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Wushu - Weapons - Dao Shu (01)

The
broadsword is a weapon that's been used in China since the first manufacturing
of iron. On the battlefield it was probably one of the first commonly used
weapons. After a while one also started using it for physical training. In wushu
competition it has become one of the most popular-, and most used of the weapons. In
wushu the broadsword is being used in single-handed and double-handed forms. The
broadsword is sometimes also used in combination with the nine sectional chain
('Jiu Jie Bian') which is a very difficult routine.

A ŽDao ShuŽ
Competition Routine :
(Click on the pictures
to see the different parts of the form...)
At
the bottom of this page, click on more to learn more about ŽDao ShuŽ...
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