Three Section Staff

Originating from China, the three-section staff is a flail weapon historically made of white oak or Chinese red maple.

While some martial artists have held that the three-section staff was used on the battlefield to entangle horses' legs or to strike around shields, The three-section staff was used in combat as an extension of one's arm to strike, flail, block, choke, disarm, whip, and entangle an enemy's weapon. The three-section staff has always been one of the more complex close-combat weapons as it requires skill and patience to control properly.