拂尘：武当道长的奇门武器 | Hossu: Wudang Taoist priest's magical weapon

拂尘，起源于秦汉时期，是一种于手柄前端附上兽毛或丝状麻布的工具或器物，最早用来扫除尘迹或驱赶蚊蝇之用。

Hossu is a tool whose front end is attached to animal hair or silky linen. It derived in Qin and Han Dynasties in ancient China and was first used to sweep away dust or drive mosquitoes and flies.

但是，在道家中，拂尘却被逐渐演变成兵器。起初，道人云游四方，难免会在途中会遇到一些猛兽或者强人歹人之类，他们便用拂尘打击猛兽从而保护自己，随着慢慢积累，他们便把这些动作总结成一个套路。后来，拂尘便被用作武器成为他们外出云游随身携带之物。作为武器，拂尘的主要攻击特点就是：劈、拉、缠、扫、抖，与刀枪鞭镖这些武器的相似特点。所以，在使用时，要将拂尘的毛发聚在一起，然后抡出去。

However, the Hossu has gradually evolved into a weapon by Taoism. At first, when the Taoists traveled around, they sometimes met some beasts or the evil on their trip. They would use the Hossu to fight the creatures. Gradually, they developed some forms and actions through fighting beasts to defend themselves. Later, the Taoists often carry the Hossu as a weapon while traveling. As a weapon, the Hossu has similar characteristics of the knife and whip, such as hack, pull, wrap, sweep, shake, and so on. Therefore, you need to gather the hair of the Hossu and then smash it out when using it.

罗映智挥舞拂尘 Luo Yingzhi smashes out the Hossu. /CGTN Photo

罗映智是武当派第十五代杰出功夫传人，年少时的他非常向往神仙那种逍遥的日子， "遇香客兮则求玄问道，会道友兮则诗酒谈文" 。所以，他独自一人寻师问祖来到武当山拜师苦修武当武学，从师十余载，深研道家神韵。

Luo Yingzhi is the 15th generation of the outstanding inheritor of the Wudang faction. In childhood, he hoped to live a carefree life like an immortal. "Asking foreign guests about mysteries and Taoism, enjoying poetry and wine with peers and friends." Therefore, he went to Wudang Mountain alone to study and practice martial arts. He had a profound understanding of the Taoist charm by ten years' study.

罗映智在山中钻研道教 Luo Yingzhi studies Taoism in the mountain /CGTN Photo

罗映智最早接触到拂尘是在一次演出中，道人们表演时力由脚起、再到腿、腿到腰、腰到肩，舞动起来如天马行空、闪展跳跃、灵活多变。这一柔一刚像极了许多影视作品里出现的道士形象，他们身着道袍，脚踏十方鞋，手里拿着拂尘显得非常仙风道骨，气度不凡。

In the beginning, Luo Yingzhi got the opportunity to know about Hossu when he watched a performance of some Taoists. The strength begins in the feet. It moves up to the legs, from the legs to the waist, and then to the shoulders. Performing like a slap in the air, flashing and jumping, flexible and changeable. These kinds of moves are like the image of Taoists that appears in many films. They wear the Taoist robes and Taoist shoes holding the dust in hands. They are venerable and distinguished.

罗映智使用拂尘与人比试 Luo Yingzhi fights with Hossu. / CGTN Photo

武当拂尘除了给人以一种飘逸洒脱之感外，它还有更深层次的东西。道场里的拂尘，更多的被用作在开坛之前清理道场凡尘。这里扫除的并非灰尘而是心中杂念，拂去心中之尘，这也与道家思想里的清静无为，远离世尘相契合。

In addition to giving people a sense of fluidity and freedom, the Hossu of Wudang has something deeper. The Hossus in the dojo is used more to clean up the dust before the opening ceremony. What the Taoists want to sweep is not the dust but the distracting thoughts which are also inconsistent with the Taoist.

罗映智用拂尘清理尘土Luo Yingzhi cleans up the dust with the Hossu. /CGTN Photo

以前道人修行，一辈子未曾下山， "束发读诗书，修德兼修身，仰观与俯察，韬略胸中存" ，没有太多欲望杂念。如今,现代人每天面临着各种各样诱惑，心中的欲望让人徒生烦恼，而拂尘时那种气与神合也在一定程度上帮我们 "拂去烦恼" 。

In the past, Taoists never came down mountains in their lifetime for practicing. "Reading books and poetry, developing spiritual and physical fitness, caring for both the world and local area, cumulating wisdom in mind". Nowadays, modern people are facing a variety of temptations every day. The desires in the minds are troublesome, but when you sweep by the Hossu, you could "get rid of troubles" to a certain extent.

"我们要对欲望做减法，心中有杂念不可怕，可怕的是你不能够拂去心中的杂念" ，罗映智说道。

"We have to clear away the desire in our minds. It is not terrible to have distracting thoughts in minds. What is terrible is that you can't get rid of them." said Luo Yingzhi.

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