Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I give a general overview of Chinese polearms by classifying them in terms of how they are used. I also highlight a couple differences that stand out between European and Chinese polearms.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:00 Thrusting Polearms

2:30 Cutting Polearms

3:40 Crushing Polearms

5:02 Defining Categorization

5:44 Spiking Polearms

8:55 Hooking Polearms

9:29 Catching Polearms

11:29 Conclusion

Sources:

Online Sites:

greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/p/navigation.html

gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com/2018/05/tsuruhashi-samurais-warpick.html

Images:

Polearms on boat = 武備志

Trident guard = 入蹕圖卷

Euro Polearms = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polearm

Qing dynasty spears = mandarinmansion.com/article/spears-qing-dynasty

Glaive on horseback = 入蹕圖卷

Oar dao = 武備志

Axe = 上林圖卷

Wolf’s teeth club = 武備志

Maces on boat = 入蹕圖卷

Shaolin staff = 武備志

Pollaxe combat = reddit.com/r/wma/comments/t98na9/why_is_the_luzern_hammer_type_of_poleaxe_so_much

Pole sickles = 倭寇圖卷

Hand sickle = 皇朝禮器圖式

Spades = 倭寇圖卷

Warhammer = metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27066

Iron Puller = 皇朝禮器圖式

Hook Spear = 皇朝禮器圖式

Trident = 出驚圖卷

Wolf brush = 兵錄

Trident manual = 登墵必究

Music:

Intro Music Song = 春江花月夜 Artist: 顶斯华 Album: 中国古筝金曲, Vol. 3 (古筝独奏).

Outro Music = Song: Chinese Thunder Drums Album: World Drums: African, Samba, Taiko, Chinese and Middle Eastern Music.