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A '''''gun''''' (<small>pronunciation</small> {{IPAc-cmn|g|un|4}}, <small>English approximation:</small> {{IPAc-en|g|u|ə|n
A '''''gun''''' (<small>pronunciation</small> {{IPAc-cmn|g|un|4}}, <small>English approximation:</small> {{IPAc-en|g|u|ə|n
}} {{respell|gwən}}, {{zh|c=棍|p=gùn|l=rod, stick}}) or '''''bang''''' ({{zh|c=棒|p=Bàng|l=rod, [[Club (weapon)|club]]}}) is a long Chinese staff [[weapon]] used in [[Chinese martial arts]]. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the [[qiang (spear)|''qiang'']] (spear), [[Dao (Chinese sword)|''dao'']] (sabre), and the ''[[jian]]'' (straight sword). It is called, in this group, "'''The Grandfather of all Weapons'''". In Vietnam (as a result of Chinese influence), the gun is known as ''côn'' in [[Vietnamese martial arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baobinhdinh.com.vn/642/2004/10/15301/|title=Roi Kinh, quyền Bình Định}}</ref><ref>https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/vietnamese/con-–-binh-khi-doc-dao-cua-vo-co-truyen-viet-nam/101598.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vothuat.vn/su-kien/nhieu-tiet-muc-vo-thuat-dac-sac-tai-buoi-giao-luu-giua-takhado-va-tay-son-vo-dao.html|title = Nhiều tiết mục võ thuật đặc sắc tại buổi giao lưu giữa Takhado và Tây Sơn Võ đạo|date = 20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votaysonbinhdinh.com/cac-lo-vo-tay-son-phan-2-vo-duong-ho-nganh/|title=Các Lò Võ Tây Sơn - Phần 2 - Võ Đường Hồ Ngạnh|date=May 2015}}</ref>
}} {{respell|gwən}}, {{zh|c=棍|p=gùn|j=gwan3|l=rod,stick}}) or '''''bang''''' ({{zh|c=棒|p=bàng|j=paang5|l=rod,[[Club (weapon)|club]]}}) is a long staff [[weapon]] used in [[Chinese martial arts]]. It is known as one of the four major weapons in Chinese martial arts, along with the [[qiang (spear)|''qiang'']] (spear), [[Dao (Chinese sword)|''dao'']] (sabre), and the ''[[jian]]'' (straight sword). It is called, in this group, "'''The Grandfather of all Weapons'''". In Vietnam (as a result of Chinese influence), the gun is known as ''côn'' in [[Vietnamese martial arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baobinhdinh.com.vn/642/2004/10/15301/|title=Roi Kinh, quyền Bình Định}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/vietnamese/con-–-binh-khi-doc-dao-cua-vo-co-truyen-viet-nam/101598.html | title=Côn – binh khí độc đáo của võ cổ truyền Việt Nam | date=9 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vothuat.vn/su-kien/nhieu-tiet-muc-vo-thuat-dac-sac-tai-buoi-giao-luu-giua-takhado-va-tay-son-vo-dao.html|title = Nhiều tiết mục võ thuật đặc sắc tại buổi giao lưu giữa Takhado và Tây Sơn Võ đạo|date = 20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votaysonbinhdinh.com/cac-lo-vo-tay-son-phan-2-vo-duong-ho-nganh/|title=Các Lò Võ Tây Sơn - Phần 2 - Võ Đường Hồ Ngạnh|date=May 2015}}</ref>


