Weapons

This progressive curriculum covers a range of long (pole arms) and short (swords) weapons.

Basics

Staff Basics

Pickup with foot

Handle bar grip:

Left-right strike

Clear low + knock down (rowing)

Step, knock upward (reverse rowing)

Overhead block, +kick/jump kick

Jade belt

Flower

Normal grip:

Switch grip

Strike down-cross

High block

Horse slam

Thrust

Drop slam

Helicopter (front, cat, horse, jumping)

Flower (downward, upward)

One-hand flower

Sweep

Baseball swing + turn

Overhead swing + pose

Stomp-step-palm

Sword Basics

Inside + outside roll, flower

Thrust/stab

Umbrella + slice + reverse

Block

Staff Drills

low tuck, middle tuck, high block, kick, step

horse low block, cross high block

swing, turn, swing, step

helicoptor, turn helicoptor (in place, with step, with hop), 32-step Y version

cross smash + step high block

floor tap, tap, turn flower

horse step behind, jumping

helicoptor, stomp palm

sweep swing

Sword Drills

spin outside, inside, flower, up + down

Umbrella, thrust, twist + high guard, step

chop, pull guard, cross step upward chop/resting + low block

Straight Sword Drills

Forms

Staff · Gun · 棍

32-Step · San Shi Er Bu Gun · 三十二步棍

Yin Shou Gun · 阴手棍

Yin Shou Gun (Modified for Tang Soo Do)

Fire Cudgel · Shao Huo Gun · 燒火棍

Broadsword · Dao · 刀

3rd Level/Junior Broadsword · San Duan/Chu Ji Dao · 三段/初级刀

Tiger Tail · Hu Wei Dao · 虎尾刀

Double broadsword · Shuang Dao · 雙刀/双刀

Straight Sword · Jian · 剑

32-Step · San Shi Er Bu Jian · 三十二步剑

Wu Dang Seven Star Sword · 武當七星剑

Qing Feng sword and scabbard · 清風劍

Other weapons

Single dagger · Bi Shou · 匕首

Double dagger · Shuang Bi Shou · 雙匕首

Yang Family Spear · Yang Jia Qiang · 楊家槍

Wu Dang Spear · Wu Dang Zi Wu Qiang · 武當子午枪

Spring and Autumn Big Blade (Kwan Dao/Guan Dao/Yan Yue Dao) · 春秋大刀 (關刀/关刀/偃月刀)

Pu Dao · 撲刀

*Spring and Autumn Pu Dao · Chung Qiu Da Dao/Pu Dao (from Wu Dang San Feng Pai) · 春秋大刀/撲刀 (武当三丰派)

Convenience Spade, Monk Spade/Crescent Moon Blade · Yue Ya Chan · 方便鏟 (月牙鏟)

Miao Dao (Old 2nd Form) · 苗刀

Flail/2-Section Staff · Shao Zi Gun · 稍子棍

Three-section · San Jie Gun · 三節棍

Wu Dang Fan · 武當扇

Umbrella · Yusan · 雨傘

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