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The in effect weapons inmartial artsmovies are both cool to look at and dangerous to use . Many great soldierlike liberal arts weapon have a backstory to them and a particular purpose for the characters . Even though some of the best warlike arts scrap are done mainly with hand - to - hand combat , there are many that demand some unique and exciting arm .

There are many well - known weapons that gained their notoriety through purpose in the martial arts medium . The shuriken , or bemuse star , has become synonymous with ninjas even though they were originally used by samurai . Sais , small melee brand , were popularized byTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , as Raphael used them . There are so many good weapons to take from , but the best of the ones that adhere with the watcher long after learn .

soldierlike arts movies are well - known for their elaborate combat sequence that have a distinctive finish move , which has been teased throughout .

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10The Iron Fists

The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

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pen by rapper RZA and role player / managing director Eli Roth , The Man with the Iron Fistsis an homage to martial art pic . RZA also played the main grapheme , an emancipated slave known only as the blacksmith . The blacksmith , in his pursuit to corrupt the freedom of his making love , Lady Silk , has his forearm cut off by Brass Body . They are replaced by iron arms that can harness his dead body ’s get-up-and-go . Even though no one went the extra Admiralty mile to make amovie that reinvented the martial art literary genre , the blacksmith ’s iron fists are a bright spot in terms of creative thinking .

9Tiger Fork

Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

A Shaw Brothers movie , Legendary Weapons of Chinacontains many entrancing weapon , as its title suggests . There are 18 weapons featured in the movie , but one of the best is the tiger fork . Essentially a jumbo trident , the Panthera tigris forking is capable to prod and wrench an opposite . The tiger fork is one of the many weapon used by Lei Kung and Lei Ying during the final fight of the motion picture . The simplicity of the tiger forking is what take it such an unbelievable artillery . It ’s still effective despite being so dim-witted .

The trident is prominent in many cultures . The Greek god of the ocean , Poseidon , wields one and in Hinduism , Shiva carries a trishula to represent the three gunas in Indian Vedic doctrine .

8Fang Kang’s Sword

The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)

brand fights in martial fine art moviesare always unbelievable , so it ’s no surprisal that swords are such a popular weapon . Even though nothing is inherently special about Fang Kang ’s steel inThe One - Armed Swordsman , the story behind it makes it nerveless . After get his right sleeve cut off by Pei Er , Fang Kang falls into a depression because he can no longer apply a blade . He ’s given an honest-to-goodness kung - fu manual by Xiao Man and larn how to expend a sword one - handed . Seeing Fang Kang using his sword to instruct himself how to oppose again is very inspiring . Even though his sword is n’t necessarily alone , the way Fang Kang utilize it is .

7Bamboo Pole

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

likewise to Fang Kang ’s sword , the bamboo rod used by Yeung Dak inThe Eight Diagram Pole Fighterisn’t unique in any way of life . Yeung Dak became a Buddhistic monk after most of his kin was killed or captured by general Pun Mei . Since vane were not allowed in the monastery , Yeung Dak practiced press with a bamboo rod and created the eight - diagram pole technique that he uses throughout the movie . As many martial arts picture weapons are steel of some kind or a special staff , having an ordinary bamboo pole be the artillery of choice is interesting .

6Meteor Hammer

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

AlthoughKill Bill : Vol . 1also has the Hattori Hanzo steel used by the Bride , Gogo Yubari ’s Meteor Hammer is one of the coolest weapon system in the movie . Yubari , a schoolgirl , is type O - Ren Ishii ’s bodyguard and confronts the Bride during her quest to kill Ishii . Her Meteor Hammer is a spiked alloy ball on a long concatenation , and it ’s as scarey - looking as it sounds . Even though the Bride is able to overcome Yubari with the Hattori Hanzo brand , the conception of the Meteor Hammer is too cool to ignore . With the push of a push , Yubari can release a circular blade hidden within the Hammer to utilise when swinging at her opponents .

5The Claw Hand

Enter the Dragon (1973)

Enter the Dragonis one of thebest martial arts tourney movies , and it has one of the coolest weapons . Bruce Lee ’s character goes up against Han , a crime lord holding a tourney on his private island . Han ’s left handwriting is stilted and can have a mixture of tools attached to it . One of the best , and most deadly , is the claw hand . Han is already a horrifying villain as he runs an hush-hush drug trafficking hoop and hire some brutal masses . The chela script fond regard only makes him more sinister . Even though the blade are no match for Lee ’s superior martial arts skills , they still impose some serious cuts .

Bruce Lee ’s Enter the Dragon celebrates its 50th natal day this class , so here ’s a rundown of why it stay the unequivocal martial arts picture show classic .

4Three-section Staff

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

The thirty-sixth Chamber of Shaolinis another Shaw Brothers movie . After a failed rising , San Te seeks refuge in a Shaolin temple and dedicates himself to the subject of kung - fu in the temple ’s 35 chambers . During his prison term there , Te creates his signature three - section faculty and is give the opportunity to supervise one of the temple ’s chambers . The three - section stave proves to be a useful and versatile weapon for San Te . When he is finally able-bodied to confront Tien Ta , a roughshod general , Te habituate his faculty to soundly vote down him .

3The Monkey King’s Staff

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Although the staff of the Monkey King is prevalent in many martial arts moving-picture show , include theJourney to the Westfranchise , The Forbidden Kingdomuses it in such a fun way that it ’s easygoing to see why it ’s such a popular weapon system . Watching Jet Li ’s Monkey King employ his stave to fight in such a playful , yet deadly , direction really accentuates his character . The stave itself seems to have some powerfulness , as being reunited with it frees the Monkey King from the statue Jade Warlord trapped him in during the Battle of the Immortals . The stave , combine with the Monkey King ’s abilities , take a shit for some incredible competitiveness scenes .

2Green Destiny Sword

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

The Green Destiny Sword fromCrouching Tiger , Hidden Dragonis one of the most iconic weapon in warlike arts movies . It ’s 400 - age - old and is shown to be stronger than most other weapon system in the movie . The sword is used in one of thebest fight scenes between martial liberal arts iconsbetween Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi . Jen , play by Ziyi , habituate the Green Destiny Sword and impel Yeoh ’s Shu Lien to forever switch her weapon system as the sword break them all . The use of the Green Destiny Sword direct to some of the best fight conniption in a martial arts motion picture , and it ’s extremely sought after for its power .

The soldierly arts writing style is famed for its charismatic and talented stars , and some celebrated movies have pock two of these stars against each other .

1Flying Guillotine

The Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)

One of the coolest , and most unequaled , weapons in amartial artsmovie is the flying guillotine . Featured inThe Master of the Flying Guillotine , the flying closure by compartment is essentially a hat on a chain that behead its victim . It ’s used by blind assassin Fu Sheng Wu Chi during his attempts to vote down Yu Tien Lung , a one - armed boxer . The flying closure by compartment is such an interesting weapon as it ’s such a gruesome construct , but it ’s done so well . The science of Wu Chi at palm the flying closure by compartment as well as he does can not be look out on . Everything about the flying guillotine is so much sport to watch .

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Michelle Yeoh using a sword in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

RZA as the blacksmith in The Man with the Iron Fists

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The tiger fork in Legendary Weapons of China

Gordon Liu as Yeung Dak in The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

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Shih Kien as Han in Enter the Dragon

Gordon Liu as Monk San Te trains in the rain in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.

Jet Li as the Monkey King and Collin Chou as Jade Warlord in The Forbidden Kingdom

Kam Kong as Fu Sheng Wu Chi in The Master of the Flying Guillotine