Hyeopdo

Hyeopdo
Hangul
협도
Hanja
Revised Romanizationhyeopdo
McCune–Reischauerhyŏpto
IPA[çʌp.t͈o]

The hyeopdo was a polearm used in Korea. It was also called micheomdo (Korean미첨도), which could be translated as "eyebrow sword" because the curved blade resembled an eyebrow.[1] The first written reference to a hyeopdo is in a Korean martial arts manual from the 17th century called the Muyeyebobeon Yeoksokjip (무예예보번역속집).

  1. ^ Ehwa University Press 2008, Sippalgi: Traditional Korean Martial Arts, Dr. B.K. Choi