== Variants and styles ==
== Variants and styles ==
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* [[Shaolin Kung Fu|Shaolin]] Zhui Feng Gun - 'Wind Chaser Staff' (虎勇敢)
* [[Shaolin Kung Fu|Shaolin]] Zhui Feng Gun - 'Wind Chaser Staff' (虎勇敢)
* Qún Yáng Gùn, Shepherd staff (This routine is performed with a straight heavy red oak staff)
* Qún Yáng Gùn, Shepherd staff (This routine is performed with a straight heavy red oak staff)
* [[Glossary of Wing Chun terms#Forms|Six and a half point pole]] ({{zh|六點半棍}})
* [[Glossary of Wing Chun terms#Forms|Six and a half point pole]] ({{zh||j=luk6 dim2 bun3 gwan3|t=六點半棍}})
* Staff of five tigers and goat herds ({{zh|c=五虎群羊棍|p=wǔ hǔ qún yáng gùn}})
* Staff of five tigers and goat herds ({{zh|c=五虎群羊棍|p=wǔ hǔ qún yáng gùn}})
* [[Taijiquan|Taiji]] staff ({{zh|s=太极棍|t=太極棍|p=tàijí gùn}}
* [[Taijiquan|Taiji]] staff ({{zh|s=太极棍|t=太極棍|p=tàijí gùn}})
* Taiji thirteen staff ({{zh|s=太极十三秆|t=太極十三杆|p=tàijí shísān gǎn}})
* Taiji thirteen staff ({{zh|s=太极十三秆|t=太極十三杆|p=tàijí shísān gǎn}})
Bailangan and nangun are frequently found in modern wushu competitions in gunshu and nangun events respectively. The IWUF has created three different standardized routines and an elementary routine for gunshu and two different routines for nangun.
Bailangan and nangun are frequently found in modern wushu competitions in gunshu and nangun events respectively. The IWUF has created three different standardized routines and an elementary routine for gunshu and two different routines for nangun.
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''Gunshu'' refers to the competitive event in modern [[Wushu (sport)|wushu]] taolu where athletes utilize a gun in a routine. It was one of the four main weapon events implemented at the [[1991 World Wushu Championships|1st World Wushu Championships]] due to its popularity. Modern staffs are often made from [[wax wood]] or [[rattan]], both of which are strong woods, but flexible and light. Some versions may also feature metal or rubber parts, and the current modern staffs for competition are usually made of light [[Carbon fiber reinforced polymer|carbon fiber.]] The newer staffs do not break like the wax wood ones and are even lighter.
''Gunshu'' refers to the competitive event in modern [[Wushu (sport)|wushu]] taolu where athletes utilize a gun in a routine. It was one of the four main weapon events implemented at the [[1991 World Wushu Championships|1st World Wushu Championships]] due to its popularity. Modern staffs are often made from [[wax wood]] or [[rattan]], both of which are strong woods, but flexible and light. Some versions may also feature metal or rubber parts, and the current modern staffs for competition are usually made of light [[Carbon fiber reinforced polymer|carbon fiber.]] The newer staffs do not break like the wax wood ones and are even lighter.


The IWUF has also created three different standardized routines for competition as well as an elementary routine. The first compulsory routine was created and recorded by [[Yuan Wenqing]] in 1989.
The [[International Wushu Federation|IWUF]] has also created three different standardized routines for competition as well as an elementary routine. The first compulsory routine was created and recorded by [[Yuan Wenqing]] in 1989.


Gunshu routines in international competition require certain staff techniques including: Píng Lūn Gùn (Horizontal Cudgel Windmill Wave), Pī Gùn (Cudgel Chop), Yún Gùn (Cudgel Cloud Waving), Bēng Gùn (Cudgel Tilt), Jiǎo Gùn (Cudgel Enveloping), Chuō Gùn (Cudgel Poke), Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn (Vertical Figure 8 with the Cudgel), Shuāng Shǒu Tí Liāo Huā Gùn (Two-handed Vertical Cudgel Uppercut). Only the Píng Lūn Gùn and Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn techniques have deduction content (codes 64 and 65 respectively).
Gunshu routines in international competition require certain staff techniques including: Píng Lūn Gùn (Horizontal Cudgel Windmill Wave), Pī Gùn (Cudgel Chop), Yún Gùn (Cudgel Cloud Waving), Bēng Gùn (Cudgel Tilt), Jiǎo Gùn (Cudgel Enveloping), Chuō Gùn (Cudgel Poke), Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn (Vertical Figure 8 with the Cudgel), Shuāng Shǒu Tí Liāo Huā Gùn (Two-handed Vertical Cudgel Uppercut). Only the Píng Lūn Gùn and Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn techniques have deduction content (codes 64 and 65 respectively).

