Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
In the north part of China, the dagger is hidden in your boots. After you have taken your opponent down, you pull it out of your boots and then stab at your opponent's heart.

Dagger in the ancient time was not used for standup fighting. It was too short compare to spear, staff, knife, and sword. It was mainly used for "ground game". It was integrated perfectly with the Chinese throwing art.
Yes.... my teacher told me a similar usage. After the spear or sword or staff was dis armed, then the hidden daggers would come out of the boots (or where ever they hid them). Then they would start poking holes in each other while in close quarters.

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