Gripping the Guandao

In this video, I discuss a unique polearm grip that is often used for Guandao. I had a nasty cold/cough when I filmed this, so that’s why my voice was off and I had to edit out a lot of coughs. It might have been covid… Secretly Transmitted Methods of the Guandao is my series for discussing all things Guandao. The Guandao is a weapon that has been used in Chinese martial arts for several centuries. It is a pole weapon with a large crescent blade at one end and a spike at the other end. I examine the Guandao from the perspectives of traditional and historical martial arts, history, performance, and religion. References/links: Here’s Matt Easton’s (Schola Gladiatoria) video on the European Poleaxe:    • Medieval Weapons: The Pollaxe (AKA Poleaxe)   He talks about leading with the butt end at around 15:50. Cheng Zi Yi 程子頤. Wubei yaolüe 武備要畧. 1632. Available at Wikimedia commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... The Guandao form is from juan 8.14-21. Zheng Dayu 鄭大郁. Jing guo xiong lüe 經國雄略 (Ambitious Strategies of Statecraft). Longwu tanyang wang jiejue guan she, 1645. Available from the Curiosity Collections of Harvard Library: https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/chi... The physical specs of guandao are on seq. 1725 (p.5.7a of 武備攷); the guandao form is on seq. 1684 – 1691 (p.4.1-8 of 武備攷) This text is also available from Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2012402644/ (Guandao is starting Image 1 of Volume 43 https://www.loc.gov/resource/lcnclscd... )