==Popular Culture==
* In ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', Shu-lien uses a gun staff while teaching Princess Jen.
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', staff techniques used by airbenders are derived from fighting with the gun staff.
* ''[[Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' features [[Shang Chi (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Shang Chi]], [[Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe#Ying Nan|Ying Nan]] and many warriors of Ta Lao using gun staffs with dragon scales to fight the [[Teams and organizations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe#Ten Rings|Ten Rings]] and the followers of the [[Dweller-in-Darkness]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.flashmavi.com/wushu Some Basic Staff Tutorials]
*[http://www.flashmavi.com/wushu Some Basic Staff Tutorials]
*[https://qi-tube.com/videos/84 Shifu Alan Tinnion Representing Great Britain at the Open-World Invitational International Tournament of Chinese Games At Xian 1985 Gold Medal Performance 左 手 棍 Left Hand Staff ]

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Gunshu event at the 2005 National Games of China

A gun (pronunciation [kwə̂n], English approximation: /ɡuən/ gwən, Chinese: 棍; pinyin: gùn; Jyutping: gwan3; lit. 'rod', 'stick') or bang (Chinese: 棒; pinyin: bàng; Jyutping: paang5; lit. 'rod', 'club') is a long staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is known as one of the four major weapons in Chinese martial arts, along with the qiang (spear), dao (sabre), and the jian (straight sword). It is called, in this group, "The Grandfather of all Weapons". In Vietnam (as a result of Chinese influence), the gun is known as côn in Vietnamese martial arts.[1][2][3][4]

Variants and styles

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A flail-like iron staff (left) in military compendium Wujing Zongyao
Schematic representation of the three main Chinese martial arts staffs

The gun is fashioned with one thick end as the base and a thinner end near the tip, and is cut to be about the same height as the user or 6 foot. Besides the standard gun, there are also flail-like two section and three section varieties of the staff as well as non-tapered heavier variants. Numerous Chinese martial arts teach the staff as part of their curriculum, including (in English alphabetical order):

Bailangan and nangun are frequently found in modern wushu competitions in gunshu and nangun events respectively. The IWUF has created three different standardized routines and an elementary routine for gunshu and two different routines for nangun.

In contemporary wushu

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Gunshu refers to the competitive event in modern wushu taolu where athletes utilize a gun in a routine. It was one of the four main weapon events implemented at the 1st World Wushu Championships due to its popularity. Modern staffs are often made from wax wood or rattan, both of which are strong woods, but flexible and light. Some versions may also feature metal or rubber parts, and the current modern staffs for competition are usually made of light carbon fiber. The newer staffs do not break like the wax wood ones and are even lighter.

The IWUF has also created three different standardized routines for competition as well as an elementary routine. The first compulsory routine was created and recorded by Yuan Wenqing in 1989.

Gunshu routines in international competition require certain staff techniques including: Píng Lūn Gùn (Horizontal Cudgel Windmill Wave), Pī Gùn (Cudgel Chop), Yún Gùn (Cudgel Cloud Waving), Bēng Gùn (Cudgel Tilt), Jiǎo Gùn (Cudgel Enveloping), Chuō Gùn (Cudgel Poke), Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn (Vertical Figure 8 with the Cudgel), Shuāng Shǒu Tí Liāo Huā Gùn (Two-handed Vertical Cudgel Uppercut). Only the Píng Lūn Gùn and Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn techniques have deduction content (codes 64 and 65 respectively).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Roi Kinh, quyền Bình Định".
  2. ^ "Côn – binh khí độc đáo của võ cổ truyền Việt Nam". 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Nhiều tiết mục võ thuật đặc sắc tại buổi giao lưu giữa Takhado và Tây Sơn Võ đạo". 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Các Lò Võ Tây Sơn - Phần 2 - Võ Đường Hồ Ngạnh". May 2015.
  5. ^ "Weapons Training in Ba Gua Zhang: Part 1". 30 March 2016.
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