Woldo

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Woldo
Korean name
Hangul	월도
Hanja	月刀
Revised Romanization	Woldo
McCune–Reischauer	Wŏlto

The woldo (literally “moon blade”), was a Korean polearm that closely resembled the Chinese guandao (also known as yanyuedao), though proportionally smaller. It was so named because of its curved blade. Its use and its methods were described in the Muyedobotongji (“Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts”), which was published in 1795.