Editing Tai chi (section)

=== Weapon practice ===
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Tai chi practices involving weapons also exist. Weapons training and [[fencing]] applications often employ:
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[jian]]}}, a straight double-edged sword, practiced as {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[taijijian]]}};
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[dao (saber)|dao]]}}, a heavier curved saber, sometimes called a broadsword;
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[tessen|tieshan]]}}, a folding fan, also called {{tlit|zh|pinyin|shan}} and practiced as {{tlit|zh|pinyin|taijishan}};
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Gun (staff)|gun]]}}, a 2&nbsp;m long wooden staff and practiced as {{tlit|zh|pinyin|taijigun}};
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Qiang (spear)|qiang]]}}, a 2&nbsp;m long [[spear]] or a 4&nbsp;m long [[lance]].

More exotic weapons include:
* the large {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Dao (Chinese sword)|dadao]]}} and {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[podao]]}} sabres;
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Ji (halberd)|ji]]}}, or halberd;
* the [[Stick-fighting|cane]];
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Rope dart|sheng biao]]}}, or rope dart;
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[three sectional staff|sanjiegun]]}}, or three sectional staff;
* the {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Wind and fire wheels|feng huo lun]]}}, or wind-and-fire wheels;
* the [[lasso]];
* the [[whip]], [[chain whip]] and steel whip.
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