Jī Zhuǎ Lián (simplified Chinese: 鸡爪鐮; traditional Chinese: 雞爪鐮; lit. '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 Okinawankama, with the addition of a spear head.
Chicken-saber
Jī Dāo Lián (simplified Chinese: 鸡刀鐮; traditional Chinese: 雞刀鐮; lit. 'Chicken-Saber Sickle'). This weapon was also called the Kǔn Huā Yāo Zi (simplified Chinese: 捆花腰子; traditional Chinese: 綑花腰子; lit. '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].”[1][2]
This sickle is similar in appearance to the hook sword and although it is named a dao (saber), it is based on the double-edged sword (jian). There are several variations of this weapon. All have the distinctive hook and chicken "spur" on the head, but the sword blade is sometimes shortened to a small metal pole-arm. 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".[3][4] Xinyi Liuhe and Wu-style t'ai chi master Dr. Stephen Yan (Yan Zhi Yuan), weapons champion of the First National Xinyi Liuhe Competition held in Henan Province in 2000, is pictured below wielding the Chicken-Sabers.
^(in Chinese) 威震上海的回族拳师——卢嵩高（图） September 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Go the bottom of the page to see several pictures of Master Lu playing the "full-size" version of the Chicken-Sabers.
chicken, sickles, traditional, chinese, 雞鐮, simplified, chinese, 鸡镰, number, chinese, bladed, weapons, similar, hook, sword, okinawan, kama, they, used, single, double, weapon, considered, special, weapon, xinyi, liuhe, style, contents, chicken, claw, chicken,. Chicken sickles traditional Chinese 雞鐮 simplified Chinese 鸡镰 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 Contents 1 Chicken claw 2 Chicken saber 3 See also 4 Notes and referencesChicken claw Edit Drawing of Chicken Claw Sickles Ji Zhuǎ Lian simplified Chinese 鸡爪鐮 traditional Chinese 雞爪鐮 lit 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 EditJi Dao Lian simplified Chinese 鸡刀鐮 traditional Chinese 雞刀鐮 lit Chicken Saber Sickle This weapon was also called the Kǔn Hua Yao Zi simplified Chinese 捆花腰子 traditional Chinese 綑花腰子 lit 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 1 2 This sickle is similar in appearance to the hook sword and although it is named a dao saber it is based on the double edged sword jian There are several variations of this weapon All have the distinctive hook and chicken spur on the head but the sword blade is sometimes shortened to a small metal pole arm 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 3 4 Xinyi Liuhe and Wu style t ai chi master Dr Stephen Yan Yan Zhi Yuan weapons champion of the First National Xinyi Liuhe Competition held in Henan Province in 2000 is pictured below wielding the Chicken Sabers See also EditHook sword Kama weapon List of martial arts weapons Shaolin kung fuNotes and references Edit 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 in Chinese 威震上海的回族拳师 卢嵩高 图 Archived September 5 2006 at the Wayback Machine Go the bottom of the page to see several pictures of Master Lu playing the full size version of the Chicken Sabers Muslim xinyi Archived December 7 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chicken sickles amp oldid 1153904452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
