What are the eighteen weapons?

(1) Refers to "knives, spears, swords, boring, sticks, forks, rakes, whips, maces, hammers, axes, hooks, sickles, crutches, bows and arrows, and rattan cards".

(2) refers to "nine long and nine short". The nine lengths are: spears, halberds, sticks, axes, forks, boring, hooks, lances, and rings, and the nine shorts are: knives, swords, crutches, axes, whips, maces, hammers, clubs, and pestles.

(3) It refers to the eighteen kinds of weapons that some people in the modern opera industry call knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, whips, maces, hammers, grasps, hammers, sticks, lances, sticks, crutches, and meteor hammers. (Easy to memorize: knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, sticks, mallets, whips, hammers, scratches, meteors)

Note: (3) The bows and arrows of long-range weapons and the cards or rattan cards of defensive weapons are not listed in the book, which is a reflection of the fact that modern martial arts practitioners are not good at practicing bows and arrows and only teach routines.

Eighteen weapons - bows

The bow is one of the ancient weapons, the arrow can be sent far, the origin of this method is the most ancient, the Yellow Emperor is especially in Zhuolu, the bow and arrow are used purely to win, this is the earliest one with the bow and arrow; According to the first person of the bow and arrow, the examination of the work records the cloud: the ancient legend of the Yellow Emperor waved the bow, Xunzi called the bow of the bow, and the classic of mountains and seas is said to be the same as the young life, is the beginning of the bow. According to the chronological examination, it should be the creator of the wave, and the general is probably the ancient bow man. At that time, the use of bows and arrows, Cheng 100 times more than other weapons, not only strength and far, good at sorcerers, intensive study and skillful, wear Yang Guan lice, 100 steps to shoot people, foolproof, compared to modern firearms, no more concessions, so eighteen kinds of martial arts, with the bow and crossbow to start and end in white, its attention is also appropriate.

Han Liuxi's "Interpretation of Names, Liberation of Soldiers": Bow, dome, Zhang Zhiqiong is also long. At the end of it, it is called the flute, and the tip of the flute is also called the sword, and the bone is used to slip and kill it. The central government said that caressing, caressing, and people caressing. Xiao Fuzhi said that the abyss, the abyss, the wan, the words are also the song.

In 1963, a flint head from the Paleolithic Age was discovered at the Shiyu site in Shanxi Province 28,000 years ago. It is made of very thin long stone chips, sharp and circumferential, and has the form of a head. In the Zhou period, there were six kinds of Wang bows, arc bows, clamp bows, thin bows, Tang bows, and big bows. Their shapes have their own characteristics, and their usage is different, the king bow and the arc bow are used for defending the city and chariot warfare, the clamp bow and the thin bow are used for field hunting and shooting birds, and the Tang bow and the big bow are used for practicing shooting. The size of the bow is also divided into upper bow (6 feet 6 inches), middle bow (6 feet 3), and lower bow (6 feet) according to the user's length and physical strength.

In the Han Dynasty, there were tiger bows, carved bows, horn end bows, road bows, and strong bows. The bow body is mostly inlaid with copper or jade ornaments.

Eighteen kinds of weapons - crossbows

The crossbow is also a bow, according to legend, it is made by the Yellow Emperor, also known as the nest bow, its arrow does not rely on manpower, and uses the machine to include, strong and far, more fierce than the bow, the hunter crossbow is set up in a bush of recklessness, so that the tiger and leopard mistakenly trample its opportunity and hit the arrow, which can be seen in the strength of its strength. But the form of the crossbow, and the bow is slightly different, the bow back, a horizontal arm, the machine of the arrow, that is, placed in is, when the first string in the machine, here the name of the crossbow teeth, and then the crossbow nose, the teeth here this wood, but the direction is different, this is the next, this is the above, like the machine of the mousetrap, so a crossbow nose, the teeth and here this book, the teeth are off the string, and the strings are out of the arrow. The size of the crossbow is different, and the name is also different, the small one climbs with the hand, and the large one must be stepped on with the foot, and the strength of the cover is enough to be competent. Its names include the god arm crossbow, the flower crossbow, the stirrup crossbow, etc., which are probably different names for their different usages. As for the crossbow making, it is still the same, probably these names are all from the Tang and Song dynasties, and they are not the names set in ancient times. The function of the crossbow is greater than that of the bow and arrow, and the use of firearms has led to a sharp decline in the position of the bow and crossbow. However, there are many mountains and forests in the north, and poisonous snakes and beasts sometimes come out to harm the people, and the mountain dwellers still set up nests and bows to defend themselves. Hunting beasts for a living, in addition to the fire, but also through the nest bow to set up an ambush, once the fire fails, there are also crossbows to kill beasts. Therefore, although crossbow arrows are not used in warfare, and people outside the Shanshan Pass, especially those who practice this, make a living in self-defense, and the way of both benefits, if the people in the south, who are weak and weak, although they pay a little attention to martial arts now, there is no one who can recover this way.

