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大刀 (other)
大刀 (meaning "big blade") may refer to: Swords * Dadao (大刀), a Chinese short sword, an alternate term for the dao (Chinese sword) * Tachi (大刀), a Heian Era sword, a version of the chokutō (直刀), a Japanese straight sword * Daitō (long sword) (大刀), the Japanese long sword classification, longer than 2 shaku (2 ft) * Daitō (大刀), a type of Japanese wooden sword, a version of the shinai bamboo kendo sword People and characters * Wang Zhengyi (王正谊; 1844–1900), nicknamed "Dadao Wang Wu" (大刀王五, Broadsword Wang-wu), Qing Dynasty Chinese martial artist * Liu Ting, (nicknamed: 劉大刀, Liu Da-Dao, "Big Blade Liu"), a Ming Dynasty Chinese general; see List of military figures by nickname * Wang Dadao (王大刀, Big Sword Wang), a Jin Dynasty admiral; see Military history of the Song dynasty Characters * Guan Sheng (nicknamed: "大刀", "Great Blade"), a fictional character from ''The Water Margin'' * Hu Da-Dao (胡 大刀), a fictional char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dao (Chinese Sword)
''Dao'' (pronunciation: , English approximation: , Chinese language, Chinese: 刀; pinyin: ''dāo''; jyutping: ''dou1'') are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the ''dao'' is considered one of the four traditional weapons, along with the ''Gun (staff), gun'' (stick or staff), ''qiang (spear), qiang'' (spear), and the ''jian'' (double-edged sword), called in this group "The General of Weapons". Name In Chinese language, Chinese, the word can be applied to ''any'' weapon with a single-edged blade and usually refers to knives. Because of this, the term is sometimes translated as knife or Nonetheless, within Chinese martial arts and in military contexts, the larger "sword" versions of the ''dao'' are usually intended. General characteristics While the ''dao'' hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Swords Society
The Big Swords Society () or Great Knife Society was a traditional peasant group most noted for the killing of two German Catholic missionaries at the Juye Incident in 1897 at Zhang Jia Village where the missionaries were ambushed in their sleep by about 30 armed men. The Big Swords Society was widespread in North China during the Qing Dynasty and noted for its reckless courage. Rather than one large overarching organization, the Big Swords were local groups of small-holders and tenant farmers organized to defend villages against roaming bandits, warlords, tax collectors or later the Communists and Japanese. Early history The Society was founded in the early 1890s by Liu Shiduan, who lived in Caozhou prefecture in southwestern Shandong. The Grand Masters of these societies claimed to make the members invulnerable to bullets by magic. Both the Big Swords and Red Spears societies took part in the Boxer Rebellion in North China in 1900. During the first three decades of the 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daitō (other)
Daitō may refer to: * Daitō (long sword) * An alternate reading of the 84-stroke Japanese character taito People and characters *, Japanese baseball player * Toshiro Yoshiaki, a character in ''Ready Player One'' whose OASIS persona is Daito Places * Daitō Islands, Okinawa * Daitō, Osaka, Japan * Former name of Daejeon during Japanese colonialism Other uses * A ''tahōtō'' whose base measures 5x5 ken See also * * * * * 大刀 (other), sometimes rendered as "daitō" * Taito (other) Taito may refer to: Places ;Japan * Taitō, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan * Taitō Station, a railway station in Japan ;Taiwan * Taitō Prefecture, administrative division of Taiwan under Japanese rule (now called Taitung County) ** Ta ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Daito Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadao (other)
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Dadao, formerly romanized ta-tao, may refer to: * Dadao (sword) (, p ''dàdāo'', ), a machete-like variety of the Chinese sword ''dao'' ** "The Sword March", a Chinese song during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) that begins ''Dadao!'' * Tao, the "Great Way" (, p ''Dàdào'') of Chinese philosophies and religions ** The Great Way Government of Shanghai (1937–38) during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) See also * Dadaocheng (other) Dadaocheng Dadaocheng is an area in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was also known as Twatutia (a transliteration of the Taiwanese Hokkien ''Tuā-tiū-tiânn''), Daitōtei during Japanese rule, and Tataocheng (Mandarin) during the Kuomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
刀 (other)
刀 is the Kangxi radical 18. 刀 may also refer to: * Dao (sword), a category of single-edge Chinese swords primarily used for slashing and chopping *Japanese sword **Katana, a type of single-edged Japanese sword used by samurai *'' The Blade'', a 1995 Hong Kong film *A Chinese slang term for the United States dollar The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and International use of the U.S. dollar, several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introdu ... See also * 剣 (other) {{Chinese title disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Types Of Swords
This is a list of types of swords. The term :wikt:sword, sword used here is a narrow definition. This is not a general List of premodern combat weapons and does not include the machete, macuahuitl or similar "sword-like" weapons. African swords Northern African swords * Flyssa (19th century Algeria) * Kaskara (19th century Sudan) * Khopesh (Egyptian) * Mameluke sword (18th to 19th century Egyptian) * Nimcha (15th to 19th century Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) Eastern African swords * Billao (Somali) * Shotel (Eritrea and Ethiopian) Western African swords * Akrafena (Ghana and Togo) * Ida (sword), Ida (Nigeria and Benin) * Takoba (Mali and Niger) Central African swords * Ikakalaka * Ikul * Mambele * Ngulu (weapon), Ngulu Asian swords Eastern Asian swords China * Dao (Chinese sword), Dao (刀 pinyin dāo) "sabre" ** Baguazhang, Baguadao (八卦道) ** Butterfly sword (蝴蝶雙刀) ** Changdao (sword), Changdao (長刀) ** Dao (Chinese sword), Dadao (大刀) ** Liuyedao (柳 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Japanese Swords
