# Dragon beard hook

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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.[1] It features a two pronged steel hook about 33 cm (13 in) long. An iron ring on a crescent-shaped body allows a rope to be attached. The hooks consist of two spearheads with serrated ends, 20 cm (8 in) apart. The rope, about 10 m (30 ft) long, can be tied to the user's wrist.[2] This allowed the user to snag and reel in an adversary, which made the weapon very popular amongst [constables](/source/Constable) in bygone days.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Training to use the weapon is much like learning to use a [rope dart](/source/Rope_dart). The weapon hails from [Song dynasty](/source/Song_dynasty).

## See also

- [Flying claws](/source/Flying_claws)

- [Grappling hook](/source/Grappling_hook)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Marinas, Amante P. (2007). *The Art of Throwing*. Tuttle Publishing. p. 83.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Chinese Kung Fu - Longxu(Dragon-Beard) Hook"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080704165208/http://www.chinavoc.com/kungfu/weapons/hidden_lx.asp). Archived from [the original](http://www.chinavoc.com/kungfu/weapons/hidden_lx.asp) on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

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