The classic version of the hook sword has the following design. The main part of the weapon is made in the form of a steel strip, one end of which is bent in the form of a hook, and the other end at the handle is pointed. In the area of ​​the handle, with the help of two fasteners, a guard in the form of a Moon is attached, with its sharp ends directed outward. The front part of the blade, the concave part of the "moon" and the outer side of the hook were sharpened. The total length of the weapon is about 1 meter.

The Hook Swords were used mainly in pairs (hence the name). They are used to deliver chopping blows, hooks. Chopping and stabbing blows could be applied with the same moon guard, and stabbing - with a sharp end opposite to the hook. Sometimes the inner side of the hook was not sharpened, which allows you to use the grip on this part of the weapon and strike like an ax. It was possible to hook the shuanggou with hooks, and thus suddenly increase the attack distance.

In China, there were many analogs of the hook sword, which had other names due to their design functions. Nowadays, working with this weapon is practiced in some wushu schools, in particular, in Shaolin Quan.

Dao is a type of single-edged cutting weapon occupies a significant place in Chinese weapon classifications. The hieroglyph "Dao" designates a weapon with a curved blade and sharpening on one side. Thus, the prefix dao is added to the naming of knives and sabers.

The Dao sword in ancient China was the most common weapon of the regular army and the wushu. With the development of Shaolin wushu and based on the need to use monks in battle, the sword-dao became one of the most used types of weapons among monks-fighters. A holistic system of sword technique, the Dao, was formed in the Shaolin monastery in the middle and late periods of the Ming dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the sword-dao technique of the Shaolin Monastery was widely used in countless battles. Starting from the Qing dynasty, the number of taolu with the sword-dao increased, and the technique of possession was constantly improved.

Shaolin exercises with a sword-dao are distinguished by an abundance of rotations around the head, turns and "sweeping" blows, and such techniques as thrusting, lifting from bottom to top, chopping blows from top to bottom, interceptions and others, made up an integral system of technical actions.

Nunchaku is used by the populations of China and Japan as a combat weapon, usually  25-35 cm in length, made of solid material, connected by a flexible joint (cord or chain). The rods are traditionally made of wood. Modern nunchucks can also be made of metal, plastic or fiberglass. The cord is connected to the rods (sticks) by threading it through mutually perpendicular channels in the ends of the rods (sticks), and the chain - using metal fasteners. Nunchucks connected by a cord are more popular, as some chains that do not have a welded connection and their fastenings are torn under extreme loads.

Nunchaku is most widely used in martial arts such as Okinawan kobudo and karate, and is used as a training weapon because it allows you to develop faster hand movements and improves posture. In some countries, possession of these weapons is illegal, with the exception of their use in martial arts schools. In the past it was used by the Japanese villagers as defense against a samurai attack.

Bodhidharma was a legendary Indian Buddhist teacher, a monk. He is considered the founder and first patriarch of the Chan School in China, as well as the 28th patriarch and direct successor of the Buddha in India, although there is no solid evidence of this. Although various written sources speak of the practice of various types of wrestling and martial arts since ancient times, the founder of modern martial arts is considered to be the legendary Bodhidharma. He was a Buddhist monk, the founder of the Zen teachings. He lived in the 6th century AD. He was born in India, which he left to proclaim his teachings around the world. He is believed to be the founder of the also legendary Shaolin Monastery. Bodhidharma opposed his teaching to Taoism, saying that in order to attain Enlightenment (Satori) you need to overcome your consciousness and gain complete control over it. And to do that, you first need to overcome your body. To this end, he created several sets of physical exercises that his students had to practice every day. These exercises later served as the basis for the first forms of martial arts.

Warming up is a process which elicits the acute physiological changes that prepare the organism for strenuous physical performance. To gain the greatest benefit from the warming-up procedure, the exer­cises should imitate as closely as possible the movements which are to be used in the event.

Warming up reduces the viscosity of a muscle, its resistance to its own movement. It improves performance and prevents injury in vigorous activities by two essential means:

1. A rehearsal of the skill before competition commences fixes in the athlete's neuromuscular coordinating system the exact nature of the impending task. It also heightens his kinesthetic senses.
2. The rise in body temperature facilitates the biochemical reactions supplying energy for muscular contractions. Elevated body temperature also shortens the periods of muscular relaxation and aids in reducing stiffness. 

As a result of these two processes, there is an improvement in accuracy, strength and speed of movement, and an increase in tissue elasticity which lessens the liability to injury.

No fighter uses his leg violently until he warms it up carefully. The same principle is equally applicable to any muscles that are to be used so vigorously. The duration of the warm-up period varies with the event. In ballet, the dancers spend two hours before the performance, commencing with very light movements and gradu­ally increasing the intensity and range of motions until the moment before their appearance. This, they feel, reduces the risk of a pulled muscle which would destroy the perfection of their movements.

The athlete of more advanced years tends to warm up more slowly and for a longer time. This fact may be due to greater need for a longer warm-up period, or it may be because an athlete tends to get smarter as he gets older.