Testing out a Miao Dao

Chan Lancelot · Post by **Chan Lancelot** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:02 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfY9fel-hA
I was test cutting with Deva Slayer and then a Miao Dao (the techniques of Deva Slayer was actually Miao Dao swordsmanship) on stiff, dry newspapers staves and normal, wet, thicker newspapers rolls.

Steve S. · Post by **Steve S.** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:56 am

That is one serious meat cleaver.

Steve

white mountain armoury · Mon May 24, 2010 11:36 am

very nice. !

Chan Lancelot · Post by **Chan Lancelot** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:50 am

The slimmer and longer one was the miao dao. The bigger meat cleaver was Deva Slayer.

Steve S. · Post by **Steve S.** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:52 am

I like the meat cleaver. It reminds me of a falchion!

Steve

Baron Alcyoneus · Post by **Baron Alcyoneus** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:24 pm

Your upper body is working pretty well, but I don't think it is entirely in synch with the lower body. From the hips down, it looks like it is lagging a little behind. Synchronize them and I think your blows would be even better than they already are.

Chan Lancelot · Post by **Chan Lancelot** » Fri May 28, 2010 10:05 am

Thanks for your advice Baron. I'm trying to fix that because if I'm going to move around instead of cutting stationary, it really has to be well-sync in order to move. So that's the next objective.

BTW, here are some new vids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWKkVA-PUw
With Deva Slayer, I was trying to cut a thick roll (5") and only penetrated 90%. Then I cut a normal roll successfully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN09cnT3FDg
My student Harry was cutting with the miao dao successfully against a normal roll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypT7ApTWNVY
Another student was trying out a technique with miao dao on the normal roll with the first cut and the third cut being successful.