How long were the sentries used by martial arts practitioners in the past?

A sharp stick is a weapon consisting of two wooden sticks, one long and one short, connected in series with an iron ring. The short stick is about 40-50 cm long and is called "tip". The long rod is about 140- 155 cm long, which is called "rod body". The tip and the rod body are connected by a chain with a length of 15-30 cm.

The club head is a kind of soft martial arts equipment. In ancient times, it was called lianting, lianyan, iron chain clip stick, iron flail, panlong stick and so on. Because its shape is similar to the flail used by farmers to thresh wheat, it is commonly called flail stick. Because it is connected by a tip and a rod body, it is also called a tip rod.

The sharp stick is easy to carry, and people who travel frequently can use it to carry packages and hooks. This tool is more powerful than a stick. Add a hint in front of the walking stick to give full play to the use of the walking stick. Because the tip is short and flexible, the impact is also very strong, which often makes the opponent hard to prevent. Its main uses are: winding, chopping, sweeping, pointing, smashing, bumping, poking and so on.

The flail stick is a very old weapon. When did it first appear? Opinions vary. According to Mozi's "Preparing the City Gate", "Two steps are a company, one long axe and one long vertebra, and twenty guns." Refers to a certain number of weapons scattered in the defense area, such as Lian Jia, Long Axe, etc.

Practitioners usually hold long sticks in both hands when practicing, and use long sticks to drive sharp sticks when dancing. The sharp stick is a striking force that breaks out by using the motion inertia of the long stick to take an arc route, which is often irreplaceable by other instruments.

The sharp stick embodies the frame, poke, split, pull and push of the long stick. It also mainly shows the action techniques such as sweeping and chopping, swinging from side to side, turning up and down, and the fighting style of combining long sticks with short tips.

Its main techniques are: chopping, teasing, sweeping, poking, swinging, throwing, pushing, pulling, picking, bouncing, shaking, pressing, winding, lifting, smashing, standing, blocking, hanging and baking. Some dances combine steps, postures and jumps to form a routine.

This instrument can be practiced alone or in pairs, with simple and flexible strokes and rich contents. It is a soft instrument that combines hard and soft, and it is practical.