Podao

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The Chinese weapon known as the podao (Chinese: 朴刀) was originally an edged infantry weapon which is still used for training in many Chinese martial arts. The blade of a podao is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the weapon has a longer handle usually around one and a half to two meters (about four to six feet) which is circular in cross section. It looks somewhat similar to the guandao.

The podao is also known as the horse-cutter sword since it was used to slice the legs out from under a horse during battle. It is somewhat analogous to the Japanese nagamaki, although the latter was probably developed independently.

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