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	Dao (sword) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In China, the dao is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the spear, staff, and the sword, and referred to as "The Courage of All Soldiers".
		Dao is actually a generic word used to denote any member of a family of single-edged, broad-bladed cutting or slicing tools, but in common, everyday usage means knife.
		Dao also appears in the names of such polearms as the pudao and guan dao, indicating the knifelike nature of their blades.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dao_(sword) (1603 words)

	Kwan dao - China-related Topics KU-KZ - China-Related Topics
		It is an ornate version of a plainer Chinese weapon known as a long handled Dao (sword)sabre or horsecutter and consists of a heavy blade mounted atop a 5-6 foot long wooden pole with a pointed metal counter weight used to balance the heavy blade and for striking on the opposite end.
		According to legend, the guan dao (or Guan YuGuan's big knife/sword) is said to have been invented by the famous general Guan Yu during the early 3rd century AD.
		While in popular myth it is said that general Guan's original Yanyue Dao weighed between 100 and 200 lb (45 and 90 kg), the modern Guan Dao which has been adopted by martial artists today usually weighs between 5 and 20 lb (2 and 10 kg).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Kwan_dao (626 words)

	Guan dao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Qing Dynasty some extraordinarily heavy versions of guan dao were made for use in military examinations: a candidate had to be able to wield a weapon weighing 80, 100, or 120 jin in order to pass.
		The guan dao is used quite frequently in the part of contemporary Wushu that is deemed to have derived from "Shaolin" form of martial arts in modern times and in popular fictional depictions.
		Tassles and cloths are attached to numerous weapons such as jian, dao, and guan dao used in Chinese opera, one of the sources of movements found in contemporary wushu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guan_dao (1028 words)

	Newsletter of the Chinese Internal Arts Association
		Guan Dao or Da Dao is a popular name for the Spring and Autumn Leaf Broadsword.
		Guan Dao is not a particularly elegant weapon and doesn't seem all that practical (unless you are seven and a half feet in height as General Guan was reputed to be!) - but the benefit of practising with such a weapon is not its value for self-defence but to train whole-body use.
		Moving the Guan Dao round is done by turning the body; pulling it is done by sinking and shifting of your body weight - in other words by exactly the same principles as in other forms.
	www.golem.demon.co.uk /issue_34.html (999 words)

	The Dao Is Open website is devoted to the cultivation of Dao (Tao) and De (Te), as exemplified in the works of Laozi ...
		The Dao Is Open website is devoted to the cultivation of Dao (Tao) and De (Te), as exemplified in the works of Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu).
		Daos can guide, but they are not enduring Daos/guides.
		This means, that if there is something called "The Dao" - some primordial cosmic process - it's existence must involve change if it is to be understood as an enduring process that existed before the Heavens and Earth and still exists in the present.
	www.daoisopen.com /BPChapter1.html (1061 words)

	Taiwan Yearbook 2004
		Yi Guan Dao is a modern, syncretic faith, and the third most popular religion in Taiwan.
		Indeed, Yi Guan Dao teachings incorporate a tradition of secrecy inherited from various clandestine religious sects that thrived during chaotic periods in the nation's history.
		By increasing the number of Yi Guan Dao temples, the faithful believe they are bringing the Buddhist "Western Paradise" to earth and creating a world of brotherhood and universal love as envisioned by Confucian teachings.
	ecommerce.taipeitimes.com /yearbook2004/P351.htm (5760 words)

	History of Sword: Dao : Martial Arts Weapon
		This is commonly called the guan dao or Kwan dao (Cantonese), after its eponymous creator, the historic literary figure, Guan Yu, of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who later became popularly venerated as the Taoist god of war.
		Dao were popular with central Asian cavalry, especially that of the Mongols and Manchu.
		The Chinese spear and dao were commonly issued to infantry due to the expense of and relatively greater amount of training required for the effective use of Chinese straight sword, or jian.
	www.martialweb.com /weaponDtl.aspx?id=42 (385 words)

	Celebrating 93rd Double Tenth National Day - Republic of China(Taiwan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The term Yi Guan Dao -®6 can be roughly translated as the "Religion of One Unity." The name belies Yi Guan Dao's nature as a religious doctrine that draws upon both traditional teachings and each of the world's major religions.
		Indeed, Yi Guan Dao teachings incorporate a tradition of secrecy inherited from the various clandestine religious sects that thrived during the chaotic periods in history.
		Jhai Jiao adherents worship Buddha and the goddess Guan Yin.
	www.bruneidirect.com /New_bizcentre/BR/new_clients/taiwan/religion.html (6799 words)

	Romance of Three Kingdoms - Luo Guanzhong - Chapter 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As Guan Yu remained standing there, the host asked him to be seated, but he would not sit while the women were present and remained standing in a respectful attitude till the old man's wife had returned and ushered the ladies into the inner apartments.
		Guan Yu was fatigued from the trials of the journey, and as soon as the evening meal was over, he bade the ladies retire to rest while he sat down in the main room, quite alone, for he bade all to get repose while they could.
		Guan Yu was greatly surprised, but he quickly buckled up his armor, got his steed ready, roused the two ladies, and put them into their carriage.
	threekingdoms.com /chapter.php?c=27 (10687 words)

