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The wooden sheaths of most edged weapons can be used for blocking, parrying or striking. Keris. The kris or keris is a type of dagger, often with a pistol-gripped handle. Traditionally worn as a status symbol and carried by warriors for when they lost their main weapon in battle, today it is the main weapon of many silat styles in Indonesia.
Historically, China has pioneered the development of a number of weapons. Several of the traditional weapons are practiced today at the many schools of Chinese martial arts around the world. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weapons of China .
The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the dao is considered one of the four traditional weapons, along with the gun (stick or staff), qiang (spear), and the jian (double-edged sword), called in this group "The General of Weapons".
The vast array of weaponry found in China is naturally reflected in kuntao, the most famous examples being the sword, sabre, staff, spear and butterfly swords. Listed below are some of the weapons used in traditional styles of kuntao. Pronunciation and spelling vary according to dialect and transliteration system used.
The gunong is one of many bladed weapons portrayed in the "Weapons of Moroland" plaque that has become a common souvenir item and pop culture icon in the Philippines. It is also known as gulok among the Maranao and Maguindanao people ; [ 1 ] punyal (also known as puñal de kris or kris knife ) among Visayans and the Yakan people ; and badao ...
Yo-Yo [c] - In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. It consisted of a four pound stone attached to a rope about 20 feet long. Tribesmen used it in two ways. When hunting, they stood off to one side, held one end of the rope and threw the rock towards the legs of an animal.
The modern guandao as adopted by martial artists today usually weighs between 2 and 10 kg (4.4 and 22.0 lb), and is typically composed of a wood shaft of about 3 to 5 ft (0.91 to 1.52 m) in length, a short blade of about 12 to 18 in (300 to 460 mm) on one end, and a mace head on the other (which serves mostly as a counterweight to the blade but ...
In Chinese folklore, it is known as the "Gentleman of Weapons" and is considered one of the four major weapons, along with the gun, qiang, and the dao. Liuyedao The liuye dao , or "willow leaf saber", is a type of dao that was commonly used as a military sidearm for both cavalry and infantry during the Ming and Qing dynasties.