Are you talking about the Baat Cham Dao? (double choppers) or the Balisong? (small Filipino blade with the flippy-foldy handle) as seen in Kick Ass
These are real butterfly knives which can be seen in Yong Chun Quan. Some people mistakenly call this a butterfly knife, although I think its real name is "balisong" (maybe French?). I think the balisong originated from France. (?) I have a few friends into "knife collecting". One is a balisong freak . . .
Then as you know the answer why not write an article on the subject? Your martial history does seem very good and you are a writer. Who knows, that nice Mr Aegis may give you a publisher tag to go next to your name.
Are you sure you were after a friendly 'conversation'? Seems to me you were hoping to put the world right on what is an isn't a butterfly knife!
1.) Yes. Friendly 2.) Oppps, I did not have that intention. I wanted to see what others have learned, or found information about these. These can be small as; To as large as;
As chance would have it I live just over an hour away from Thiers. Next time I'm out on the bike I'll pop in to the museum and check this out - maybe post a picture for 'evidence'.
Butter - Fly - Knife = a sharp, pointy - yellow, oily bread spread with wings that travels by flight. LOL
1) Balisong can get pretty big. They call the larger ones "bentenueve" (or some variation thereof). Means "29" in Spanish. Refers to the length. 2) Neither is the "right" butterfly knife. "Butterfly knife" is an English term applied to weapons that have different terms in their own languages. You can't really say that one "isn't a butterfly knife; it's a balisong" when you could just as easily submit that "the other isn't a butterfly knife; it's a yong chun quan."
I was under the impression that it was an eating utensil for the consumption of butterflies? See the butter knife, or steak knife as possible analogous cutlery. paul
I agree... Now, what is the difference between butterfly swords and butterfly knives? I assumed that the short swords shown earlier were "butterfly swords" and the 'balisong' is a "butterfly knife"...
Mistakenly? Been calling those folders "butterflies" since 1971-a few years before I ever heard of or encountered woo dip do. I think "papillon" is Fr. for "butterfly". No one knows/agrees what "balisong" really means. What he said. Except it's woo dip do.