Han Liuxi's "Release of Names, Release of Soldiers": Crossbow, anger, and anger. Its handle is called an arm, like a human arm. The hook string is said to be toothy, like tooth tooth. Outside the tooth, it is called Guo, and it is the rule of the tooth. The next county knife is also in shape. The mouth of the inclusion is called the machine, the words are like the ingenuity of the machine, and the cardinal of the portal is also said to be knotty.

A crossbow has a longer range than a bow.

During the Warring States period, there were four crossbows: the clamp crossbow, the thin crossbow, the Tang crossbow, and the large crossbow. The clamp crossbow and the thin crossbow are lighter and have a fast firing speed, and are mostly used to attack and defend fortresses; the Tang crossbow and the big crossbow are strong crossbows, although the range is long, but the firing speed is slow, and they are mostly used in vehicle battles and field battles.

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The crossbows of the Han Dynasty were divided into two types: the "Zhangzhang Crossbow" with both arms and the "Zhangzhang Crossbow" with the foot.

When Zhuge Liang was in Shu, he had made a kind of crossbow, called Yuan Rong, the crossbow arrow was made of iron, eight inches long, ten arrows were placed in a crossbow groove, and the plate machine was buckled once, and a branch could be shot out from the arrow hole, and the arrow in the crossbow groove then fell into the arrow chamber, and then wound, and could continue to shoot out. (Martial Arts Treatise, p164)

The crossbow of the Jin Dynasty was larger than that of the Han Dynasty and had the name of "Wanjun Divine Crossbow". For example, in December of the sixth year of Emperor Yixi of Jin An (410 AD), Liu Yu used Wanjun Divine Crossbow to break Lu Xun in a row.

In the first year of Xining of Song Shenzong (1068 AD), Li Hong invented the crossbow, called the Shenjian bow, "History of the Song Dynasty" said: "The body length is three feet two inches, the string length is two feet five inches, the arrow wood feather is several inches long, shoot more than 340 steps, and enter the elm half an arrow." "It has the advantages of long range and light weight, so it has been passed down to the Ming Dynasty.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, bed crossbows prevailed, and the "Martial Classics" contained the double-bow bed crossbow, the Dahe cicada crossbow, the bucket crossbow and the three-bow hand-shot crossbow and three-bow crossbow. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the crossbow gradually declined, and the Qing Dynasty army was no longer a combat weapon.

Eighteen kinds of weapons - guns

The thing of the spear, the origin is the most ancient, the era of car warfare, the soldiers use the long soldiers, the bow and arrow, but the spear is the most suitable, so the spear has the name of Zhangba, the gun comes, it really begins here; unfortunately although it is a combat tool at that time, but there is no certain way to use it; the two formations are opposite, but by this weapon, the distant attack is just to stab. Legend has it that the gun is passed down from Miao Man, and the gun spectrum contains: there are martial arts people in the West, the people are brave, regardless of men and women, they are skilled in martial arts, the king of the arts, the masses are subdued, and they dare not disobey; therefore, the clan of the martial arts clan, the child is five or six years old, that is, the martial arts are practiced, the weak can not be soldiers, the parents abandon them, and the people are not with them; According to the Western Regions, the clan of the Wuyu clan is not allowed to be examined. As for when this method was introduced to the Central Plains, there are different theories, and there is no need to delve into it. In short, the beginning of marksmanship is also from the Wu Shi clan, there is no doubt.

