There are Quando, and then there are Quando

 

Erinie Rothrock used to describe training with the Quando,

 at his instructors school in NYC.

The Quando is an old large Chinese bladed weapon,

a large blade on the end of a long pole.

This Quando was so heavy it took two people to lift it out of the rack.

to work with it.

Then he did the form, constantly moving it in circles,

The falling weight balancing the rising weight,

He had to keep the Quando in constant  motion throughout the form.

Then when finished it took two people to place it back in its place on the rack.

This weapon is a light competition Quando, but the form works the same way.