Weapon

Weapons: Today. the wide variety of weapons used in wushu practice fall into four groups:
1. Long weaponsThis is longer than the height of a person and is wielded with both hands during practice. This category includes the lance. staff. great broadsword. spear. halderd. fork. trident and spade.
2. Short weaponsIn this category the weapons are shorter than the height of a person and wielded with only one hand. These include the broadsword. rapier. hatchet. hammer. truncheon. jointed bludgeon. dagger and shield.
3. Soft weaponsRope. chains. or rings are used to create linked weapons which enable the user to strike close or far and are wielded with one or both hands. They include the nine-sectioned chain. three-sectioned flail. flying hammers (which is two iron balls linked by along iron chain). the rope dart. flying claw and ordinary flail.
4. Twin weaponsHere a pair of weapons are wielded. one in each hand. These include twin broadswords. twin rapiers. twin hooks. twin bludgeons. twin bent handled clubs. twin lances. twin hatchets. twin daggers. double-bladed daggers. panguanbi (twin rods with fist-shaped heads) and durk and drake battle-axes.