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| Drawing of a Shao Lin Gun, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. |
Unlike Da Bang, Shao Lin Gun is rarely employed as battlefield weapon (except by the monks themselves). However its techniques can be integrated into the techniques of Chang Qiang (長鎗).
22 September 2015
Shao Lin Gun (少林棍)
Unlike Da Bang, Shao Lin Gun is rarely employed as battlefield weapon (except by the monks themselves). However its techniques can be integrated into the techniques of Chang Qiang (長鎗).
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blunt weapon,
late Ming Dynasty,
legacy wushu weapon,
mid Ming Dynasty,
staff,
weapon
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Shao Lin Gun (少林棍)
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I have a couple questions about this staff. For one, is the 尺 used here the 營造尺 or the 周尺. I would probably err on the side of 營造尺 given the fact that it is a wooden staff, and that 少林棍法闡宗 depicts a fairly long staff in its pictures, but I am curious as to your opinion. Also, would it be correct to assume that this staff is made of hardwood? If so, what kinds of wood may have been used?
ReplyDeleteBy cross-referencing with 長槍法選 written by the same author, we can be certain that the staff in 少林棍法闡宗 use 營造尺. Shaolin staff is indeed very long (~ 2.7 m).
DeleteCheng Zongyou preferred tough wood that retain some flexibility for both his spear and his staff (i.e. the wood is not too stiff). He did name several woods in 長槍法選 although I don't have sufficient knowledge in wood to tell what they are.
Cheng Zongyou did mention Sandalwood, which is a type of hardwood.
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Deleteare they tapered toward to tip?
ReplyDeleteNo as far as I am aware.
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