THE WEAPONS OF HUNG GAR
The study of the
crews always comes inserted in the programs of instruction of the Hung Gar Kung
Fu why every arm develops characteristic muscular and tactical of combat. The
crews come distinguished in long , court, flexible and double.
The Stick (gwan )
It is the oldest and more important of the long crews : it can be to two heads, to one head and long stick. Base for the use of all the long crews, the stick trains the coordination between the arms and the movements of the legs.
The Nozzle (cheung )
This long arm above all trains the push of the hip, that it renders more powerful soccer and fists, and the precision of the blows: the attacks can be capacities with the tip or the stick. The ribbon place to the base of the tip probably served to disturb the visual one of the enemy and to absorb its blood after to have hit it in order "to dedicate itself" to an other adversary without problems.
The Halberd ( Kwan dao )
It is the famous arm of general Kwan, from which it takes the name. Its use, being an arm much heavy one, develops to strong energy and remarkable muscular mass
The trident ( Fu Pa )
The trident of the tiger it came used in ancient China for the hunting this feline, in order to defend it self from its attacks or those of the enemies. This is an arm that with its three teeth is the ancestors of Sai Japanese, its spins serve to bridle the crews of the adversaries.
The Broadsword ( Darn Dao )
It is the arm that symbolizes the force of the tiger, attacks with circular movements, is one of the most ancient the most known crews but also between. On the body are present two furrow that probably they served to channel the blood of the hit enemy avoiding for successes to you attacks....... inopportune sprays.
The Sword ( Jim )
This is considered beautifulst and noblest of the Chinese crews. To difference of the sabre that comes used on short and medium distance, the sword serves to hold the adversary to long distance, therefore from being able to use the tip and the thread of the arm. The straight sword to double quantity cut develops the harmony of the movements of the body and reinforces the wrists.
Butterfly Knives ( Wu dip dao )
They were the crews of great Master Lam Sai Wing; they belong to the group of the twin crews and introduce a side without blade while the other is sharpenned. The grip is protect from a species of uncino that it serves to bridle the opposing crews and to allow the spin of the same knives, in fact while one of the two adorns, the other serves in order to counterattack. The butterfly knives develop to the coordination of the arms and their muscular development.
The Stick to three sections ( San Jit Gwan )
This is a flexible arm, constituted from three pieces joined between of they from metal rings, that it can be used like stick in order to strike and to block or whip in order to catch the opposing crews.