Time:63 mins

Regional Code: All

Language: Chinese

The above video is an instructional on Bagua, also known as Paqua, Double Crescent Moon Knives. Liu-Jing Ru, National Martial Arts Champion, "China", with nearly 50 years Martial Arts experience in Hsing-I & Ba Gua instructs you in these weapons. The Double Crescent Moon Knives are a very unique weapon originating from the Baguazhang (or perhaps more correctly Baguaquan) school of Chinese martial arts. Dong Hai Chuan the founder himself practiced these weapons. There are numerous stories of him killing large groups of armed men who had attacked him. One such story tells that once while travelling outside the city, Master Dong was attacked by many men with weapons. He defeated them all "moving like a hurricane". As he did travel through rough country, it is likely that he would have defended himself from bandits using his Crescent Knives. They are designed for use against multiple attackers, or any type of weapon. There are techniques for use against the spear, staff, saber & especially the sword. It has been said the Deerhorn Knives are especially good at defeating the sword with their hooking & trapping techniques. Master Su Yu-Chang says they are the number one weapon because they can break the energy of any other weapon, long or short. He also said they were for killing. That unlike other bagua weapons which may be better at locking & controlling, once the Crescent Knives came out, heads rolled. Ordinary citizens would not have been able to get away with that, but as instructor to the Imperial Guards, Master Dong was immune. The guards themselves were rumored to have carried small Crescent Knives concealed in their sleeves. There weren't any weapons allowed in the palace, but the guards may have used bagua's hidden weapons to their advantage. Deerhorn Knives come in various sizes. Large ones can be used to scale walls while small ones are used like throwing stars. There are also various configurations like recurve points and knives with either three or four points each. Initially the knives had only three points one of which was slightly curved like a duck's head. It is said the duck's eye, a small indentation on one blade, could be laced with poison for extra killing power.

The above audio is in Mandarin but the video your rare & valuable opportunity to see a true Chinese Master demonstrate the usage of the Crescent Knives.

The instructional is on VCD, DVD Compatible "See your Manual", & playable on your computer with the proper software "most computers have that software".

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