{{Refimprove|date=August 2008}} [[Image:Dragon Beard Hook.jpg|right|130px|thumb|Dragon beard hook and section of rope]] The '''Chinese dragon beard hook''' (also known as the '''Longxu hook''') is a thrown entangling/trapping concealable weapon.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marinas |first=Amante P. |title=The Art of Throwing |year=2007 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |pages=83 }}</ref> It features a two pronged steel hook about {{convert|33|cm|abbr=on}} long. An iron ring on a crescent-shaped body allows a rope to be attached. The hooks consist of two spearheads with serrated ends, {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} apart. The rope, about {{convert|10|m|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} long, can be tied to the user's wrist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinavoc.com/kungfu/weapons/hidden_lx.asp |title=Chinese Kung Fu - Longxu(Dragon-Beard) Hook |access-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704165208/http://www.chinavoc.com/kungfu/weapons/hidden_lx.asp |archive-date=2008-07-04 }}</ref> This allowed the user to snag and reel in an adversary, which made the weapon very popular amongst [[constable]]s in bygone days.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
Training to use the weapon is much like learning to use a [[rope dart]]. The weapon hails from [[Song dynasty]].
==See also== * [[Flying claws]] * [[Grappling hook]]
== References == {{reflist}}
[[Category:Chain and rope throwing weapons]] [[Category:Chinese martial arts]] [[Category:Weapons of China]] [[Category:Martial arts equipment]] [[Category:Science and technology of the Song dynasty]]
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