Lots of weapons are called rare and exotic, but this one really is rare. The Yuen Yang Razors, also called Bagua Rooster Knives, must never have been extremely popular in old China where they developed. Today they're seldom seen even in chop-socky martial arts movies. I've usually come across them ...

Though this brutal solid steel baton is marketed as a Bian or Hard Whip Staff, it's neither a whip nor a whip staff. Whip staffs are usually about four feet in length and slender -- hardwood instead of steel. Fast movement and painful whip strikes form core movements in ...