During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wushu was in its heyday and was called "the way to attack". The so-called "gentleman's sword", fencing is a compulsory course for nobles, and it is also exclusive to nobles. In the late Warring States period, due to frequent wars, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of foot soldiers, some relatively simple martial arts spread to the army, and then fell into the folk.

In addition, because the sword is a general of hundreds of soldiers, the ancients thought that the sword had the virtue of a gentleman, so the sword holder was a gentleman.

The sword is sharp and straight, for the sake of integrity.

The sword is generally put into the sheath without hurting people, which is righteous.

Sword is a personal weapon to protect master and brave.

Therefore, those who wear swords should be upright, righteous and brave.