Woldo (Korean Crescent Sword)

Polearm / Slashing weapon

Quick Facts

Martial Arts

Kendo Kumdo

OriginKorea (Joseon Dynasty) (16th-18th Century (Muyedobotongji))

Wield TypeDouble-handed

MaterialForged steel crescent blade with brass trimmings on wooden shaft

Length180 - 220 cm cm

Weight2.5 - 4.0 kg kg

History

Traditional Korean heavy polearm detailed in the Muyedobotongji manual. Derived from the Chinese Guan Dao, it was engineered to cleave cavalry formations and shields.

About

The wide curved blade and fluid circular rotations generate immense kinetic cleaving force from horseback or foot.