- Chicken Sickles
The Chicken Sickles (Traditional 鷄鐮 Simplified 鸡鐮) are a number of Chinese bladed weapons similar to the
Hook sword and the Okinawan Kama. They can be used as a single or double weapon. It is considered the special weapon of the Xinyi Liuhe style.Chicken-claw
" Jī Zhuǎ Lián" (Traditional 鷄爪鐮 Simplified 鸡爪鐮 – “Chicken-Claw Sickle”). The chicken-claw sickle was constructed from a chicken claw-like piece of metal, along with a spear head, on a length of stick. Its length was about 1.5 ft. The details of this weapon are unknown.
This sickle is more similar in appearance to the Okinawan Kama, with the addition of a spear head.
Chicken-saber
"Jī Dāo Lián" (Traditional 鷄刀鐮 Simplified 鸡刀鐮 – “Chicken-Saber Sickle”). This weapon was also called the "Kǔn Huā Yāo Zi" (Traditional 綑花腰子 Simplified 捆花腰子 – “Binding Flower Waist Carry"). The reason for this optional name is unknown. According to legend, this weapon was created by the founder of Xinyi,
Ji Long Feng (姬隆丰), and it became the special weapon of this style. It was made from metal and its length was about 2.5 Chi [32 inches] .” [Yang, Dr. Jwing-Ming, Ancient Chinese Weapons: A Martial Artist’s Guide. Boston: YMAA Publication Center, 1999. (ISBN 1-886969-67-1)] [中國武術大辭典 ("Chinese Wushu Big Dictionary") (1990) ISBN 7-5009-0463-0]This sickle is more similar in appearance to the
Hook sword and has a double-edge like aJian . There are several variations of this weapon. All have the distinctive hook and chicken "spur" on the head, but the sword blade is shortened to a small metal pole-arm. ( [http://www.shaolinwolf.com/bilder/weapons/weapon07sickles.jpgexample] ) It is used for close-quarters combat.One noted practitioner of the Chicken-Saber Sickles was Xinyi Liuhe Grandmaster
Lu Songgao (卢嵩高) (d.1962 ), one of the "Three Heroes from Zhoukou". [zh icon [http://www.huizucn.com/show/content.asp?ArticleID=556 威震上海的回族拳师——卢嵩高（图）] . Go the bottom of the page to see several pictures of Master Lu playing the "full-size" version of the Chicken-Sabers.] [ [http://www.chinafrominside.com/ma/xyxy/xylhhistory.html Muslim xinyi] ] Xinyi Liuhe and Wu style Taichi master Dr. Stephen Yan (Yan Zhi Yuan), weapons champion of the "First National Xinyi Liuhe Competition" held inHenan Province in2000 , is pictured below wielding the Chicken-Sabers.Photos
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Media
Literature
In
Gu Long 'swuxia novel "Jué Dài Shuāng Jiāo" (绝代双娇 - "The Legendary Twins), a character wields a pair of the Chicken-Claws. [zh icon [http://www.cnnovels.net/wx/gulong/jdsj/index.html 绝代双娇] ]Film
In the 2005 film "
The Legend of Zorro ", Ferroq (Raúl Méndez), the bald henchmen ofCount Armand (Rufus Sewell ), wields a chicken sickle during his battle with Zorro’s wife, Elena De La Vega (Catherine Zeta-Jones ). [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386140/fullcredits#cast The Legend of Zorro IMDB profile cast list] ]Notes and references
ee also
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Xingyi
*Hook sword
*Kama (weapon)
*List of martial arts weapons
*Shaolin kung fu
*Ming Dynasty External links
*http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=589
*http://www.russbo.org/photopost/showfull.php?photo=377
*http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/
*http://www.russbo.com/main.html
*http://www.huizucn.com/show/content.asp?ArticleID=556 (Chinese only)
*http://www.shaolinwolf.com/bilder/weapons/weapon07sickles.jpgFor a picture of a Shaolin Monk playing the smaller version of the Chicken-Saber.
*http://www.cnwushu.com/bingqi/duanbq/lian.htm (Chinese only). Click on the second tan box from the bottom to see the Chicken-Saber Sickle.
*http://www.tai-chi.co.nz
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