The spear, like the spear, was the most widely used long assassin on the battlefield in ancient times, and it has been recorded in the Later Han Dynasty, but the blade is sharp and long, and it has not yet departed from the form of the spearhead. Because of the inconvenience of spear use, the Jin Dynasty began to gradually popularize the use of guns, and the bronze spear head used at that time was slightly smaller than before, which was similar to the iron spear head of later generations. There are many people who are good at guns in the Tang Dynasty, "The History of the Five Dynasties and the Biography of Wang Yanzhang" said: Yanzhang is brave and powerful, can walk a hundred steps on thorns, hold an iron gun, ride and gallop, fight like flying, and others can not lift it, the army is called Wang Iron Spear. After the Song Dynasty, the spear was basically replaced by the gun, Zeng Gongliang's "Wujing General Essentials" listed eighteen kinds of Song Dynasty long-pole iron guns, including: pounding horse guns, double hook guns, ring guns, single hook guns, crutch guns, crutch guns, cone guns, etc. Yue Fei, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, was very good at using guns, and there are still Yue's marksmanship. "History of the Song Dynasty: The Biography of Li Quan": Li Quan "is agile with a bow and horse, can transport iron spears, and is called 'Li Tie Lance'." "The whole wife Yang, "Twenty years of pear flower gun, invincible in the world".

Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Ji Xiao" said: "The method of the spear began with the Yang family, which is called the pear blossom, and the world is still salty; the wonder lies in the familiarity, and the heart can forget the hand, and the hand can forget the gun; the round essence is not sluggish, and it is not precious to be quiet, and the mind is not reckless, and the place is as rich, unpredictable, and the deification is endless. In Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yang Tiexin used the Yang family's marksmanship.

The Ming Dynasty was the heyday of martial arts development and branching, so at this stage, the theory and technology of gunnery have been significantly improved, and the marksmanship of each family competes with each other. He Liangchen's "Formation Discipline" said: "The Ma family gun, the Sha family pole, and the Li family short gun, each has its own wonders, the long and the short can be used both, the virtual and the real are sharp, unstoppable, and the speed is unreachable, and the world is called invincible, but Yang's pear flower marksmanship is also." At that time, the Yang family's marksmanship was admired because the Yang's gun "has a virtual reality, a strange positive, its advance is sharp, its retreat speed, its potential is dangerous, its knots are short, and it is not moving like a mountain, and it is moving like a thunderstorm." In the eighth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1635), Bi Maokang, a soldier of the military department, wrote a picture of a pear flower gun that was scorched by fire, and explained: "The pear flower gun is tied to the head of the spear with a pear blossom tube, and it is fired several zhang, and the enemy is stunned and falls to the ground with the medicine, and the enemy is stabbed with a gun when the fire is exhausted." "This gun has both firearm effectiveness and is clearly an effective weapon before the advent of new firearms.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the spear tended to be simpler, with a bias towards a flat blade and a round-bottomed cylinder, and this type is used in martial arts to this day. At present, the popular guns are large guns, flower guns, double-headed guns, short guns, double guns, hooks, guns, etc. The main usages of guns are: piercing, stabbing, tart, slashing, winding, ringing, blocking, taking, pounce, pointing, dialing, dancing flowers, etc.

Eighteen weapons - knives

The big knife is also a sharp weapon in the era of car warfare, and its method is only to stop chopping and chopping at the beginning, and the various deification of the enemy at the beginning is also, and the Zhangba snake spear is the same as its function. The descendants of the husband, the war changed the law, easy to drive and walk, the soldiers with the big sword, knowing the lack of the law to win, is the experience of each of their own battles, and came up with a variety of methods of using the big sword, in order to kill the enemy and make the fruit of the help, so there are all kinds of changes. The most famous of the big knife is the Guan Wang knife, which is the knife method of Guan Yu; the Three Kingdoms contains the Guan Wang knife, which weighs 82 catties and is one zhang and two feet long; the ancient degree system is shorter than today, and the current degree system is only eight feet long; the big knife of this world is covered like this, that is, the knife method is also changed from this to this. The types of big knives are not only one kind of Guan Wang knife, such as the wind knife, the big chopping knife, the nine-ring knife, the two-edged knife, etc., all of which are big knives, and their styles are different, and the names are also different. As for its usage, it is the same way, and there is no big difference at the beginning; It can be said that it is the ancestor of the big sword, and the other knives have been born from this, although they have changed, they have not been able to be precisely deified, and the signs are perfect. I will use this knife as a handout today, to be good with the public, or to abide by the ancient law.

