Hello again,
Today I'd like to describe to you my Kung Fu Staff (Gwun) and Spear (Qiang). The reason I combined these two items in one post is that they use the same animation set. The weapons are compatible with DCS, CCS and WARPs, and come in push versions as well.
To control the weapons, simply hold down your left mousebutton and use the motion keys (up, down, left, right).
My sifu said the staff is the most basic weapon in kung fu. With knowledge and training on how to use a staff, one can pretty much utilize any long weapon available at their disposal. He couldnt be more right, as you could easily find a broom or a branch from a tree if you found yourself in a fight situation. The animations that I made for this weapon are based on the single headed staff technique - that is, the staff is held more towards one end rather than the middle, and the opposite end is used as the point of impact on your opponent. This technique allows one to use the staff for stabbing as well, and thus, the moves become similar to using a spear. Hence, the same set of animations apply to the spear as well.
1) The Bow/Salute - Upon activating your weapon, you will see the bow. I intend to make this a mark of my weapons: to always activate with the challenge bow. Your avatar holds the staff upright in his right hand, while opening out his left palm towards your opponent, followed by bringing it back in to their side. Ideally, the weapon should be held in your left hand, while the right does the open palm action. However, due to the set up of holding items in second life, I had to reverse the role of the hands.
2) Smack and Stab - The forward attack makes your avatar smacks your opponent with the staff, as they go from the fighting stance to a horse stance, facing sideways to your enemy. Such an attack is intended for the staff to come down as a hammer onto your opponent's head or collar bone. This is conveniently followed by a stab with the front of the gwun, straight into your opponent's solar plexus (convenient because the horse has you low and steady).
3) Turn and Stab - The backwards attack sends your avatar in a clockwise spin, landing on their knee in a low position, followed by a stab to the enemy's belly. This is meant to be an evading attack.
4) Crane and Swing - In the right side attack, your avatar does a sidestep to their right, and lifts themselves up on their right leg like a crane. The left knee is brought up, and the staff is raised above their right shoulder. And then, with rapid speed, the staff comes swinging at an angle as you rotate your hips and hammer the enemy at an angle coming from the shoulder to the opposite waste.
5) Swallow Tail and Low Swing - The left side technique is my personal favorite and perhaps most beautiful. Your avatar executes a swallow tail kick (or butterfly kick) swinging to the left, giving your opponent a taste of two feet. Upon landing, you go into a low crouch and hit them across the waste or knees.
The spear comes with a flexible horse hair tassel at the bottom of the blade, to add tradition and realism to the weapon. It swings around as you swing your weapon. In real battle, the horse hair served to soak up any blood to prevent the staff becoming sticky - as well as to throw off your enemies.
You can buy the weapons at my store or click below for xstreetsl links!
Spear
Staff
Thanks and see you next time!
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