AChang 阿昌 ethnic group that make them.

The throwing of a towel is one of the standard way that Husa Dao is tested. When cutting the towel in this manner, the distant between the edge of the blade and the towel is only about 30mm so only very sharp blade can cut the towel in half.

These are 2 more video on Youtube that show how the Dao is made and the regional competition to select the best maker, the King of the Dao

According to the comments of the creator of these video, the Husa Dao have about 600 years of history, starting around the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting 22.05 is the regional competition that pick the best Husa Dao and elect the King of the Husa Dao for that year.

This video show case one of the famous maker of Husa Dao,
who had been awarded the

"National level, non-material cultural Heritage, (Ahcang people, Husa Dao forging techniques)
representative conserver.

About the Achang people

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achang_people

www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_23859.htm

They live in the southwestern part of China in the Yunan provence

legacyofthesword Member Posts: 2,495	Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China May 26, 2019 17:23:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by legacyofthesword on May 26, 2019 17:23:24 GMT Fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing.

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Awesome Dao still in use by tribes in the southwest of China

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Post by legacyofthesword on May 26, 2019 17:23:24 GMT

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