Sunday, July 2, 2017

Dual Weapons Final Post: Butterfly Swords

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Butterfly Swords, or Wùh Dihp Doū (蝴蝶刀) are a special weapon, albeit a more common one, especially among Southern styles of Chinese martial ...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Dual Weapons Continued: Deer Horn Knives

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Deer Horn Knives or Lù Jiǎo Dāo (鹿角刀), which more closely translates as Deer Antler Knives, are rare weapons of Chinese martial arts. They a...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Dual Weapons Continued: Ring Weapons

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Ring weapons are an uncommon type of paired weapon in China, and not many styles use them (mainly Tai Chi and Bagua). It is rumored that the...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Dual Weapons Continued: Hook Swords

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The Chinese Double Hook Swords, Shuāng Gōu (雙鈎), also called Tiger Head Hooks, Hǔtóu Gōu (虎頭鈎), are weapons that are unique among other Chin...
Saturday, June 3, 2017

New Series of Posts: Dual Weapons

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The Chinese martial arts have many kinds of melee weapons that are organized into several categories. One such category is dual weapons. U...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

The Naginata's Chinese Roots

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Now some of you might be wondering why I am talking about a Japanese weapon on a blog about Chinese weapons. Well, if you didn't know...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Guo Changxi 郭常喜 Preserving Traditional Swordsmithing in Taiwan

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A lone man stands between his cultural heritage and extinction. Eagerly he works to preserve a tradition that is centuries old. He is revere...