Post your favorite Kung Fu weapon(s) and why.
my favorite has always been the short to medium staff or tiger tail whip. Hu Wei Bian.
either single hand or both hands/double whip.
why:
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there are some methods may be generalized to sword or other hand held weapon.
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you won’t cut or stab yourself by accident.
I like the staff. It’s very versatile and basic
do my palms count?
The weapon I am most comfortable with, staff
Favorite weapon that I will eventually master:
Three Sectional Staff
Favorite to watch is either double whip chain, or double straight swords.
favorite to use is either staff or broadsword. most basic and very versatile.
o wait i just thought of something i like more than those weapons i mentioned earlier. Guan dao.
jian
the jian can stab and slash and its fast and distracting with its tassel
plus its just god **** cool
I’m with SanSoo Student…give me a staff if I have to really do some work but I just think the three sectional is pretty **** cool. I had one a long while back but no one to teach me…I’ve still got Kam Yuen’s book I bought…well, decades ago :o
Chinese 2 sectional staff AKA Nunchuku. 
Mantis108
I am partial to the Broadsword myself. It has a nice hackibility feel to it!
I too want to learn the three sectional staff. I sort of have to someday, it was created by the founder of my style!
I like the flexible stuff! 3 section, chain whip, rope dart and meteor hammer. Not the most practical but definitely the most fun. If I had to pick an absolute favorite it would be the 3 section staff cause on top of being tons of fun I could at least make some of the techniques work.
Spear
It’s got the finese of a Jian with a 10ft reach. 
A smile.
Hmm well I’ve always had a knack for long weapons – in terms of skill, I’m probably best at spear. I’m fairly tall so I’ve always felt comfortable using staff or kwan do.
But in terms of what I enjoy the most, I would have to say swords – and I like the broadsword and straight sword equally, even though they have totally different strikes and feel. In my early kung fu years, I mainly used a broadsword, and I just loved the strong slashes and wide arcs of the movements. Then in later years, I got exposed to the straight sword and loved the more subtle thrusts and small cuts – definitley relies on more finesse in my opinion. But I love using both of them – there is something empowering about wielding a sword. Someday I’d love to learn a 2-handed sword.
[QUOTE=Shaolin;711242]A smile.:)[/QUOTE]
That’s the ultimate weapon. We all lose 
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[QUOTE=Shaolin;711242]A smile.:)[/QUOTE]
Shaolin wins the thread for making me smile with him.
a smile may not always be the most sensible weapon, but it can be highly effective in what would otherwise be a very tense situation.
I woul say a hug is also a valid choice.
ok, enough of the buddhist shmaltz, I pick staff.
staff is easily found in many other objects and if you learn the staff and learn it well, you will have a lot of weapons at your disposal.
and remember, staffs are blunt and are non lethal, so after using one, you can still use the smile. Maybe not the hug though.
I like the spear for CMA.
The Jo for JMA. I also do iaido so the sword is a given.
wit
i also think you are more likely to find a big machete or cleaver than a big stick
so what is more practical a staff or butterfly knives or a broadsword
plus i know loads of ppl who keep samurai swords for decoration and i see them more than 6 1/2 foot poles