Shaolin Hu Tou Shuang Gou 빪頭雙鉤 - New York Chinatown demonstration 1977 Here are some online declarations by alleged experts about the Chinese Hook swords. ". .. (hook sword are) ceremonial items. " "Tiger hook Swords have a dubious history . . ." ". . . tiger hook swords are, somehow, a fantasy weapon . . ." ". . . The tiger hook swords might have had their origin in Chinese novels and opera." " . . . and definitely not (used) in real sparring." " . . . it's more of a fantas

manual on staff techniques. There are other reasons why the Shaolin environment was a natural place for this particular weapon's development. Imperial times it was common for monks to travel with alarmed staves. These were fashioned with small metal rings that made a sound when walking. The most commonly used alarm staff, up until the last years of the Ching Dynasty (1644–1912), was an alarmed shovel called Fang Bien Chan 方便鏟. Other rare alarmed staves used by Chan monks in

Because there are so few documents on Shaolin, people put too much reliance on books such as "Exposition of the Original Shaolin Stick...

Here is a gallery of images from our Dragon Dances for Year of the Rabbit at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre.

Founded in the early 1900s by Shifu Jian Jin Shan (蕑金山師傅), Honan Shaolin Hui–河南少林會 was established in Shanghai to preserve and spread the...

Mural in Baiyi Hall at Shaolin Monastery. This mural was produced c. 1700’s during Qiánlóng 乾隆’s reign or possibly the reign of Kangxi...