The knife is one of the earliest weapons in our country, and primitive people used it to cut, cut, scratch, scrape, or cut animal skins. Yin Shang's bronze knife was born from the original stone knife, and a large war knife appeared. The ring head long knife used in the Zhou Dynasty was not only used in the Han Dynasty, but also spread to Japan and Korea. The emperors and princes of the Han Dynasty all wore swords instead of swords, which shows that the role of swords was particularly prominent in the Han Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, inheriting the system of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the traditional single knife is only one color, the knife shape is bulky, and the iron blade is also wide. The rest of the big knives are widely used, including bending knives, covering (pulling) moon knives. Eyebrow tip knife, phoenix mouth knife, pen knife, etc.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was mostly imitated in the Japanese knife style, which was used as a long knife with both hands to hold the handle and slash, which could cut or cut off the handle of the opponent's long soldiers. Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Ji Xiao": The long knife has been in China since the Japanese invaded China. The sword is five feet long, and it is five feet long. It is difficult for my soldiers to connect with short weapons, and long weapons are not short, and my body is broken in two. Martial artists often use the phrase "the sword is like a tiger" to describe the fierceness and strength of the knife. The big knife belongs to the long weapon, and the vulgar "big knife looks at the blade", that is, on the blade, to do the work, such as splitting, wiping, teasing, chopping, stabbing, pressing, hanging, and latticing. Single knife and double knife are short weapons, the language is "single knife to see the hand, double knife to see away", so the single knife emphasizes the chest wrapping and splitting, chopping, stabbing, teasing, wiping, blocking, intercepting and other knife styles, while the double knife pays attention to the force of both hands evenly, the knife style is clear, the step point is flexible, and the top and bottom are coordinated, so as to show the posture of hiding flowers in the leaves and flying double butterflies. At present, the popular ones are Pu knife, three-pointed two-edged knife, double-ring knife, long knife (two-handed knife) and so on.

Eighteen kinds of weapons - swords

The sword, the holy product of the ancients, is also the supreme and noble, and the people and gods are worshipped. It is the ancestor of short soldiers, the weapon of close combat, and with profound Taoist art, it has entered the legend of Xuan. In fact, because of its lightness, wear, and swiftness, the princes and emperors of the past dynasties, the scribes and knights, and the merchants and the common people are all proud of their perseverance. Sword and art, since ancient times, often across the battlefield, dominating the martial arts, standing up for the country, doing benevolence and righteousness, so it has been passed down to this day, still loved by the world, but also with its glorious history, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Si Ke has been passed down through the ages

The sword was founded in the era of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor. According to the Yellow Emperor Ben Jiyun: "The emperor picked the bronze sword of the first mountain, and inscribed it with ancient astronomical characters"; The above two words, like the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, both made swords as soldiers.

According to the above, no matter who the founder of the sword is, there is no doubt that he was born in the era of the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor built a temple in 4615 before the Republic of China (2704 B.C.), the country name has Xiong's, the fashion department has just entered the bronze age, but it is inferred from this that the birth of the sword is extremely ancient, and the history is long, so the descendants call it "the ancestor of short soldiers", which can indeed be deserved.

From the Yellow Emperor to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, most of the swords were cast in copper, and the sword quality was quite good, and the refining technology gradually improved. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the sword system was determined, and the method of sword making was described in detail. Zhou Li examined Gongjiyun: "Zhou Guantao's is a sword, and there are two and a half inches of Laguang, and two and a half are from it, and it is based on Laguang." The stem is round and twice as long. In its stem, after the service, the body is even five of its stems, weighing nine Qiang (according to: Zhou Li six two halves for a Qiang), said to be the upper system, on the soil to obey it. The body is four stems long, weighs seven gongs, and is called the middle system, and the sergeant obeys it. The length of the body is three of its stems, the weight of five gongs, and the corporal wears it". Another archaeological record: "The sword, the name of the ancient weapon, has two edges and a ridge, from the back to the blade, which is called wax, or called the sword (that is, the sword body)." Below the back blade, separated from the handle, it is called the head (i.e., the sword plate), the place below the head is called the stem (i.e., the sword handle), and the end of the stem is called Duo.

