Dao Proficiency

The ability to possess mastery and superhuman ability in wielding dao. Variation of Enhanced Swordsmanship and Sabre Proficiency.
==Also Called==
*Dao Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Skill/Specialism/Talent
==Capabilities==
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of wielding dao, single-edged Chinese swords that are primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved and come in various shapes.
==Applications==
*Attack Movement Manipulation
*Bisection
*Cutting
**Multi Slash
**Speed Cutting
*Decapitation
*Defense Bypassing
*Deflection
**Parrying Mastery
*Dual Wielding
**Dual Sword Proficiency
*Enhanced Precision
**Precise Strike
*Impale
*Physical Attack Reversal
**Countering Mastery
*Pressure Strike
**Sword-Pressure Emission
*Quick-Draw Mastery
*Severing
*Slash Effect/Projection
**Air Cutting
**Cutting Wave
**Sword Beam Emission
==Variations==
*Dual Dao Proficiency 
==Levels==
*Dao Proficiency
*Supernatural Dao Proficiency
*Absolute Dao Proficiency
==Associations==
*Broken Weapon Proficiency
*Enhanced Swordsmanship
==Limitations==
*Outmatched by swordsmen of superhuman caliber.
*A user may be heavily reliant on sword-based combat and can be vulnerable if their swords are destroyed or taken away.
*May be limited to close-range combat, which can have difficulty against opponents that can fight at a distance.
*May require a degree of training or exposure.
*May take time to achieve mastery.
==Known Users==
See Also: Implausible Fencing Powers and Master Swordsman
*Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
*Jin Sohan (A Dance of Swords in the Night)
*Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)
* Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
*Ling Yao (Fullmetal Alchemist)
*Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuga (Kamen Rider Ryuki); via his Sword Vent Advent Card
*Mirror World Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuga (Kamen Rider Ryuki); via his Sword Vent Advent Card
*Various Characters (Kingdom)
*Mister X (Marvel Comics)
*Numerous characters (Nano Machine)
**Blade God 
**Bu Chu-Ryong
**Cheon Yeo Woon
**Cheon Yuchan
**Huan Yi 
**Seob Mang
*Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)
*Shaolin Monks (Samurai Jack)
*Mantis (Shadow Fight)
*Phang (Shadow Fight)
*Ronin (Shadow Fight)
*Shadow (Shadow Fight)
*Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight)
*Tarlan (Shadow Fight)
*Liu Zhigang (Solo Leveling)
*Tiger Claw (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series)
==Gallery==
Zuko Fire Weaponry.gif|Zuko (Avatar: Last Airbender)
Damian Wayne's Swordsmanship.jpg|Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)
KRRy-Ryuki (With Dragsaber).png|Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki (Kamen Rider Ryuki) wielding his Dragsaber.
KRRy-Ryuga (With Dragsaber).png|Mirror World Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuga (Kamen Rider Ryuki) wielding his Dragsaber.
Yo Tan Wa, The King of Death Kingdom.jpg|The greatest swordswomen of the western mountains, Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom) is an incredible dual-wielding master, being the best in the entire realm of the Mountain Tribes...
Yo Tan Wa, King of Death's Blades Kingdom.png|..., delivering instant and quick deaths to anyone who challenges her with a simple wave of her blades while living up to her title as the King of Death…
Child Yo Tan Wa vs. Child Ba Jio Kingdom.jpg|...easily defeat some of the most elite and skilled swordsmen in the Mountain Realms like her right-hand man and comrade, Bajio as children...
Yo Tan Wa's Work out time Kingdom.png|...and Shunmen, the self-proclaimed sword master of the Bird Tribe,...
Yo Tan Wa, King of Death's Blades 1 Kingdom.png|...decimating entire battalions of mounted soldiers like a speeding bullet while getting serious.
