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The woldo was typically used by the medieval Sillan warrior class, the hwarang.Wielding the woldo, because it was heavier than other long-reaching weapons, took time, but, in the hands of a practised user, the woldo was a fearsome, agile weapon famous for enabling a single soldier to cut down ranks of infantrymen.
The blade is mounted atop a 1.5 to 1.8 m (4 ft 11 in to 5 ft 11 in) long wooden or metal pole and a pointed metal counterweight used to balance the heavy blade and for striking on the opposite end. On modern versions, a red sash or tassel is attached at the joint of the pole and blade.
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Woldo 월도 月刀(moon-blade): a polearm with a curving blade paralleling the Chinese guandao. Hyeopdo 협도 (spear-blade): a polearm paralleling the Japanese naginata or nagamaki. Ssang geom 쌍검 雙劍 (twin-swords): fighting with two identical swords; twin-swords were made to be carried in a single sheath.
Bisento (Méi jiāndāo; 眉尖刀) from the Wǔjīng Zǒngyào (武經總要) A bisentō (眉尖刀, 'brow blade') [1] is a polearm used in feudal Japan. The bisentō has various descriptions, "a double-edged long sword with a thick truncated blade", [2] "a spear-like weapon with a blade at the end that resembles a scimitar", [3] "a polearm resembling a glaive, with a long, heavy haft and a ...
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The Indo-Persians innovated a wide range of staff weapons e.g. iron maces, long-handled battle axes, and long shafts with pointed spearheads at the point e.g. the spear-like saintie. [1] Staff weapons may have evolved from agricultural implements or from simple clubs. They could be as effective as swords in face-to-face combat.
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