Wind and fire wheels

Wind-and-fire wheels (simplified Chinese: 风火轮; traditional Chinese: 風火輪; pinyin: fēnghuǒlún) are melee weapons, wielded as a pair, and associated with Chinese martial arts, primarily baguazhang.[1]

Each wheel is a flat metal ring approximately 38 cm (15 in) in diameter. One quarter-segment has a padded grip with a cross-guard; the other three segments have protruding flame-styled blades. With one wheel in each hand, the practitioner can slash, stab, parry, or disarm an opponent.[1]

In the mythological story Fengshen Yanyi, the Immortal Taiyi gave Nezha a wind-wheel and a fire-wheel. These were stood on whilst chanting incantations, to serve as a magic vehicle.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Phillips, Scott Park (April 2019). Tai Chi, Baguazhang and The Golden Elixir: Internal Martial Arts Before the Boxer Uprising. Angry Baby Books. ISBN 978-0-578-49562-0.
  2. ^ Liu Ts'un-Yan. Buddhist Sources of the Novel Feng-Shen Yen-I. p. 92.
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