Wind Fire Wheels
/Wind Fire Wheels get an in depth discussion in my next book. They are almost exclusively a Baguazhang weapon. Here is a quick summary of the problem, feedback welcome, all weapons are pictured bellow:
- The Angry Baby God Nezha's windfire wheels go on his feet
- The wind fire wheels of Baguazhang go in the hands.
- Two Baguazhang deer horn knives stuck together look like a wind fire wheel.
- Nezha's Qiankun Yuan (hoop) is both a punching weapon and a boomerang (so he never throws it away).
- These are all most likely theatrical-ritual weapons.
- How are they all related? What is their real purpose?
Check out this (currently free) TV show about Wind Fire Wheels starring Gene Ching, who does a wonderful job. It is heavy on the metal work and cheese.
Man at Arms: Art of War (S1E1) Kungfu Weapons
Tangki possessed by Nezha often do some sort of self-flaying, the guy in the TV show actual cut himself, as one would expect from a self-flaying weapon like fish-swords and spike-balls.
Nezha has his origins in Baby Krishna from India. There are two similar weapons used there:
- Sikh Chakram (Hoops)
- Wrestling Vajra-Mushti (Thunder Fists)
Chakram (Sikh weapon from India)
Varjra-Mushti (thunder fists) Wrestling Weapon
Deer-horn knives
Tibetan Flaying knife (Also called Vajra-Thunder)
Thunder God (Leigong) with Qiankun Yun (hoop)
Nezha with wind-fire Wheels and Qiankun Yuan (hoop)
Nezha riding wind-fire wheels
Fish-sword for self-flaying
Spike-ball for self-flaying
More on Self-flaying in Taiwan. (source of images)