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Qiang. (spear) Qiang (pronunciation: [tɕʰjáŋ], English approximation: / tʃjɑːŋ / chyahng, simplified Chinese: 枪; traditional Chinese: 槍; pinyin: qiāng; Jyutping: coeng1) is the Chinese term for spear. [1] Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre-modern Chinese battlefield.
The three most common types of Chinese polearms are the ge (戈), qiang (槍), and ji (戟). They are translated into English as dagger-axe, spear, and halberd. Dagger-axes were originally a short slashing weapon with a 0.9–1.8 m (2 ft 11 in – 5 ft 11 in) long shaft, but around the 4th century BC a spearhead was added to the blade, and it became a halberd.
Eighteen Arms of Wushu. Guandao. 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:
Che Dian Chong. Chicken sickles. Chinese archery. Chinese armour. Chinese polearm. Chinese siege weapons. Chinese sword. Chuí (Chinese weapon) Crossbow.
A monk's spade ( simplified Chinese: 月牙铲; traditional Chinese: 月牙鏟; pinyin: yuèyáchǎn; lit. 'Crescent Moon Spade'; also, traditional Chinese: 禪仗; simplified Chinese: 禅仗; pinyin: chánzhàng; Japanese: getsugasan; "Zen Staff"), also called a Shaolin Spade, is a Chinese polearm consisting of a long pole with a flat spade ...
Guandao. A guandao is a type of Chinese polearm that is used in some forms of Chinese martial arts. In Chinese, it is properly called a yanyuedao (偃月刀; lit. "reclining moon blade"), the name under which it always appears [citation needed] in texts from the Song to Qing dynasties such as the Wujing Zongyao and Huangchao Liqi Tushi.
The fire lance ( simplified Chinese: 火枪; traditional Chinese: 火槍; pinyin: huǒqiāng; lit. 'fire spear') was a gunpowder weapon and the ancestor of modern firearms. [1] It first appeared in 10th–12th century China and was used to great effect during the Jin-Song Wars. It began as a small pyrotechnic device attached to a polearm weapon ...
Gun. (staff) A gun ( pronunciation [kwə̂n], English approximation: / ɡuən / gwən, Chinese: 棍; pinyin: gùn; Jyutping: gwan3; lit. 'rod', 'stick') or bang ( Chinese: 棒; pinyin: bàng; Jyutping: paang5; lit. 'rod', ' club ') is a long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along ...