Quality Steel Double Broadswords (Dao)

- Specially crafted Steel Double Dao
- Blades are rigid coming from the hilt, resolving to slight flexibility in the last 1/4. They definitely don't flex like wushu sprung blades.
- Extremely well-balanced with a beautiful feel
- Handcrafted black scabbard and handle
- Hilt, guard and trims on scabbard finished in brass alloy
- Scabbard carved with a dragon the words “China Gong Fu”.

You must be over 18 to purchase any weapon or knife product.
Weapons are subject to purchase and ownership conditions which will vary according to State Laws. Currently, most Australian states do not require a permit for sword purchase and ownership however in Victoria you need to comply with the Control of Weapons Act 1990 and in South Australia you need to comply with Schedule 2 of the Summary Offences Act 1953. For more information please contact the Police Department in your State or Territory.

For all Victorian and South Australian purchases, you must provide us with a copy of your weapons permit/license/exemption and your current drivers license. These can be emailed to us at info@jinli.com.au. Failure to supply the necessary documentation will result in cancellation of your order. In the event of order cancellation, Jinli Wushu-Tai Chi Pty Ltd reserves the right to withhold any and all credit card transaction charges associated with your order prior to issuing a refund.

More About Double Broadswords (Dao)
Forms of dual wielding weaponry are as numerous and myriad as the cultures and martial artists that would employ their use. In China, there are references of dual wielding dating back through antiquity, including written reference as early as the Han Dynasty (201BCE to 220CE). Many scholars of the arts regard dual wielding as an inevitable conclusion for many fighters and martial artists. In times of war all advantages must be considered; after all, why hold one weapon when you can hold two? The practice of dual wielding though requires a great deal of co-ordination and can be detrimental to one’s performance if they are not well practiced. One such technique, often known as flowering, sees the swords spun with alternating cuts in a windmill-like fashion. While thought of as showy or “Hollywood”, this method not only trains ambidexterity and cutting technique, but also denies angles of attack to an opponent.

Our swords are a great example of the changes to dual swords that were adopted in Qing dynasty China, wherein the handles and guards of the blades were altered to allow the two swords to sit comfortably within the one scabbard. This obvious change brought with it new styles and methods of battle; carrying the two swords within the one scabbard would deny an opponent the knowledge of carrying two blades, thus many forms are seen to show the two swords swung as one, before being parted for a deadly surprise.