As can be seen from the above, the sword is a long weapon with a sharp edge, and its size and length are based on the human body, and the person is determined by the need. Zheng Ye also explained in detail about the sword, saying that "the shape of the human body is different in size and length, and the sword is made for its service, not to look directly at the beauty, but to make each suitable for its use." Therefore, it is a third-class system, so as to treat the third-class people, so that they can be convenient as they please. The stem of the sword is five inches long, and if the sword body is five times as long as its stem, it is three feet, weighing nine pounds, and it weighs three catties and twelve taels. Only the long and powerful one can then win it, so the sergeant obeys it. The sword body has four stems, the length of the stem is two feet five inches, the weight is seven pounds, then two catties and fourteen taels are also, the length is light and heavy, so it is called the middle system. Only those who have the middle are suitable to obey, so the sergeant obeys it. If the sword body stops three of its stems, then two feet of ears, heavy stop five qiang, then two catties of one two or three points of the middle ear, light and short, so it is called the next system. Those who are short in form and weak in strength can be served. ”

The above-mentioned sword system, probably used in ancient times, is still changed in the past dynasties, from Qin to Song, changed to especially Ju. Zheng Yiyun: "If you compare the sword of the Qin and Han dynasties with the sword of the Song Dynasty, the long sword of the Song Dynasty is twenty-one inches and three points, and the long sword of the Han Dynasty is only seventeen inches and nine points. The short sword of the Song Dynasty is fifteen inches and two minutes, and the short sword of the Han Dynasty is only ten inches and five minutes, so the sword of the Song Dynasty is longer than the sword of the Han Dynasty, and the quality is better." That being said, there should be some evidence, but there is no disagreement. The purpose of the sword is not for killing, but also for the ornament of the scribe, but it is still mainly used to defend against the enemy, such as the long sword is inconvenient to use, the short sword is difficult to reach far, the short is light and not easy to hit, and the elder is heavy and slow to swing, both of which are not suitable for sword making. It is proved that there is a saying in ancient books: "Han Gaozu won the world with a three-foot sword", and the statement that the sword of the Han Dynasty was less than two feet long is wrong. If the comprehensive sword history records, the length of the ancient sword, ranging from one foot three inches to more than four feet, and its weight is two to three catties, which is in line with the person's design, and should be credible.

The sword is also the same as the scholars of the eunuchs, so the flow is a work of art, the beginning is carved on the sword body, and then the hilt beautifies its shape, attached to the ornament, and then gilded and inlaid jade on the scabbard, each with its own ingenuity, the past dynasties, there is no way.

The sword is a kind of short soldier, born from the spear-shaped stabbing soldier and short dagger, originated before the Yin Shang Dynasty, the shape is extremely short, only a short flat stem, and no tube. The ancients used this sword to insert it into the waist, which can be cut and pierced to defend against bandits and wild beasts. In the Zhou Dynasty, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has become the main short weapon, and the soldiers must be armed. Even Feng Tan and Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty, although they were so poor that they had no food, still carried them with them. The famous ones are Ganjiang, Mo Ye, Longquan, Tai'a, Chunjun, Zhanlu, Yugu, Juque and so on. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there is still a Longquan sword hidden in the Forbidden City, which is still very sharp, which proves that China has a long history in the manufacture and use of swords.

In the practice of swords, it is generally divided into two types: "standing sword" and "walking sword". "Standing sword" generally refers to the rapid and agile movements, the static movements are calm, and the sculpture is rich. On the other hand, the "Walking Sword" is relatively less paused, and the action is continuous, uniform and promising. At the same time, the sword also has a long spike, a short spike of the knife, the spike is also called the spike robe, its role is to dance to confuse the enemy, the drill appears to be a dragon flying phoenix dance, the image is beautiful. Especially the long spike, fluttering with the sword, is even more wonderful.