This is the glossary of Japanese swords, including major terms the casual reader might find useful in understanding articles on Japanese swords. Within definitions, words set in boldface are defined elsewhere in the glossary. A * – thin line that runs across the temper line (hamon) to the cutting edge (ha). * – regular wavy surface grain pattern (jihada). Also known as gassan-hada after the name of a school which usually produced swords of this type. B * – an authentically shaped wooden (practice) sword (or other bladed weapon). * – temper line (''hamon'') of the blade point (kissaki). (see image) (also see ko-maru) C * – black gleaming lines of nie that appear in the ji. * – distinctly visible mokume-hada with a clearer steel than in similar but coarser patterns. * – an irregular hamon pattern resembling cloves, with a round upper part and a narrow constricted lower part. * – a straight sword primarily produced during the ancient period (jokotō). Their defini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ōdachi
An or is a type of traditionally made used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The Chinese equivalent of this type of sword in terms of weight and length is the '' miaodao'' or the earlier ''zhanmadao'', and the Western battlefield equivalent (though less similar) is the ''Zweihänder''. To qualify as an ''ōdachi'', the sword in question would have a blade length of around 3 '' shaku'' (). However, as with most terms in Japanese sword arts, there is no exact definition of the size of an ''ōdachi''. Etymology The character for means "big" or "great"; means "field". The ''dachi'' here is simply the voiced compounding version of the term , the older style of sword that predates the ''katana''. The second character in ''tachi'', , is the Chinese character for "blade" (see also ''dāo''), and is also the same character used to spell ''katana'' (刀) and the ''tō'' in ''nihontō'' (日本刀 "Japanese sword"). The word ''tachi'' itself is derived as the stem or noun fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachi
A is a type of sabre-like traditionally made Japanese sword (''nihonto'') worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. ''Tachi'' and '' uchigatana'' ("''katana''") generally differ in length, degree of curvature, and how they were worn when sheathed, the latter depending on the location of the , or signature, on the tang. The ''tachi'' style of swords preceded the development of the ''katana'', which was not mentioned by name until near the end of the twelfth century. ''Tachi'' were the mainstream Japanese swords of the Kotō period between 900 and 1596. Even after the Muromachi period (1336–1573), when ''katana'' became the mainstream, ''tachi'' were often worn by high-ranking samurai. History The production of swords in Japan is divided into specific time periods: * (ancient swords, until around 900) * (old swords, around 900–1596) * (new swords, 1596–1780) * (new new swords, 1781–1876) * (modern or contemporary swords, 1876–present) The predecessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daikatana
''Daikatana'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world. ''Daikatana'' was directed by Ion Storm co-founder John Romero, a co-developer of the influential first-person shooters ''Wolfenstein 3D'' (1992), ''Doom'' (1993), and '' Quake'' (1996). Announced in 1997 as Romero's first game after leaving id Software, it underwent a troubled development that saw a change in its engine, release date delays, and the departure of several staff members. The protracted development, combined with promotion that focused on Romero's involvement over the game itself, resulted in negative publicity for ''Daikatana'' prior to its release. Released in May 2000, ''Daikatana'' received generally negative reviews for its outdated graphics, gameplay, repetitive sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wushu (sport)
Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and ''Wudangquan''. "Wushu" is the Chinese language, Chinese term for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = combat or martial, 術 "Shu" = art), reflecting the art's goal as a compilation and standardization of various styles. To distinguish it from Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese martial arts, it is sometimes referred to as 'Modern Wushu'. Wushu is practiced both through Form (martial arts), forms, called ''taolu'', and as a full-contact combat sport, known as Sanda (sport), ''sanda''. It has a long history of Chinese martial arts and was developed in 1949 to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts, though attempts to structure the various decentralized martial arts traditions date back earlier when the Central Guoshu Institute was established at Nanjing in 1928. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Salvationist Religions
Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a founding charismatic person often informed by a divine revelation, a specific theology written in holy texts, a millenarian eschatology and a voluntary path of salvation, an embodied experience of the numinous through healing and self-cultivation, and an expansive orientation through evangelism and philanthropy. Some scholars consider these religions a single phenomenon, and others consider them the fourth great Chinese religious category alongside the well-established Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Generally these religions focus on the worship of the universal God (Shangdi) and regard their holy patriarchs as embodiments of God. Terminology and definition "Chinese salvationist religions" () is a contemporary neologism coined as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
