The ''jukjangchang'' (), is a
Korean
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* Korean culture
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**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean
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**See also: North–South differences in t ...
weapon.
The ''jukjangchang'' is first mentioned in the ''
Muyesinbo
The ''Muyesinbo'' (; alternatively ''Muyeshinbo'') is a Korean martial arts manual published in 1759.Ehwa University Press 2008, Sippalgi: Traditional Korean Martial Arts, Dr. B.K. Choi The book is a revision of the older ''Muyejebo'', made du ...
'' (1759). The spear was made from bamboo and is about long. The ''jukjangchang'' was made either or whole bamboo stalk or pieces of bamboo glued and woven together. The latter type was stronger.
[Ehwa University Press 2008, Sippalgi: Traditional Korean Martial Arts, Dr. B.K. Cho]
The bamboo made the ''jukjangchang'' more flexible than the ordinary ''
jangchang''. Soldiers could use the jukjangchang to keep the enemy at a distance.
References
Traditional Korean weapons
Polearms
Spears
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