Speaking of knives, everyone must be familiar with them. In the era of cold weapons, swords and swords have always been the weapons sought after by military generals. Historically, qi Jiguang, the hero of the anti-Wu Dynasty, when resisting the attack of the "Wukou", fought back with a tit-for-tat and used our own sword to repel the "Wukou" who invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty with a samurai sword in his hand. So, do you know what kind of weapon Qi Jiguang used at that time? Is it really that powerful?
The cold weapon used by Qi Jiguang in the fight against the Wu was also known as the nemesis of the samurai sword, and it was not a problem to cut down with a special sword and cut off three samurai swords. And this kind of knife is the Miao knife. When many people hear the name, they will think that it comes from a Hmong specialty, but this is not the case. Among all the swords, the most peculiar thing about this weapon is its slender knife shape. Because it is slenderr than other knives in appearance and looks like a seedling, it is called a seedling knife.
So, what is the relationship between the Hmong Sword and the Katana, and is the Hmong Sword passed down from Japan? Of course not, the Miao Dao is a weapon that we Chinese build ourselves, but before the Qing Dynasty, it has not had a fixed title, but its identity is a solid Chinese sword. It is said that the Miao Dao was previously a special sword for the royal family, and only the Imperial Forest Army in the palace could be configured. For the earliest record of the use of the Miao knife, it is said that the Han Dynasty has begun. In some ancient tombs unearthed in the Han Dynasty, the figure of Miao Dao has appeared.
Because the body of the miao knife is slender, it is generally a five-foot system, calculated according to modern units of measurement, that is, 160 cm long. Therefore, this knife avoids the defect of the heavy knife type in the construction. Instead, it is the pursuit of lightness and sharpness. Not only can it be operated with one hand, but also with two hands. Two-handed operation does not mean that the left and right hands are thrown around at will, but it is necessary to operate together with the two-handed knife method to exert the strength of the person's waist and back together. This is a technique that belongs to our Chinese martial arts, but unfortunately, the two-handed knife method has been lost during the Song Dynasty in China.
When Qi Jiguang was resisting the Wu, at first the Ming army was shocked by the sword technique of the Japanese samurai sword. At that time, the Japanese samurai were no less proficient in sword techniques than our Martial Artists of the Ming Dynasty. In order to maximize the containment of the enemy, Qi Jiguang carefully summarized the katana sword method and improved the sword techniques of his own army. Therefore, the Miao Sword, which combines the concept of the katana and Qi Jiguang's improved tactics, can become the nemesis of the katana in the battlefield of the anti-Wu Dynasty with one enemy and three enemies.
Although, now that we have entered the era of thermal weapons, the forging process and knife method of many knives have gradually been lost. However, the history of the Qi family army holding the Miao knife against the Wokou has not been forgotten by future generations. Miao Dao has made great contributions to the protection and tranquility of our land.