The Fúchén (拂尘 as spelt in Wudang Wushu or 佛尘 as spelt for Taiji), also known as the Horsetail Whisk, Fly Whisk or Dust Brush, is one of Chinese Martial Arts’ most unorthodox and paradoxical weapons. It has been steeped in mystery for centuries but ironically, has gained great popularity with Western practitioners in the 21st Century.

A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) [1] is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of regalia , and is called a chowrie , chāmara , or prakirnaka in South Asia and Tibet .

A fuzi (Chinese: 拂子, pinyin: Fúzi), also known as a fuchen (Traditional Chinese: 拂塵; Simplified Chinese: 拂尘; pinyin: Fúchén), is a type of fly-whisk, consisting of a short staff with hair (from an animal such as a cow, horse, or yak) that are used as instruments by Chan Buddhist monks and Taoist daoshi. Originally used as a tool ...

Often described as a "fly whisk" or "fly shooer", the stick is believed to protect the wielder from desire and also works as a way of ridding areas of flies without killing them. [2] The hossu is regarded as symbolic of a Zen teacher's authority to teach and transmit Buddha Dharma to others, and is frequently passed from one teacher to the next.

拂 （又稱 拂塵 、 拂子 、 麈尾 、 蠅拂 等）是一種手柄前端附有獸尾毛（馬 、 麈 、 氂牛 、 狐狸 、 大象 等）、羊毛線、絲繩、布縷、棉、麻、棕櫚、尼龍等製作，外型類似撣子的器具。 在一般日常生活中，是用作為家具除塵及驅趕 蚊 蠅 的用途。 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 拂在 東亞 、 東南亞 、 南亞 、 中亞 、 中東 、 非洲 、 大洋洲 等文化裡面，也是普遍常見的工具、各種不同宗教信仰使用的法器，以及代表王權地位的禮器。 例如在 漢字文化圈 是 道教 和 漢傳佛教 禪宗 的莊嚴 …

The Horsetail Whisk (拂尘) is a special weapon. It is made by binding the hair from a horse’s tail to a long wooden handle. The horsetail whisk is associated with spiritual power. It is said that the person who holds the whisk is not an ordinary person. The horsetail whisk originated as a …

Fu Chen is a soft weapon originally used by Taoists for their travels designed to whisk away flies and mosquitos. Later generations have created the Fuchen form performed with a Horsehair Whisk. The use of the Fuchen as a martial arts weapon was …

2018年3月17日 · The fuchen (拂尘 Fúchén), or chen (尘), is a soft Taoist weapon from the Wudang mountains. My friend and teacher Hu Pei Yi brought me one from China and she is teaching me a 38-step routine. Here is a video of Vicky …

Generally speaking, a common Chinese language description of this devise is ‘马尾拂塵’ (Ma Wei Fu Chen), which literally translates as ‘horse tail whisk-dust’, but is more properly referred to in English transliteration as a ‘horse hair dust-whisk’, but is routinely rendered as ‘horse hair fly whisk’ in reference to its ...

Horsetail whisk "Fu Chen" 武当拂尘 a.k.a Wudang Whip, Fly Whisk or Dust Brush, is one of Chinese Martial Arts’ most unorthodox and paradoxical weapons. It has been steeped in mystery for centuries. Fuchen Horsetail wisk is a spiritual weapon based on waving flies and mosquitos, without killing them.