As one of the 18 traditional weapons in China, do you understand?

As one of the eighteen traditional weapons in China, mace, do you really understand it?

In Water Margin, the weapon used by Lin Chong is mace, which is also the standard of Liangshan heroes.

In traditional Wushu, mace is also one of the important weapons.

But mace is not a weapon, but an instrument.

Judging from its structure, it is not much different from the weapons used by ordinary people.

First, the structure of mace.

Mace, also known as long stick, three-edged whip and three-section whip, is one of the oldest weapons in China Wushu.

The structure of mace can be divided into stick and cuboid.

Among them, the cuboid is a stick with a round head and a slightly square top.

The stick is made of wood or bamboo, about 50 cm long and 5 cm wide.

The cuboid is made of steel, about 100~ 120 cm long, and it is engraved with various characters such as patterns or patterns.

There are two versions of the length of mace: one is that mace is one foot six feet four inches eight minutes long; Second, the mace height 1.5 feet, 8 inches and 4 minutes.

The cuboid is a square head, a square brain or a semicircular head; The rod body is slender and flat; The top has a triangular or sharp corner shape; The handle of the stick is about six inches and five minutes long; Both ends of the rod body are arc or semi-arc rod heads.

Second, the mace material and production process

Mace is mainly made of iron, copper, gold and silver, with iron as the main material.

Mace is generally rectangular, with three sections, each section is about 3-5 cm long or longer.

Mace usually has a small handle or a rotatable gun head at one end.

In some books, it is often mentioned that "mace is three feet three or four inches long and weighs two or three pounds".

This length is generally 3-5 cm to 5- 10 cm, and the weight is generally about 3-5 kg.

There is a horizontal shaft on the mace pole, which can be horizontally divided into several parts, and then different lengths and directions can be selected according to the use requirements.

Among them, the most common shape is cuboid or diamond, which is about 7- 10 cm long.

Third, the use of mace.

There are usually three ways to use mace.

One is to attack up, down, left, right or up and down when the opponent is holding a mace alone.

Second, when the opponent holds the mace, hook the opponent with the middle hook, lower hook or double hook of the mace.

Third, when the opponent swings the one-handed mace backward, keep the one-handed mace in his hand and make a "stance" behind him.

In addition, some traditional Wushu routines can also use double hammers.

Fourth, when an opponent attacks with a hand-held one-handed hammer, he can pull the right-handed hammer back with his left hand so that he cannot attack himself.

Fifth, when the opponent swings the double mace to the left and rear, he can lift the double mace with one hand and pull the opponent behind him before attacking.

Fourth, how to build a qualified mace?

A good mace should not only have the function of "weapon", but also have the characteristics of "weapon blade", that is, it has a certain degree of "antagonism and aggression"

Wushu instruments can be divided into short, medium and long instruments according to their structures; Single sword, double mace and so on. Among them, the double mace is the most common, generally consisting of a single handle with iron rings at both ends.

According to the introduction of mace in Six Stages of China Wushu: "Made of copper or iron, one foot and five inches long, made of iron, with copper or steel inlaid at both ends. The handle is connected with the mace through an iron ring. There are also single-headed and double-headed ones. "

So a qualified mace should also be made of iron!

V. Advantages and disadvantages of the scepter

Mace is divided into bronze mace, iron mace, long mace and short mace. Copper mace is soft and sharp, while iron mace is heavy in actual combat, with different lengths and various types.

Iron mace is long and emphasizes actual combat, but it is slow and not flexible enough to use. Mace is small and heavy in actual combat, and iron staff is light and flexible; Mace is a weapon developed under the guidance of the strategic thought of "preemptive strike"

Among them, the long mace is favored by martial arts lovers because of its moderate weight, easy mastery and the greatest power.

Mace is also often called a "good weapon" among weapons.

Mace doesn't use a sword to kill wyndell dichinson, but it can strike, deter, denounce and punish enemies and opponents, and subdue them without bloodshed.

People often call Qin Wei's mace, which is a well-deserved weapon. It is not aimed at killing the enemy with a sword, but at beating and warning, to win his heart and control his body.

Six, how to use the "cold trick"

In addition to the "cold tricks" mentioned above, Mace has some "cold tricks".

For example: hit each other on the head with a mace; It is a cruel "cold trick" to pick the stick at the back of the opponent's head with a mace. When used, it can be hit to a certain length within its attack range, which can cause it to fall to the ground and be unconscious; Wrap the mace around your back and suddenly hit the enemy.

Seven, mace restraint single and double knives

The length of mace determines its restraint effect on equipment, so generally speaking, individual soldiers will have a certain restraint effect on mace.

In close combat, mace is mainly used to block, chop, chop, sweep and bayonet, while in long-range combat, it is used to hook, pick, stab and cut.

Both single mace and double mace use double or single steel mace, but the attack effect in confrontation is completely different.

Double knives are generally chopped, and single mace is generally used in close combat.

There is a restrictive relationship between the two. It can be said that the attack effect of a single mace on a knife is much greater than that of a double mace on a knife.

The main attack means of double mace are grasping and picking. These two usages are used at close range, but due to the heavy weight of the mace itself, it will be hit by the steel mace at close range, leading to a passive situation.

Blocking the double mace can also have the same effect (because the double mace is light in weight), but its slow blocking action will also be caught by the other side and succeed.

Therefore, the double mace has shown a strong restraint in melee.