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The earliest known reference to the rope dart as a distinct weapon from the meteor hammer or flying claw is a drawing in a 19th-century book about street vendors in Beijing. The context and items in this drawing as well as photographs from the early 20th century of similar content suggest these rope darts are intended for use in performance art.
The meteor hammer (Chinese: 流星錘; pinyin: liúxīng chuí), often referred to simply as meteor (Chinese: 流星; pinyin: liúxīng), is an ancient Chinese weapon, consisting at its most basic level of two weights connected by a rope or chain. One of the flexible or "soft" weapons, it is referred to by many different names worldwide ...
A double-headed meteor hammer weapon, which the meteor toy resembles. A meteor is a skill toy of Asian origin consisting of a rope, usually between 5 and 8 feet (ca. 244 cm) long, with weights attached to either end. [1] Tricks are performed by swinging, wrapping and throwing the meteor about the body.
Chuí (simplified Chinese: 锤; traditional Chinese: 錘; lit. 'hammer/mace') is a Chinese melee weapon that consists of a large, solid metal sphere on the end of a medium-long handle. [ 1 ] This weapon was traditionally used with brute force, as the strength needed to heft such weapons was considerable.
The Eighteen Arms is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts. The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes as to what the eighteen weapons actually are. However, all lists contain at least one or more of the following weapons:
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It consists of several metal rods, which are joined end-to-end by rings to form a flexible chain. Generally, the whip has a handle at one end and a metal dart, used for slashing or piercing an opponent, at the other. A cloth flag is often attached at or near the dart end of the whip and a second flag may cover the whip's handle.
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