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Throughout the ages, hidden weapons have been revealed. IV

Among all concealed weapons, hand-thrown concealed weapons are the most widely used and have the most styles. Here are a few selected ones.

Darts, also known as "hand-off darts", have three darts, three-sided, five-sided, cylindrical and other shapes, with a pointed end in front. The dart is about 10 cm long and weighs about 0.2 kg. The end of the dart is often tied with red and green silk cloth.

It is called "dart clothing" and is about 8 centimeters long, which helps the dart to fly stably. It is said that darts originated from the Western Regions. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Sichuan monk Ren Yuan's family acquired this skill and later spread it to the Central Plains. By the Qing Dynasty, almost everyone in the martial arts world

Everyone learned this technique, and it was still popular in the Republic of China.

Money darts use old square-hole copper coins as darts. Generally speaking, money darts are made by grinding the edges of the copper coins sharply, like a knife blade. When thrown, they fly forward and rely on their edges to injure people. Those with strong skills can

, you don’t need to sharpen the blade, you can throw it directly with your wrist and hurt people. However, copper coins are very light, so it is not easy to practice this skill well. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, silver dollars were the popular currency. Silver dollars were heavier and were often carried around.

Therefore, some people use silver coins instead of copper coins as hidden weapons.

Throwing arrows are also called "hand-throwing arrows" or "hand-throwing arrows" because they must be thrown with a flick of the wrist, hence the name. Throwing arrows are entirely made of thin bamboo, with round shafts, sharpened front ends, and no feathers at the back, just like a sharpened arrow.

Pointed bamboo chopsticks. Therefore, it is easy to obtain materials and easy to make, so there are many people and scholars in martial arts. After mastering the skill, you can draw inferences about other cases. All short and thin objects, such as chopsticks, branches, etc., can be thrown to defend the enemy.

.However, bamboo arrows are light and difficult to practice. Generally, you need to practice heavier iron arrows (weighing about 0.3 kg) first, then bamboo arrows with iron arrowheads (weighing about 0.1 kg), and finally you can practice bamboo arrows (heavy ones).

About 0.01 kg). It is said that arrow throwing originated from the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain and was not spread to society until the early Qing Dynasty.

The locust stone is an elongated solid stone with edges and corners. Because its shape is slightly like a locust, it is called "locust stone". Each locust stone weighs about 0.2 kilograms. It is usually stored in a bag and hung around the waist. Pebbles

They are oval stones on the river beach. Because their shape and weight are similar to those of pebbles, they are called "pebbles". Locust stones and pebbles are easy to see and can be said to be inexhaustible. Therefore, in

It is very popular in the martial arts world.

The plum-blossom needle is also a rare hidden weapon. Its structure is five steel needles connected at the root. After hitting the enemy, it stabs at five points, shaped like the five petals of a plum blossom. The length of the needle is about 3 cm. The plum-blossom needle has a long history in martial arts.

, but today it is almost extinct.

The Qiankun Circle is an iron circle with a diameter of about 15 centimeters. The inner and outer edges are all edged. After being thrown, it will spin and hit the enemy. A skillful person can throw two circles with one hand, but it is not easy to practice. Someone once threw one circle and hit the enemy.

The ten candles that were more than ten feet away were cut off at waist level, which greatly amazed the viewers.

Ruyi beads are steel balls or jade balls that people play with, and pecans can also be used. Ruyi beads used by people in martial arts today are mostly smaller steel balls, which are lighter in weight and easier to carry. They are mostly obtained from scrap bearings.

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Here, I must say that this chapter is not included in the daily update. I just feel that if you choose to read martial arts books in the past, you may be interested in our country’s martial arts, so I collected the information and posted it here, which is also for our country.
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