THE ART OF THE SPEAR
Traditional Chinese spear
Qiang is the Chinese spear, a long-shafted weapon used in Chinese martial arts. Qiangshu is the practice of this weapon.[1]
Browse the source collections below and choose a video by its title. Each collection remains separate, and every available video can play directly on this page.
About the weapon: IWUF · Qiangshu (Spear)
THE VIDEO LIBRARY
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Bafa long spear — Wu Shijun
A numbered collection of Bafa long-spear recordings attributed to Wu Shijun in the source title. Three main recordings of about fifteen minutes are followed by a brief fourth clip. Watch the parts in their original order; the final clip is not a full lesson.
Subtitle guide
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Read Google’s official Chrome instructionsBafa long spear · Part 2
Bafa long spear · Part 3
Bafa long spear · Part 4 · Short clip
Wuhou spear — Wu Shijun
Five recordings from the Wuhou spear collection: a contents video, a full-form demonstration, instruction for the first section, an overview with fundamentals, and a follow-along recording. The source sequence and individual titles are preserved so you can choose a demonstration or a longer instructional video.
Subtitle guide
Use Chrome’s built-in caption tools on a computer. No extension or website subscription is needed.
- Open Chrome’s menu → Settings → Accessibility → Live Caption and turn it on. On Linux, open Captions under Accessibility first.
- Under Manage languages / Add languages, download the video’s spoken language if it is listed. Select that language as the Preferred caption language. Unsupported spoken languages cannot be captioned with this tool.
- Play the video with its volume on. Chrome displays detected speech in a movable caption bubble. Drag the bubble to keep the movements visible.
- For English translation, turn on Live Translate if it appears in the same settings and choose English under Translate to. Available languages and features depend on your device and Chrome version.
These are automatic browser captions, not subtitles checked by an instructor. Speech, martial arts terms and translations may contain errors.
Live Caption processes audio on your device. If you enable Live Translate, captions are sent to Google for translation.
Read Google’s official Chrome instructionsWuhou spear · Contents
Wuhou spear · Full-form demonstration
Wuhou spear · First-section instruction
Wuhou spear · Overview and fundamentals
Wuhou spear · Follow along
Liuhe long spear — Wen Zhuang collection
Two longer recordings from the source collection labelled Wen Zhuang Liuhe long spear. The first file groups episodes 1–2 and the second groups episodes 3–4. Each remains a continuous recording so the original progression is kept together.
Subtitle guide
Use Chrome’s built-in caption tools on a computer. No extension or website subscription is needed.
- Open Chrome’s menu → Settings → Accessibility → Live Caption and turn it on. On Linux, open Captions under Accessibility first.
- Under Manage languages / Add languages, download the video’s spoken language if it is listed. Select that language as the Preferred caption language. Unsupported spoken languages cannot be captioned with this tool.
- Play the video with its volume on. Chrome displays detected speech in a movable caption bubble. Drag the bubble to keep the movements visible.
- For English translation, turn on Live Translate if it appears in the same settings and choose English under Translate to. Available languages and features depend on your device and Chrome version.
These are automatic browser captions, not subtitles checked by an instructor. Speech, martial arts terms and translations may contain errors.
Live Caption processes audio on your device. If you enable Live Translate, captions are sent to Google for translation.
Read Google’s official Chrome instructionsLiuhe long spear · Episodes 1–2
Liuhe long spear · Episodes 3–4
Bawang Yang-family spear
One continuous recording from the source collection titled Bawang Yang-family spear, lasting about fifty-four minutes. It is kept as one video rather than divided into artificial lessons. This collection is distinct from the Bafa, Wuhou and Liuhe recordings.
Subtitle guide
Use Chrome’s built-in caption tools on a computer. No extension or website subscription is needed.
- Open Chrome’s menu → Settings → Accessibility → Live Caption and turn it on. On Linux, open Captions under Accessibility first.
- Under Manage languages / Add languages, download the video’s spoken language if it is listed. Select that language as the Preferred caption language. Unsupported spoken languages cannot be captioned with this tool.
- Play the video with its volume on. Chrome displays detected speech in a movable caption bubble. Drag the bubble to keep the movements visible.
- For English translation, turn on Live Translate if it appears in the same settings and choose English under Translate to. Available languages and features depend on your device and Chrome version.
These are automatic browser captions, not subtitles checked by an instructor. Speech, martial arts terms and translations may contain errors.
Live Caption processes audio on your device. If you enable Live Translate, captions are sent to Google for translation.
Read Google’s official Chrome instructions