Clubs have been around as for as long as mankind has walked erect. Styles of clubs range from simple sticks to elaborately
carved works of art. Bashing weapons used to inflict concussion blows rather than piercing ones, clubs are effective against all
opponents, armored or not. The most recent forms of the mace weapon are simply derivations of the club concept. Generally,
clubs were made from some type of wood, but among certain cultures other sturdy, lightweight materials such as bone and stone
were used. Interestingly, polynesian cultures took the club to its highest form of artistic style; they used clubs not only as
weapons of war, but also as elaborate ceremonial props.