Two-handed knife traditional Miao knife

Description

Historical origins
Origin and early development: Miao knife originated in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, and there were many names such as long knife, two-handed knife, single knife, etc., which has a history of more than 2,000 years. In the Han Dynasty, with the emergence of cavalry as an independent type of troops, in order to meet the needs of cavalry chopping and chopping operations, the ring-handled long knife came into being, which was the prototype of the Miao knife. During the Tang Dynasty, the development of the Miao knife reached its peak and became the weapon held by the royal forest army (Qianniuwei and Yulinwei).
Ming Dynasty Reform: In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaded the coast, and the Japanese swords they used were extremely lethal. General Qi Jiguang drew on the advantages of Japanese swords, combined with traditional Chinese long knife techniques, improved into a more powerful Miao knife in the battle of the Imperial Sword, and created the “Xinyou Knife Method”, which was used to train soldiers and pacify the coastal wars of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. At the same time, Xindu Cheng Chongdou learned this knife technique from Liu Yunfeng, a master of Zhejiang, and compiled the “Single Knife Method Selection” in the first year of the Apocalypse, which played a role in promoting the spread and development of Miao Dao.
Naming of the Republic of China: During the Republic of China, Liu Yuchun, a martial artist in Cangzhou, collectively referred to knives with a length of 120-160 cm and a blade shaped like a seedling as Miao Dao, a name that was officially recognized by Cao Kun of the Beiyang government. Guo Changsheng, a senior disciple of Liu Yuchun, kneaded the advanced method in the 24 styles of the arm in the Miao knife, and created the two-way Miao knife, which made the Miao knife more distinctive and has been passed down to this day.
Shape and structure
Dimensions: The standard Miao knife is 5 feet long, the blade is 3 feet 8 inches, the handle is 1 foot 2 inches, and the knife width is 1 inch 2 minutes. However, there are also other sizes, such as Miao knives with a total length of about 120cm and a knife length of about 90cm, which are mostly used in special situations, such as when using a crossbow knife.
Component composition: It is mainly divided into three parts: the handle, the handguard and the blade. The blade can be divided into three parts: the tip, the front edge and the back edge, the spine is relatively thick, which is conducive to blocking the opponent’s instruments, and the tip of the knife tends to be straight, which is conducive to stabbing. The handguard (cutterhead) is round or oval in shape. Technique style: Miao knife knife method to hold the knife with both hands, each move is simple, rigorous, the action is fierce and strong, urging the knife with the body, the knife turns with the body, every advance must follow, every time with the follow, advance and retreat in a chain, such as a broken bamboo. It is good at continuous attack, attacking and defending, defense is to attack better, and the technique is varied and elusive.
Basic knife techniques: including chopping knives, flirting knives, bayonets, chopping knives, etc. The capillary is a hard chop from the upper right to the lower left, using the waist twist to drive the force; The knife starts from the lower left side of the body, and the blade is raised upwards along the left side, which can be used to attack the opponent’s lower plate or be used for defense; The bayonet is like holding a spear and stabbing forward, paying attention to fastness, accuracy, and ruthlessness, attacking the opponent’s abdomen, chest and other vital parts; The power of the slash is more horizontal, slashing from one side of the body to the other, and can attack the opponent’s waist, arms, and other parts.
The difference between the first and second road Miao knives: the first and second Miao knives are multi-system basic knife postures, the potential method is thick and vigorous, big chopping and slashing, one move and one potential, mainly showing the basic actual combat usage; The two-way Miao knife is Guo Changsheng on the basis of one road, blended into the twenty-four types of through the arm in the rapid twisting and chain footwork, in addition to the big chopping and slashing, but also left and right tossing, fast and changeable, offensive and defensive combo is strong.