Mark tossed the spear with great skill.
The spearhead pointed upward, posing no threat to Fang Zhen. It flew in a parabola over a distance of six or seven meters, landing quite precisely next to him.
Fang Zhen snatched the spear's shaft out of the air with his right hand.
He gave the spear a shake and immediately fell into a fighting stance.
With a long spear, it's the last three feet that count.
Spear masters focus more on controlling the rear of the shaft, rather than just staring at the tip.
Fang Zhen applied what he had learned. He gripped the very end of the shaft with his right hand, used the right side of his waist as a fulcrum, and grasped the spear about three feet from the end with his left hand.
This stance was one of the most common in traditional martial arts.
His left hand merely controlled direction and distance; the real power came from his right hand and the leverage of his waist.
