introduction to weapons

Introduction to weapons used

The information below gives a very brief introduction into the weapons that VJC wushu uses and the names of the techniques that you will pick up if you learn that particular weapon.

Sabre

The sabre is the most commonly used weapon. In practising the sabre, the common techniques are hacking, cutting, stirring, cloud sabre, stretching, trowel, lunging, hanging, springing, parrying, back chopping, hiding, intercepting, twisting, wrapping Guonao, sweeping, pressing, pushing, blocking, dividing, bringing and pointing. Sabre play has characteristics that are swift, overwhelming and powerful. Sabre play in its daily training can balance the development of the muscles and improve the health and ability of the organs.

Spear

The spear is one of the long weapons and the king of wushu weapons. Blocking, sweeping, piercing, splitting, poking, lunging, hacking, circling and stirring are its characteristics.

Rapier

The rapier, one of the short wushu weapons, is the father of the wushu weapons. It is also known as the sword. In rapier play, the common techniques are lunging, up-stirring, chopping, trowel, withdrawing, intercepting, pointing and so on. Rapier play's characteristics are light, swift, graceful and flexible.

Cudgel

The cudgel is a long weapon. There are many different cudgel routines and cudgel styles, but they have the same characteristics. These are chopping, splitting, pointing, circling, stirring, blocking, sweeping and so on. Playing cudgel requires familiarity with the hand and arm forms. The body should be joined together with the cudgel in movement. Power is at the cudgel tip. Sweeping should be fierce. Cudgel play should be fierce, swift and powerful. There is a saying: "Spear lunging a line, cudgel sweeping a space".