Yueyachan
| Yueyachan | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Striking weapon, stabbing weapon, polearm |
| Designations: | Moon tooth shovel, fāngbiàn yuèyáchǎn |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
China |
| Distribution: | Worldwide |
| Overall length: | about 200 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Particularities: | The Yueyachan is used in martial arts like Shaolin Kung Fu . |
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The Yueyachan ( Chinese 月牙鏟 / 月牙铲 , Pinyin yuèyáchǎn - " moon tooth shovel ", short for 方便 月牙鏟 / 方便 月牙铲 , fāngbiàn yuèyáchǎn - " moon tooth practical shovel, moon tooth Upaya shovel"), also called a monk's shovel, is one medieval, Chinese polearm .
description
The Yueyachan consists of two blades that are attached to the ends of a staff about 2 meters long. One blade is shaped like a hatchet , the second blade is shaped like a crescent moon.
The fighting style with the Yueyachan is roughly the same as with the Bō . Thanks to the two-handed guidance, it is possible to attack and defend at the same time. It is possible for a trained fighter to execute very quick attack and defense combinations.
history
The Yueyachan originated in China in the Middle Ages.
The Fangbianchan ( Wade-Giles : fang-pien ch'an ) was used by Chinese Buddhist wandering monks to bury the bodies of dead people and animals on the way. However, it was also used for self-defense.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 26. 月牙 方便铲. (Archive version, no longer available online.) 中国 戏曲 学院 'Chinese Opera Institute', ( Memento from August 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Holmes Welch: The Practice of Chinese Buddhism 1900–1950 . Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1967, ISBN 0-674-69700-6 , pp. 305 ( google.de ).