Weapons

Each school has its students learn open and closed hand fighting, and fighting with weapons. There are many weapons to learn. The more popular are the staff, spear, broad sword, and double edge sword. Students need to learn how to use anything at hand as a weapon; a chair, a pen, a cloth, floor lamp… When using a weapon, the person’s qi goes into it, and the weapon becomes an extension of the arms. Ultimately, the weapon is an extension of the body. This realization teaches the student how to use qi more effectively. Because of learning to use qi, Kung Fu masters are also Qi Gong Masters.

        

The use of qi in weapons is similar to the use of qi in a brush for artists and calligraphers. They use qi to write and paint, and then their qi goes on to the canvas or paper. A person who is sensitive to qi can feel a painting’s qi and determine who the artist is because everyone has his or her own qi.