| Chinese Butterfly Swords were primarily used in | | | | inflict non lethal blows to their opponent. The |
| Southern China, although you'll see them used in | | | | other reason is to block other objects without |
| Northern China occasionally. To give you an idea | | | | damaging the blade. Typically the blade is 11 1/2 |
| of the blade length of this weapon, they are | | | | Inches in Length and the Handle is 5 Inches in |
| about the length of a forearm. This makes it easy | | | | Length. Another common name for Chinese |
| for someone to hide these weapons inside their | | | | Butterfly Swords is Butterfly Knives. This is used |
| sleeves or boots. Also during close quarter | | | | mostly in the English translation. It is |
| combat it makes it easy to when rotating and | | | | understandable that this term would be easily |
| spinning these. These weapons most often come | | | | confused with the Butterfly Knive, which is a |
| in pairs of two. | | | | single knife that is only about 4 inches long. |
| Chinese Butterfly Swords have a small crossguard | | | | The term Dao in Chinese is a very general term |
| attached to them. The reason for this is that | | | | that is used to describe any blade that is used for |
| they tend to protect the hands of the owner. | | | | the purpose of slashing, no matter what length |
| These crossguards are also great at blocking an | | | | the Sword Blade is. Chinese Butterfly Swords are |
| opponents weapon and can be used as hooks. | | | | presently being used in a variety of Martial Arts, |
| The blades on these weapons are usually very | | | | not only in China but all over the world. However |
| short, heavy and thick and are great for slicing. | | | | in China, some of the main styles consider this |
| What most people don't know unless they own | | | | weapon as their base weapon over all other |
| one is that usually only 1/2 of the blade is | | | | weapons. A Wing Chun practitioner will use the |
| sharpened, which is the upper half that extends | | | | same movements as they wield with the |
| out to the tip of the blade. | | | | Butterfly Sword to just about any other two |
| The reason the bottom half of these blades aren't | | | | handed weapon that they come in contact with. |
| sharp, is to allow the user of these swords to | | | | |