Ritual Weapons of Chinese Folk Religion

[YinOrYan]

You know, I always wanted to run more stories about ritual weapons and martial arts in folk religion. I feel that's a major influence on Kung Fu that's sorely overlooked, just like Chinese opera.

So true. Ritual weapons are a very interesting subject and there's a huge overlap with what are called power-objects in Native American studies. I had to regift one of those kung fu canes with a sword inside because that thing had a mind of it own...