Eighteen Arms of Wushu
Main weapons in Chinese martial arts
The Eighteen Arms is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts. The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes as to what the eighteen weapons actually are. However, all lists contain at least one or more of the following weapons:
Wuzazu version
The Wuzazu [zh] , written by the Ming-dynasty Fujianese scholar Xie Zhaozhe [zh] (1567–1624), lists the following:
- Axe
- Bow and arrow
- Crossbow
- Dao (Chinese sword)
- Greataxe
- Hand-to-hand combat
- Hoko yari
- Ji (halberd)
- Jian
- Jian (sword breaker)
- Whip
- Mace
- Pick
- Qiang (spear)
- Rake (tool)
- Rope dart
- Shield
- Trident
Water Margin version
The Ming novel Water Margin lists the following:
Shaolin version
Other version
- Axe
- Blade
- Club
- Double-edged sword
- Greataxe
- Gun (staff)
- Halberd
- Hook sword
- Jian (sword breaker)
- Long spear
- Mace
- Meteor hammer
- Pick
- Ranseur
- Spear
- Tonfa
- Trident
- Whip
See also
External links
- The Eighteen Weapons(Translated)
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Types of Chinese weaponry
| Short swords | |
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| Long swords |
- Liuxing Chui (meteor hammer) 流星錘
- Sheng biao (rope dart) 繩鏢
- Jiujie bian (nine section whip) 九節鞭
- Sanjie gun 三節棍
- Chang xiao bang 長小棒
- Nu 弩
- Zhuge nu 諸葛弩
- Fire arrow 火箭
- Huoqiang 火槍
- Tu Huo Qiang 突火槍
- Huochong 火銃
- Shouchong 手銃
- Rocket cart 火箭車
- San yan chong 三眼銃
- Che Dian Chong 掣電銃
- Xun Lei Chong 迅雷銃
- Wankou Chong 碗口銃
- Hu dun pao 虎蹲砲
- Thunder crash bomb 震天雷
- Biān 鞭
- Chǐ 尺
- Chúi 錘
- Emeici 峨嵋刺
- Jiǎn 鐧
- Lujiao dao (deer horn knives) 鹿角刀
- Hook sword 鉤
- Ji lian 鷄鐮
- Fenghuo lun 風火輪
- Armour and Helmet 甲胄
- Shield 盾
- Hook shield 鉤鑲
- Eighteen Arms of Wushu
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