Ba Jio's Dual Wielding Kingdom.jpg|Known as the Blade of the Mountain King, Bajio (Kingdom) is an extremely powerful and skilled dual-wielding swordsman as he is one of the best in the Mountain Realms...
Ba Jio's Dual Wield melee Kingdom.png|...emphasizing his stoic, quiet nature along with his monstrous strength as a berserker, his style of swordplay embodies him perfectly as he performs swift and casual slashes while destroying his opponents with sheer brutality.
Shuumen's Beheading Strike Kingdom.jpg|The self-proclaimed "greatest swordsman" of the Bird Fang Tribe, Shuumen (Kingdom) is a swift swordsman, being one of the fastest attackers in the Mountain Realms.
Rin Ko, Flying Spear of Renpa's Four Heavenly Kings.PNG|With monstrous skill in swordplay, Rin Ko (Kingdom) was the resident master swordsman amongst Ren Pa's Four Heavenly Kings...
Rin Ko Cuts Through the Ou Ki Army Kingdom.jpg|...easily slaughtering elite infantry soldiers of Ou Ki Army while breaking through their defenses...
Rin Ko Wounds General Ou Ki Kingdom.jpg|...and managed to land a blow on the Ou Ki, Monstrous Bird himself back during his days as a general for the state of Zhao...
Rin Ko's One-Man Slaughter Kingdom.jpg|...still retaining his finesse and proficiency as he completely decimated the mounted soldiers of the Mou Gou Army...
Rin Ko's Monstrous Decapitations Kingdom.jpg|...and their commanders with his return to the battlefield...
Rin Ko vs Ou Hon Kingdom.png|...brushing aside the elite soldiers of the Gyoku Hou Unit while in the midst of overwhelming their captain, Ou Hon with quick-witted slashes...
Rin Ko's counter Kingdom.png|...counterattacked both Shin and Ou Hon's attack while dodging their combo flanking...
Rin Ko's Strike Kingdom.png|...crippled Shin's arm with monstrous precision...
Rin Ko's Handicapability Kingdom.png|...and even after the loss of his fingers, he was still a deadly master in wielding only one of his swords...
Rin Ko's Heavy Strike Kingdom.jpg|...delivering powerful strikes behind each one of his attacks.
Kou Yoku of the Thunder Kingdom.jpg|One of the most talented swordsmen in the Warring States Era as he’s always ready to strike down his opponents like Thunder, Kou Yoku (Kingdom) is a master swordsman specializing in heavily offense-oriented combat...
Kou Yoku's Thunder Strike Kingdom.jpg|...frequently using his powerful strength behind each one of his strikes...
Kou Yoku's Block Kingdom.jpg|...also possessing sharply honed reflexes as he was able to block Shin's Hi Jump Slash, which was reinforced by jumping off a cliff, with his back turned in a split second...
Kou Yoku's Bakuya Sword Kingdom.png|...and with extreme proficiency, he wields the legendary Bakuya Sword, one of the five treasured swords of Chinese History, which is said to be a demonic sword...
Kou Yoku's Bakyuu Strike Kingdom.jpg|...cutting cuts through armored soldiers like paper...
Kou Yoku's Raw Power and Prowess Kingdom.jpg|...while also managing to stop Tou's famous Faru Faru sword strike while forcing the veteran to not only block his respective strike but use both of his hands to do it...
Kou Yoku vs Tou Kingdom.png|...and single-handedly fought against the Great General level veteran's Rasen, an extremely advanced form of swordsmanship, while enraged.
Na Ki Kingdom.jpg|Honed from his days as a bandit leader and outlaw, Na Ki (Kingdom) was a master swordsman with expert ability in swordplay and surprise attacks, being one of the best amongst the Kan Ki Army and Hi Shin Unit's commanders.
Shi Ryou's Dual Wield Swordsmanship Kingdom.png|Shi Ryou (Kingdom) is the best swordswoman amongst the Ou Sen Army’s commander as she wields her twin dao blades with immense physical strength and whispering speed, blitzing entire battalions of the elite Ri Boku Army’s soldiers as she breaks through their harden formations with astonishing speed...
