 Leung Cheuk Hei wielding a nandao | |
| Also known as | Southern Broadsword Southern Sabre |
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| Focus | Weapon striking, kicking, jumping |
| Country of origin |  China |
| Date of formation | 1992 |
| Creator | Chinese Wushu Association |
| Parenthood | Daoshu, Nanquan, other Southern Chinese Martial Arts |
| Related arts | Nanquan, Nangun |
| Olympic sport | Wushu Taolu |
| Nandao | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 南刀 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | southern broadsword | ||||||||||||
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A Nandao (Chinese: 南刀; pinyin: Nán dāo) is a kind of dao, or single-edged sword, that is used in contemporary wushu taolu.[1] Ratified for use by the International Wushu Federation in 1992, it has gained widespread popularity worldwide and has become one of the main events at wushu competitions.
- ^ "Nandao". Cultural China. cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.