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VANDOO · 4th October 2005, 09:41 PM

I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THIS TYPE OF WEAPON TO BE FACINATING, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THEY WERE USUALLY USED AS A PAIR AND THE FIGHTER REMINDS ME OF A PRAYING MANTIS. THERE IS USUALLY A LEATHER PIECE ON THE GRIP, I SAW THEM USED IN SEVERAL CHINESE MOVIES BUT IN ONLY ONE AMERICAN MOVIE ( THE GOLDEN CHILD WITH EDDIE MURPHY)
I HAVE A PAIR BUT I GOT THEM ONE AT A TIME SO THEY ARE NOT A EXACT MATCH. A BOOK I HAVE REFERS TO THIS FORM AS "TIGER HEAD DOUBLE HOOK" OR IN CHINESE (HU TOU SHUANG GOU) THE FORM IS SAID TO DATE FROM 722-222 BC SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD AND THE WARRING STATES PERIOD. THE HOOKS COULD BE USED TO ATTACK MENS OR HORSE LEGS ALSO TO DEFLECT OR SNARE SPEARS OR SWORDS AND THE CRESENT BLADE AND SPIKES COULD THEN BE USED AT VERY CLOSE QUARTERS.

4th October 2005, 09:41 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THIS TYPE OF WEAPON TO BE FACINATING, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THEY WERE USUALLY USED AS A PAIR AND THE FIGHTER REMINDS ME OF A PRAYING MANTIS. THERE IS USUALLY A LEATHER PIECE ON THE GRIP, I SAW THEM USED IN SEVERAL CHINESE MOVIES BUT IN ONLY ONE AMERICAN MOVIE ( THE GOLDEN CHILD WITH EDDIE MURPHY) I HAVE A PAIR BUT I GOT THEM ONE AT A TIME SO THEY ARE NOT A EXACT MATCH. A BOOK I HAVE REFERS TO THIS FORM AS "TIGER HEAD DOUBLE HOOK" OR IN CHINESE (HU TOU SHUANG GOU) THE FORM IS SAID TO DATE FROM 722-222 BC SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD AND THE WARRING STATES PERIOD. THE HOOKS COULD BE USED TO ATTACK MENS OR HORSE LEGS ALSO TO DEFLECT OR SNARE SPEARS OR SWORDS AND THE CRESENT BLADE AND SPIKES COULD THEN BE USED AT VERY CLOSE QUARTERS.