Pa-Kua: Kuan Dao (Green Dragon Saber) form (DVD)Pa-Kua Kuan Dao (Green Dragon Saber):
Demonstrated is one of the most illustrious weapons
of the Jiang Rong Qiao School. The shear bulkiness
and weight of the ancient Kuan Dao appears useless
to some practitioners in this day and age. During the
Three Kingdoms Period, this ancient weapon
became popular for its usefulness in both long and
short range combat. Today, it is a superior training
tool. Developing energy and strength, as well as
efficiency and stamina. At one end of a thick wooden
shaft of this weapon is an elaborate, very large knife
(Dao) with a broad-faced blade that includes a small
hook on it's spine. While at the other end is a multi-
bladed spike. For Pa Kua enthusiasts the Kuan Dao
form employs a barrage of stepping strategies as
follows: circle walking, crescent shaped stepping,
linear walking, box walking, and yin/yang stepping;
as well as, Kuan Dao techniques known as: Chopping,
Cleaving, Lifting, Plucking, Retreating and Striking,
Slicing, Splitting, and Stirring.
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