Kirin Whip | Bamboo-Section Kung Fu Chain Whip

Three weight options, each with its own chain length and overall size. All figures are total assembled dimensions.
三个重量档位，每档链长与整体尺寸不同。下表为整鞭组装后的尺寸。

• Total weight = handle + chain + whip head + cracker
• "jin" refers to the Chinese market catty (1 jin = 0.5 kg / 1.1 lb)
• Lengths and weights are measured by hand, so slight variation is normal — please refer to the actual item (±0.8 in / ±2 cm)
• 总重 = 把手 + 链身 + 鞭头 + 鞭稍；尺寸为手工测量，允许 ±2 cm 误差

Your whip arrives fully assembled — handle, chain, whip head and cracker already connected. Crack it the moment you unbox it.
整鞭出厂即组装完毕，开箱即可甩。

• 1 × Bamboo-Section Kirin Whip, ready to use(handle + bamboo-joint chain + whip head + ribbon cracker) · 把手 + 竹节链身 + 鞭头 + 鞭稍
• 1 × Spare whip head — which one depends on the weight you choose:
  • 2.20 lb (1.0 kg / 2 jin) and under — an ultra-soft braided polyethylene-fibre head, the soft-woven type favoured by senior Chinese practitioners.
    2 斤及以下：超软编织鞭头，中国资深鞭友偏爱的软编版本
  • Above 2.20 lb (1.0 kg / 2 jin) — a spare head of the same type already fitted to your whip.
    2 斤以上：与整鞭原配同款的备用鞭头
• 1 × Ribbon spool — roughly 50 m (164 ft) for making replacement crackers约 50 米鞭稍带，可自行更换
• 10 × Replacement crackers — braided polyethylene fibre, pre-cut and ready to install10 条编织鞭稍，剪好即装
• 1 × Pair of training gloves — protect your grip while learning训练手套一副
• 1 × Cracker-removal knife and 1 × installation needle拆稍小刀 + 穿引大针

Weight is the first thing to settle — it decides what you'll be able to do with the whip.
重量是第一个要定的事，它决定了这条鞭你能拿来做什么。

Want to go deeper on picking a weight and a chain type? Read our Buyer's Guide →

304 is the most widely used grade of stainless steel — the same food- and medical-grade alloy found in surgical instruments, cookware and kitchen sinks. It is chosen for being corrosion-resistant, rust-proof and hypoallergenic.

For a whip that means a chain which stays bright and clean through years of handling and sweat.
304 是应用最广的不锈钢牌号，医疗器械和厨具用的就是它：耐腐蚀、不生锈、不易过敏。用在鞭上，就是常年握持出汗也依旧光亮。

Bamboo is one of the oldest metaphors in Chinese culture: it bends with the storm and never breaks. It looks soft, but inside it is tensile and alive. Shaping a chain link by link into bamboo joints carries that idea into steel.

竹是中国文化里最老的比喻之一：遇风则弯，却不折断。看着柔软，内里坚韧。把链条一节一节锻成竹节，是把这个道理做进了钢里。

In China the Kirin Whip is first and foremost a fitness practice. The swing is driven from the waist and hips, so a session works the core, shoulders and grip together — and the rhythm of it is what keeps people coming back.

It is practised by children and by people in their seventies and eighties, in parks and public squares, with regular national gatherings and competitions held across the country. Performance and martial-arts routines grow out of that same base.
在中国，麒麟鞭首先是一项健身运动：腰马合一，力由腰胯驱动，练的是核心、肩背和握力。几岁的小朋友到七八十岁的老人都在练，全国有定期举办的麒麟鞭大会与比赛。表演与武术套路，都是从这个基础上长出来的。