	Kwan Dao
		Shrouded by its elegance of design and graceful sweeping curves the Kwan Dao (quandao), also known as the Green-Dragon or the Crescent-Moon broadsword, is a deceptively ominous force.
		The Kwan Dao is named for its originator, the legendary hero General Kwan Yu.
		His creation, the Kwan Dao, is named after the General who, additionally, was the greatest master of the weapon.
	www.quandoman.com /kwandao.htm (1278 words)

	A Brief Introduction to Taiwan
		For example, the Taiwan folk deity Ma Zu 媽祖, Goddess of the Sea, and the Buddhist deity Guan Yin 觀音, Goddess of Mercy, are often worshiped in the same temple.
		A syncretistic religion founded in the 17th century, Yi Guan Dao seeks to identify the common principles underlying Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism.
		As of June 2001, there were 3,218 Yi Guan Dao temples, 2,326 temple priests, and roughly 887,000 Yi Guan Dao believers in the Taiwan area.
	www.gio.gov.tw /taiwan-website/5-gp/brief/info04_19.html (1253 words)

	Sheng Ren Dao Guan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An Overview of the Sheng Ren Dao Guan Curriculum
		The other main style of focus in the Sheng Ren Dao Guan is the Huo Style of Bajiquan (a.k.a.
		The Sheng Ren Dao Guan utilizes both principles of ancient Kung Fu and modern Close Quarters Combatives, and focuses its instruction in kung fu as a combat science.
	www.gongfu.homestead.com /srdg.html (1223 words)

	Amnesty International China appeal leaflets
		The Yi Guan Dao society was formed in northern China in the 19th century.
		More members of the Yi Guan Dao were arrested in the northern provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, and in the southern province of Yunnan during the 1980s.
		Luo Baisui was accused of asking his brother to visit an imprisoned Yi Guan Dao leader to seek his advice on how to restore the society and of speaking at a meeting.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/intcam/china/china96/yang.htm (871 words)

	Amnesty International: People's Republic of China:
		* In the case of Luo Guan, stress that the execution of a prisoner for a crime allegedly committed when she was under 18 years-old, is in violation of Article 37 (a) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which China has ratified.
		The Yi Guan Dao was formed in northern China in the 19th century.
		In September1983 she was sentenced to death in Kunming, Yunnan province, on charges of organising a counter-revolutionary group for her role in the Yi Guan Dao.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/intcam/china/china96/wom8.htm (2979 words)

	Malaysia & Singapore Trip 2004
		Kung Fu Shifu taught me the Hong Quan Guan Dao routine that includes movements such as Guan Gong stroking his beard and riding his horse.
		The first few days of training were hell as the heat just drained the energy from me as soon as I started training, but after a week, I was fine and had no problems as I had also managed to overcome the sore arms and shoulders gained from training with the Guan Dao.
		The first time I saw the Guan Dao routine performed my heart sank a little as I realised how long the routine was and I was not very confident with spinning the guan dao round my neck.
	yi_dao.tripod.com /id90.html (3561 words)

	Items
		Another term called "Guan dao" was evolved later for this unique type of weapon which Guan Yu has fallen many enemy generals with.
		This weapon was later passed on to Guan Yu's son Guan Xing who slain the Wu general Pan Zhang with this weapon during Liu Bei's punitive expedition against East Wu.
		The horse was later given to Guan Yu by Cao Cao as he try ways to win Guan Yu over to his side.
	www.3kingdoms.net /items.htm (890 words)

	Origin of the surname Guan, Kwan, Kuan, Kwuan, Quan
		Although the word Guan as in train is different from Guan as in shut, the two words have the same pronunciation, and the latter was used in place of the former.
		2) During the Chun Qiu Dynasty, an official of the Zhou Kingdom known as Yin Xi was the governor of Han Gu Guan.
		Allegedly, the famous philosopher Lao Zi, wrote the Dao De Jing for Yin Xi on his journey to the west.
	www.yutopian.com /names/20/20Guan314.html (432 words)

	Ko Mu Do Kwan (Ko's Martial Arts Institute)
		Ko Mu Do Kwan or Gao Wu Dao Guan is not a new martial art system, but an institution that adheres to traditional martial training methods and philosophies.
		This "Kwan" or "Guan" is patterned after the famous Jing Wu (Chin Woo) Athletic Association and its vast Gymnasium in Shanghai, China established in 1919.
		Further, the founder believes that every student must be taught to cultivate him or herself and not become dependent upon the master or teacher.
	www.komudokwan.com /front.html (701 words)

	Artykuł: Guan Dao - Historia i Techniki. - Shaman Center - Polskie centrum Shaman King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Halabarda Guan Dao jest to broń długa stosowana w systemie Chen Taijiquan.
		Używał Jej niegdyś, legendarny już, chiński generał Guan In (Guan Gung).
		Spoko arcik, a Guan Dao jest poręczny w I serii, bo się zwija.
	shamancenter.byethost14.com /readarticle.php?article_id=618 (1089 words)

