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  • Soft and Long Weapons
    The video introduces the weapons including nunchaku, leather whip, staff, tasselled spear and broadsword. Fist of Fury (1972), The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part 1: Wong Fei-hung's Whip that Smacks the Candle (1949), Challenge of the Masters (1976), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) and Odd Couple (1979) are mentioned as examples.
  • Sabre and Sword
    The video introduces the characteristics and types of sabres and swords. One-Armed Swordsman (1967), The Blade (1995) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) are mentioned as examples.
  • Whimsical Weapons
    The video introduces the whimsical weapon, such as tiger-head twin hook swords, zhua, flying guillotine, full moon scimitar, magnetic sabre, hundreds of swords at once, broken sword, short knife, double crescent halberd and concealed blade inside the sole. Some of the weapon designers also present the concepts and methods in designing the whimsical weapons. The 'Bao Zheng' film series, The Guillotines (2012), Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (2017), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Full Moon Scimitar (1979), The Magic Blade (1976), The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979), Killer Clans (1976) and The Avenging Eagle (1978) are mentioned as examples.
  • Everyday Objects as Weapons
    The video introduces the weapons, including crescent spade, big rake, bench, folding fan, umbrella and long-stemmed Chinese smoking pipes. The 'Wong Fei Hung' film series is taken as example.
  • Trailer of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (aka The Shaolin 36th Chamber), released in Hong Kong on 2 February 1978, was directed by Lau Kar Leung and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. The film won the Best Martial Arts Award at the 24th Asian Film Festival. Halfway through the trailer, Gordon Liu (as Liu Yu-te, aka San Te) clashes with enemies using staff, sansetsukon, etc. and wielding the crescent spade near the end.
  • Trailer of The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
    The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, released in Hong Kong on 17 February 1984, was directed by Lau Kar Leung and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. In the trailer, Gordon Liu (as Yang Wu-lang) undergoes strenuous training on staff.
  • Trailer of The Proud Youth (1978)
    The Proud Youth, released in Hong Kong on 30 March 1978, was directed by Sun Chung and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. The story of the film was adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. Several scenes of Wang Yu (as Ling Hu Chung) fighting with sword can be seen in the trailer.
  • Trailer of Full Moon Scimitar (1979)
    Full Moon Scimitar, released in Hong Kong on 25 January 1979, was directed by Chor Yuen and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. The story of the film was adapted from the novel of the same title by Ku Lung. The full moon scimitar can be seen in the trailer.
  • Trailer of Heroes of the East (1978)
    Heroes of the East (aka Shaolin Challenges Ninja), released in Hong Kong on 30 December 1978, was directed by Lau Kar Leung and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. The film won the Best International Martial Arts Film at the 25th Asian Film Festival. The contests between butterfly sabres and twin sai (a melee weapon used in Okinawa) as well as short tonfa and sansetsukon can be found in the trailer.
  • Trailer of One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
    One-armed Swordsman, released in Hong Kong on 26 July 1967, was directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. In the trailer, Jimmy Wang Yu (as Fang Gang) is seen to be adept in using the broken sabre and other actors using the specially designed Golden Sword Lock can be seen.