Pa Kua Broadsword

[Yojimbo]

Has anyone ever used a pa kua broadsword? this has to be the coolest broadsword ive ever seen.

[khafra]

Pa Kua weapons are known for being very heavy--I'm sure I'd lose anatomical components I'd miss later if I tried using that.

But yes, it does look cool.

[Yojimbo]

the website says the sword is only 17.5"blade-25"overall thats pretty small for a sword, it doesnt say anything about weight my normal broadsword is 31" i think and it doesnt weigh that much. so the pa kua broadsword cant weigh much morefor its size.

[Stolenbjorn]

-depends on how thick it is and how well it is balanced. Balance of a blade have just as much to say as weight, as I'm sure you know since you allready own another sword

[Cudgel]

that looks like a nasty brush cutter. Much nicer than my machete.

The blade could be thicker than other swords and have a much more forward place CoB so taht it feels heavier. But that would make it easier to use as cleaver if it is as short as it seems.

[shunyadragon]

I don't think broad sword is a good word to use for this sword. A better word is the Dao. A single edged Chinese sword like a sabre.

The Da dao is a pike weapon with a heavy sabre blade.

[Zhong Kuei]

Sorry bussy, but that isn't a Bagua dao. I've seen blades like that before, they are just nasty looking tourists traps, as it were. a Bagua dao is basically a regular dao except for the fact tha it is much longer and two handed. Usually they have an extra 20" over a normal dao. Big n' meaty, just the way I like it.

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Sorry to change the topic, but i tought Bau Gua was a MA designed to defend against multiple attackers? How are you going to do that with a sword that big?

[Zhong Kuei]

Weeell, not really, Bagua is more spirtual and internal than most arts, haveing close ties with Qigong. Technically all arts aim to take on more than one person at a time, otherwise in real situations, the exponent in point would either have to make all his opponents line up single file, or get cheesed (Its like getting creamed but takes longer.).

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Well, i ask because I have a book on it that says it was specifically developed to be used against multiple apponents. Apparently many of the tech involve circling to the back of the oppontent?

[Zhong Kuei]

That staement is slightly redundant, although it could be stated, because about 85% of movements in Bagua involve circles