Three interesting pages from a Qing Period Manual, the Xīn xióng quán zhé fǎ 新雄拳折法 showing applications of the Chinese Chā (叉, forks). Thought better known as an Okinawan weapon, and by the Japanese term Sai. These weapons have a Chinese origin. Brennan has suggested a date of no later than 1829 for this manual. Source: https://cataloguerouge.com/catalogue/xin-xiong-quan-zhe-fa

















