Swordsage's video: The right dao

The last two videos I did had me thinking about the common use of the oxtail dao (niuweidao) in Chinese Martial arts training these days. While it is a rather ubiquitous weapon now, it actually wasn't back in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The wIllow leaf (luiyedao) and goose quill (yanmadao) were the common cutters of choice back then. Considering the differences between these weapons (and there is a difference), I started to wonder if the style and weapon forms people train in now are actually well suited for the weapon people are practicing with. So this month, I set it upon myself to find out. And what did I find out? Well, um... Let's just get into the video, shall we? For those inclined to help the channel (Just a little bit of cash to help me through the day, and if you give, the gods will surely smile on you!): www.patreon.com/swordsage