Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
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.