Technique

Weapons in Fei Jing

Part of traditional training for advanced students is work with weapons - from nunchaku to the sword.

An important part of Fei Jing practice is mastering different weapons - from the traditional Chinese staff, spear, sword and knife to the "eagle claws" that are specific to the style. Weapons work comes after the student has mastered the stances, the trajectories and the basic empty-hand forms.

WeaponForm in the grading syllabusGrade
Nunchakununchaku tao6
Staffstaff tao7
Two knivesdouble knife tao8
Sabresabre tao8
Two sabresdouble sabre tao9
Swordsword tao9
Staff (breathing)breathing tao with the staff9

The 10th grade also requires self-defence against an armed opponent. In Fei Jing the weapon is an extension of the arm: it follows the same five trajectories and the same pulsing between Yin and Yang.

Outdoor staff demonstration, Ravda 2001
A weapons demonstration during the summer camp in Ravda, 2001.

At the 2001 national championship the club won gold and silver in the "Fei Jing with weapons" event. See the competitions.