This installment talks about the legendary flying guillotine. It was said to have been devised in 8th century China under the ruthless reign of the emperor Yung Jung who was reported to have killed both his father and his brothers to come into power. He put together a band of soldiers whose elite specialty was assassination. The flying guillotine was developed whose sole purpose was to be flung through the air in order to decapitate its unsuspecting victims.

As historically, peasants and farmers were prohibited to own and use swords as weapons, the common folk learned that the determined and indomitable human spirit when faced with the necessity could make weapons out of common farming tools such as the spade or a rake.

Here a Chinese martial arts specialist shows how even an innocuous eating instrument such as a chopstick can be converted into a surprising and devastating weapon.

This series on kung fu weapons is nothing less than magnificent. Well shot epic battle scenes show what it really was like to war in ancient China. In this installment, a Chinese scholar talks about the efficacy of the introduction of bronze as a new and better metal for warfare weaponry.

National Geographic does an excellent exposé of 10 of the most devastating ancient Chinese kung fu weapons ever devised. There are many weapons here that you may have never dreamed of possible. This is a video clip truly worth watching which will prove a fascinating and enriching learning experience for the kung fu enthusiast.

The power of the kung fu sword is demonstrated by a very young Jet Li. The weapon becomes the kung fu artist and the kung fu artist becomes the sword. See what I mean in this video clip.

Let us see what would happen if we pit an expert in the three section staff and an adept in nunchucku. What we see here is an beautiful demonstration of the two weapons as they attack and retreat in the hands of their masters.

The three section staff are three sticks which are connected together by a strong cord which can strike and can be swung around in a way to counter attack and ward off multiple attackers.

The nine section whip is an ancient weapon that is one of the most difficult to master, even more so that a bo or sword. The reason of its difficulty in execution lies in the fact that it is very easy to injure oneself in its use before it can injure one’s opponent. The nine section whip was a favorite weapon in battle in the absence of the sword. It was a well-known assassin’s weapon which can strike even someone attacking from behind.