Podao

Podaoorpudao(Chinese:Phác đao;pinyin:pōdāo) is a Chinese single-edged infantry weapon that is still used primarily for training in variousChinese martial arts.The blade of the weapon is shaped like a Chinesebroadsword,but the weapon has a longer handle, usually around one to two meters (about three to six feet) which is circular in cross-section. It looks somewhat similar to theguandao.

Podao
A photograph of a Chinese podao, with the handle wrapped inhemp rope.
Traditional Chinese	Phác đao
Simplified Chinese	Phác đao
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin pōdāo Wade–Giles p'o1tao1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization pok3 dou1

The pudao is sometimes called a "horse-cutter sword" since it is speculated to have been used to slice the legs out from under a horse during battle (like thezhanmadao). It is somewhat analogous to the Japanesenagamaki,although thenagamakisword may have been developed independently. The pudao also resembles the Koreanhyeopdo.

Popular culture

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsfeatures locations inTa Loas well asRazor Fistusing dragon scale podao to fight theDweller-in-Darkness.

Gallery

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  A podao picture