Shi Ryou's Strength Kingdom.png|...overwhelmed Earl Kou, a veteran of numerous battles and one of the largest men of Ri Boku’s vassals, with each one of her strikes.
Fuu On vs Riku Sen Kingdom.jpg|Fuuon (Kingdom) is an incredibly skilled master swordsman, being one of the strongest swordsmen in Seika and the Shi Ba Shou Army...
Kyou Rei vs Fuu On Kingdom.jpg|...having held his own against Kyou Rei, the Shiyuu and second strongest swordswoman of the Hi Shin Unit, as he managed to lend a wound on her during their duel. 
Fu Tei Kingdom.png|Fu Tei (Kingdom) wields his twin dao with considerable flashy and exceptionally speed as always baiting his opponents...
Fu Tei's Swordsmanship Kingdom.jpg|..., dispatching the Hi Shin Unit's 100-Man commanders Ryuu Sen and Den Yuu within seconds during the Battle of Sai...
Fu Tei vs. Shin Kingdom.png|...and demonstrated his quick-witted reflexes and precision as he targeted Shin's exposed areas during their duel.
Goba's Swords Kingdom.jpg|Goba (Kingdom)
Mr. X Marvel Comics.jpg|Mister X (Marvel Comics)
Cheon Yeo Woon Nano Machine.jpg|While already an incredible master of multiple sword techniques, Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine) is also the greatest blade master of the Heavenly Demonic Cult having been trained by Seob Maeng and developing his own abilities...
Cheon Yoe Woon's Blade God Ultimate Technique.jpg|...with his incredible talent and access to nano tech, he was able to master the Blade God's powerful blade martial arts as he shredded Mu Jin, the cult's number one martial master's in public, to pieces.
Hwan Eui Nano Machine.jpg|Hwan Eui (Nano Machine)
Seob Maeng Nano Machine.jpg|Seob Maeng (Nano Machine) is the one of the top blade masters in the Heavenly Demonic Cult with his mastery of his family's...
Seob Maeng's Butterfly Dance Strikes Nano Machine.jpg|...Butterfly Blade Dance, a quick and swift blade martial art that looks like a butterfly flying in from multiple directions with lightweight but devastating strikes.
Cheon Yuchan's Blade Qi Nano Machine.png|While young and flippant, Cheon Yuchan (Nano Machine) was a first-rate master and expert of his clan's Demonic Phantom Blade, having developed his blade qi around the techniques.
Shaolin Monk destroys stone golems with a Dao.gif|Shaolin Monks (Samurai Jack)
Man chinese sabre.png|Mantis (Shadow Fight)
Avatars-man phang.png|Phang (Shadow Fight)
Man dadao janissary.png|Ronin (Shadow Fight) wields an oversized dao in combat.
OrientalSabersSuperSlash.gif|Shadow (Shadow Fights) using a pair of Oriental Sabers...
RoninDadaoSuperSlash.gif|...and Ronin's Dadao.
Man Tarlan.png|Tarlan (Shadow Fight)
Shampoo 珊璞 Shampu Nikholo Ranma.gif|Shampoo (Ranma 1/2) is a skilled Swordswoman.
Liu Zhigang Dual Dao.jpeg|Liu Zhigang (Solo Leveling)
Tiger Claw's Dao Sword.gif|Tiger Claw (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series)
==Videos==
👑MC신비의 고스트 오디션👑- -14 - 귀도현ㅣ매주 목요일 저녁 8시 투니버스ㅣ신비아파트 고스트볼 ZERO- 두 번째 이야기-2
===Music===
Kingdom Season 2 Opening - GLORY DAYS
TVアニメ「キングダム」第2クールノンクレジットOPムービー／BiSH「STACKiNG」
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