	Military Armor-garb And Weaponry Of The Ming Dynasty - History Forum
		The pei dao had evolved from the ancient Chinese dao, which could refer to any number of swords (or even domestic knives) in the style of a single-edged blade meant for slashing and chopping.
		These swords of course, can be adapted to the Chinse weapon known as the guan dao, or pole-sword and polearm in English, as examplified here...
		Other names for the guan dao sword are the formal Chinese title of yanyue dao (meaning Reclining Moon Blade in Chinese), or it's Japanese version, the naginata.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=7369 (4854 words)

	Windows on Asia
		In fact, it is common to see Buddhist deities (especially Guan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy) enshrined in Daoist temples, and Daoist gods (especially Mazu, the goddess of fishermen) are often found in Buddhist temples.
		As is common in other Buddhist countries, Buddhist monks and priest are often called upon to conduct funeral ceremonies, even for non-Buddhists, and many of the temples have mortuary rooms in which the ashes and spirit plaques of deceased persons are kept.
		The most common of these are Yi Guan Dao with almost a million adherents, the Lord of the Universe Church, Tian de Jiao, Li-ism and Syuan Yuan Jiao, each with between 150,000 and 260,000 members.
	www.isp.msu.edu /asianStudies/wbwoa/eastasia/Taiwan/religion.html (1383 words)

	Zhi Dao Guan - The Taoist Center
		The Clinic for Traditional Chinese Medicine is located at Zhi Dao Guan.
		Zhi Dao Guan will be the featured performance at the State Building 1515 Clay Street in Oakland CA on Thursday - August 21st, from 5-6 PM.
		Professor Wang brought a new dimension to classes at Zhi Dao Guan with the all-new taiji spear classes and Chen-style taiji classes.
	www.thetaoistcenter.com /news.html (2671 words)

	Zhi Dao Guan - Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Directions to Zhi Dao Guan - The Taoist Center
		Public Transport: The closest BART station is Macarthur.
		From the South - 80 north or 580 toward Oakland - from 80 exit on High Street (right off the ramp) to MacArthur and turn left.
	www.thetaoistcenter.com /directions.html (189 words)

	Distant Horizon
		Also known as Wu Dip Dao and Hu Deh Dao, and is a Southern Chinese weapon.
		The top of the knife/sword hilt is turned up so that the fighter can flip the knife around their thumb.
		The Kwan/Guan Dao is a large, heavy weapon named after its creator, General Kwan/Guan Yu.
	www.musogato.com /avatar/weapons.php?pirates (302 words)

	Guan dao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Chinese it is properly called a Yanyue dao (偃月刀) which translates as reclining moon blade).
		According to contemporary Wushu practice, its purpose is more to disarm an opponent and deflect his strikes rather than to attack.
		This article or section does not cite its references or sources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guan_Dao (1028 words)

	WEAPONS TRAINING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In China, scholarly gentlemen tended to carry the "Jian" (saber) whereas soldiers tended to carry the "Dan Dao" (single broadsword).
		The staff (Gun), spear (Qiang), and Guan Dao for example, develop the waist and stances (and legs) particularly well.
		A shovel may be used similar to a Guan Dao, a pair of scissors like a dagger, etc. Some classical weapons wee originally tools that were recruited, by necessity, as weapons (monks spade, "Liang Jie Gun" (two section staff), etc.).
	www.leebachman.com /weapons_training.htm (826 words)

	Zhong Guo hai guan [China customs] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		TITLE PINYIN-mono: Qian Guan Lin shu zhang zai Ren Min Hai Guan cheng li 45 zhou nian qing zhu da hui shang de jiang hua.
		TITLE PINYIN-mono: Lue lun xian dai hai guan zhi du jian she zhong de si xiang zheng zhi gong zuo.
		TITLE PINYIN-mono: Qing Dao hai guan dui jin chu kou huo wu shi xing yu shen jia zhi du.
	www.anu.edu.au /Asia/Chin/txt/ZGHG/1994/ZGHG-12-94.htm (998 words)

	Zhi Dao Guan
		Zhi Dao Guan, founded by Dr. Alex Feng, is the first major Taoist Center in the Bay Area.
		A unique place to cultivate spiritual and physical well-being, Zhi Dao Guan is translated as “the view of the ultimate path”.
		Feng studied traditional Chinese medicine with masters in China and Japan, and also has a doctorate from Samra University in Los Angeles.
	www.healthcare-natural.com /hcn-alexfeng/home.htm (152 words)

	visualazn forums -> Shunza, S.h.e And Jolin Tsai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		nan dao shi ta yong li xiang yong li xiang mei you hui da bai fen bai lian ai hui shi li xiang
		an jing xiao xiang yi jia ka fei guan
		guan yu ai qing guo qu mei you yi xiang de jie ju
	www.visualazn.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=7718 (6112 words)

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