The mandarin duck knives are a weapon special to baguazhang. They have four pointed tips and nine curved sharp edges. Practice of the mandarin duck knives teaches the player how to use long power to apply a short weapon. The single-hook model is the special training needed to be able to really use the knives.
website organized and prepared by Andrea Falk, from the teaching of Li Baohua. last update November 7, 2008.