Eighteen Arms of Wushu

The Eighteen Arms is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts. The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes as to what the eighteen weapons actually are. However, all lists contain at least one or more of the following weapons:

Wuzazu version
The Wuzazu, written by the Ming-dynasty Fujianese scholar Xie Zhaozhe (1567–1624), lists the following:


 * 1) Axe
 * 2) Bow and arrow
 * 3) Crossbow
 * 4) Dao (Chinese sword)
 * 5) Greataxe
 * 6) Hand-to-hand combat
 * 7) Hoko yari
 * 8) Ji (halberd)
 * 9) Jian
 * 10) Jian (sword breaker)
 * 11) Whip
 * 12) Mace
 * 13) Pick
 * 14) Qiang (spear)
 * 15) Rake (tool)
 * 16) Rope dart
 * 17) Shield
 * 18) Trident

Water Margin version
The Ming novel Water Margin lists the following:


 * 1) Ancient style spear
 * 2) Axe
 * 3) Bow and arrow
 * 4) Chain
 * 5) Chúi
 * 6) Club (weapon)
 * 7) Crossbow
 * 8) Dagger axe
 * 9) Halberd
 * 10) Firearm
 * 11) Greataxe
 * 12) Jian (sword breaker)
 * 13) Mace or whip
 * 14) Pick
 * 15) Shield
 * 16) Spear
 * 17) Sword
 * 18) Trident

Shaolin version

 * 1) Axe
 * 2) Broadsword
 * 3) Cane
 * 4) Dart
 * 5) Flute
 * 6) Fork
 * 7) Hand Dart
 * 8) Kwan Dao
 * 9) Monk's spade
 * 10) Pen
 * 11) Pu Dao
 * 12) Sickles
 * 13) Spear
 * 14) Staff
 * 15) Sword
 * 16) Thorn
 * 17) Tri-point double-edge sword
 * 18) Whip

Other version

 * 1) Axe
 * 2) Blade
 * 3) Club
 * 4) Double-edged sword
 * 5) Greataxe
 * 6) Gun (staff)
 * 7) Halberd
 * 8) Hook sword
 * 9) Jian (sword breaker)
 * 10) Long spear
 * 11) Mace
 * 12) Meteor hammer
 * 13) Pick
 * 14) Ranseur
 * 15) Spear
 * 16) Tonfa
 * 17) Trident
 * 18) Whip