The Japanese Iron Fan is popular in many elegant martial arts and Asian performance: Tessen-Jutsu, Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gua, Shanzi Tessen. This Iron Fan sports mirror finished stainless steel guards, supporting a nylon blue fan. Flicking the fan open produces a powerful popping sound, deploying the fan and guards. The blue nylon fan shows off a white dragon print and yin-yang. Originally, it was adopted to help cool warriors on a historic battlefield, but inconspicuously used as a weapon. It has also been popular to write on the fan to display a message.
