Weapons
Some
of the most common weapons used by the practitioners of Kung Fu are the
following: - Chien, a straight, double-edged long sword;
- Tao, a curved single edged long sword;
- Chiang , a straight-bladed spear;
- Swang-cha, a short spear or trident;
- Kwan-do, a long handled halberd;
- Swang-so-tai, a short-handled halberd;
- Kung-pang, a staff;
- Cha, a two-tined iron truncheon;
- Sam-chen-kwon, a three sectioned staff;
- Piao, a short throwing blade.
Among the many articles of everyday use, the following are most commonly employed as weapons by practitioners of Chinese hand to hand systems: rakes, hoes, benches, walking sticks, and baskets of various types. Indeed, there is no true limit to the articles that may be used. Thus it can be said that no well-trained practitioner of Chinese fighting arts is ever without a weapon. When an emergency arises, he can instantly arm himself by selecting something from among the many objects that surround him in everyday life.