Eighteen Arms of Wushu
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
, written by the Ming-dynasty Fujianese scholar (1567–1624), lists the following: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)
- Mace
- Meteor hammer
- pick
- Ranseur
- Spear
- Tonfa
- Trident
- Whip
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- Weapons of China
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- Chinese melee weapons
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