Sword practice requires the body to be in harmony with the sword, and the sword to be in harmony with the spirit. In "Green Water Pavilion Miscellaneous Knowledge IV", it is said that the sword "is as sharp as a blade, and with the handle of the body, the body of Weizhou is connected with the body of the person." ”

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The swordsmanship of the Han Dynasty was very sophisticated, and the fighting swords showed the depth of martial arts. Cao Pi's "Classics and Self-Description": "Yu also learned fencing, read many teachers, and the methods of the Quartet are different, but only the Beijing master is good. Between Huan and Ling, there is the Tiger King Yue Shanshu, known as the Beijing Division. Henan Shi A Yan and Yue You, with its own method, Yu Cong A learned proficiently. Taste and drink with Pingyu General Liu Xun, Fenwei General Deng Zhan, etc., Su Wen Zhanshan has arms, Xiao Wubing, also known as he can enter the white blade empty-handed. Yu and the sword for a long time, said that the general is illegal, Yu Gu tastes good, and has good skills, because he asks for Yu to be right. When the wine is hot, Fang eats cane, and thinks that he is a cane, and he goes down to the hall to hand over several times, three in his arms, and laughs left and right. The exhibition is uneven, and it is even more so. Yu Yan Wu is in a hurry, and it is difficult to be in the middle, so he is arm and ear. Zhan Yan is willing to make a new hand, Yu knows that he wants to suddenly take the middle of the hand, because of the pseudo deep advance, Zhan Guo looks for the front, Yu but the foot?, is cutting off his chin, sitting in shock. Yu still sat down, and said with a smile: Xiyangqing made Chun Yuyi go to his hometown, and gave him secret skills. "Have fun sitting down. ("Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Emperor Wen" Pei Song's note) This impressive record reflects the superb swordsmanship and the prosperity of sword fighting style at that time.

Yang Quan's "Theory of Things": "Ruan Shi's knife, subject to the spirit of the golden essence, July Gengxin, see the god in the gate of the smelter, worship to the west, the golden god teaches the Qi of water and fire, the chain of the five essences, with the yin and yang, take the sum of rigidity and softness, three years as a knife 1,770 mouths, the back of the knife clamps the blade, the square mouth is the head, the slight and endless hair tie, and the stiffness is not changed. ”

But since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the psychology of scholars has been full of Taoist gods and demons, and the sword has become a weapon to suppress evil spirits. So the family hung a sword, that is, thought it was auspicious, did not learn swordsmanship, but thought that the sword could defeat the enemy. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, one of the sword short soldiers has been used by the Buddha and led astray.

Since the soldiers used more swords than swords, there were more and more swordsmen than swordsmen, which obviously had a considerable hindrance effect on the development of swordsmanship.

Sword dancing flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and Du Fu's "Sword Dancing Weapon Xing" described Gongsun Auntie's sword dancing skills: "In the past, there was a beautiful woman Gongsun's family, and a sword dance moved in all directions. The spectators are depressed like mountains, and the heavens and the earth are low for a long time. If Yi shoots nine sunsets, it is like a group of emperors and dragons, and it is like a river and sea condensing clear light. "The sound and light of the sword seem to be heard and seen, and the exquisite skills are like being presented in front of you.

The Ming and Tang Dynasty Shunzhi's "Martial Arts Edition" said: Song Taizong "selected hundreds of warriors from all armies to teach them to dance swords, all of them can throw swords in the air, jump their bodies left and right to bear it, and it is incomparably wonderful." Will be Beirong bereaved to repair the tribute, give the banquet to the palace, because of the swordsman to show it, the drum bath, wave the blade in, jump and throw, frost and snow blade, flying in the air. "These superb stunts had a great influence on the development of later sword fighting routines and performance skills, and they can also be seen in the martial arts routines we practice today.

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The martial arts schools of the Ming Dynasty, on the basis of the application of swordsmanship, created a lot of precious swordsmanship, how Liangchen "Array Chronicle" said: "Bian Zhuangzi's twisting method, Wang Ju's rise and fall method, Mr. Liu's wish to respond to the law, Ma Ming Wang's lightning method, Ma Qi's method of outing", etc., these swordsmanship for the development of swordsmanship in later generations, provides useful materials.

The sword moves are mainly split, slashing, collapsing, teasing, checking, washing, intercepting, stabbing, stirring, pressing, hanging, and clouding. It is characterized by the combination of rigidity and softness, free to swallow, fluttering and brisk, vigorous and graceful, just as the boxing proverb describes "the sword is like a flying phoenix", which can be known.

"With the handle, it is as light as an ape, that is, swordsmanship. The "body handle" mentioned here means that the sword is led by the body, which is the key to sword training.