Eighteen weapons-cymbals and hooks?

Eighteen kinds of weapons-graupel and hook

In the long history of tens of thousands of years, China's cold weapons have experienced a development process from less to more, from low to high. Its variety is dazzling, so military strategists have the reputation of "eighteen weapons" There are also different opinions about what eighteen weapons are.

But the more common terms are "knife, gun, sword, halberd, axe, shovel, hook, fork, whip, mace, hammer, grab, stick, stick, boring, turning, meteor and so on. But in fact, there are more than these that have been circulated so far, and there are many that have been lost and little known.

The first is graupel.

The formation of graupel is the same as that of an axe, and it consists of graupel body and long handle. The body of the graupel, also known as the "graupel head", has a sharp straight blade and a flat stem. It looks like a short spear and is six inches long. The blade of the shotgun head is wider and thinner than the blade of the axe, and the tail of the shotgun handle has a grip. In use, it combines all the traditional movements of axe, spear and gun, adding a little strength.

There are single and double cymbals, such as double cymbals, hand cymbals and meridian mandarin ducks cymbals. They are all short double instruments, one in each hand during the drill. Meridian Yuanyang cymbals, also known as "Bagua cymbals", are one of the common musical instruments of Bagua Gate. The names of these routines are python, lion rolling, tiger saving, bear back, snake winding, horse planing, monkey playing, Zhan Peng and so on.

Second, the hook

The ancient weapon, bent like a sword, evolved from Ge and is a multi-edged weapon. Comprise a hook end, a hook tip, a hook mouth, a hook ridge, a hook self-blade, a hook straight back blade, a crescent back blade, a crescent tip, a hook inch (horizontal handle), a hook handle, a hook grip and a grip tip. Its techniques include hook, hug, take, hold, press, pick, plane, hang, rack and stab. You can practice alone or in pairs.

The hooks used in Wushu include single hook, double hook, tiger head hook, antler hook and hand guard hook, all of which are named after different forms of hooks. As the old saying goes, "Goumei potential" and "Goulang potential". With the ups and downs of posture, the drill is more like running water, and the waves roll and fluctuate with each other, which is wonderful. But you can't wrap your head around and dance.