| Martial arts weapons come in all shapes and sizes. | | | | chain. The meteor hammer is one of the more |
| Their origins fall in cultures and regions spanning | | | | exotic weapons of the Shaolin monks. It is a rope |
| the globe; generally, where man exists so too do | | | | of chain with two heavy steel balls attached to |
| martial arts weapons. These weapons are the | | | | either end that can be whipped at an opponent |
| implements of man's early wars, they come from | | | | by controlling and manipulating momentum. |
| a time before firearms were readily available for | | | | The cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a |
| purchase at the local department store, and they | | | | great example for Chinese martial arts weapons. |
| come from a time before the department store. | | | | The turtle characters each wield a different |
| When most think of the definition of martial arts | | | | weapon and they are all from the ancient Chinese. |
| weapon a few things are brought to mind. The | | | | There is the straight sword of Leonardo, though |
| first would be a martial artist. Usually one thinks of | | | | occasionally it can be called a Katana, the Bo staff |
| a Chinese Monk or Bruce Lee type character | | | | of Donatello, the nunchakus of Michelangelo, and |
| when thinking of the martial arts. After all, even | | | | the Sai of Rafeal. Their master splinter named the |
| though martial art forms come from a vast | | | | turtles after old European painters but trained |
| variety of cultures and backgrounds the term has | | | | them in the weapons of the ancient Chinese and |
| taken on an Eastern root. It is believed that the | | | | Japanese. |
| Ancient Chinese were the first martial artists and | | | | Most of the weapons were originally farming |
| this is why we think of them before anyone else | | | | implements. The Chinese and Japanese developed |
| when discussing martial arts weapons. | | | | their martial arts forms in secret while working |
| Chinese martial artists use a variety of weapon | | | | the fields for the tyrannical governments. The |
| types but there are a few famous ones that | | | | nunchakus were originally used to till crops and the |
| stand out above the rest. The Shaolin monks | | | | Oar was used for paddling boats. These weapons |
| prefer using a variety of bladed weapons like the | | | | could be played off as farming implements until it |
| straight sword or single headed spear. They also | | | | was time to attack and this was a helpful |
| were keen to use the nunchakus, two blunt short | | | | advantage in over throwing ancient governments. |
| sticks attached in the middle by a strong rope or | | | | |