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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Mongolian_Armed_Forces_100711-A-CE583-114.jpg/500px-Mongolian_Armed_Forces_100711-A-CE583-114.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Mongolian soldiers dual wielding knives during skills display</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Dual wielding</b> is the technique of using two <a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">weapons</a>, one in each hand, for <a href="/wiki/Training" title="Training">training</a> or <a href="/wiki/Combat" title="Combat">combat</a>. It is not a common combat practice. Although historical records of dual wielding in <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a> are limited, there are numerous <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts#Variation_and_scope" title="Martial arts">weapon-based martial arts</a> that involve the use of a pair of weapons. The use of a <a href="/wiki/Companion_weapon" title="Companion weapon">companion weapon</a> is sometimes employed in <a href="/wiki/European_martial_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="European martial arts">European martial arts</a> and fencing, such as a <a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">parrying dagger</a>. <a href="/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi" title="Miyamoto Musashi">Miyamoto Musashi</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> swordsman and <i><a href="/wiki/Ronin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronin">ronin</a></i>, was said to have conceived of the idea of a particular style of swordsmanship involving the use of two swords. </p><p>In terms of <a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">firearms</a>, especially <a href="/wiki/Handgun" title="Handgun">handguns</a>, dual wielding is generally denounced by firearm enthusiasts due to its impracticality.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though using two handguns at the same time confers an advantage by allowing more ready ammunition, it is rarely done due to other aspects of weapons handling. </p><p>Dual wielding, both with melee and ranged weapons, has been popularized by fictional works (<a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">film</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Video games">video games</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dual_wielding.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A young boy in a black vest over a white shirt and a black hat raises a pistol high in his right hand and lets another hang from his left hand." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Dual_wielding.jpg/220px-Dual_wielding.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="425" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Dual_wielding.jpg/330px-Dual_wielding.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Dual_wielding.jpg/440px-Dual_wielding.jpg 2x" data-file-width="968" data-file-height="1868" /></a><figcaption>An urban proletariat boy dual wields pistols in Eugène Delacroix's painting <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People" title="Liberty Leading the People"><i>La Liberté guidant le peuple</i></a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Dual wielding has not been used or mentioned much in military history, though it appears in <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts#Variation_and_scope" title="Martial arts">weapon-based martial arts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a> practices.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dimachaerus" title="Dimachaerus">dimachaerus</a> was a type of Roman <a href="/wiki/Gladiator" title="Gladiator">gladiator</a> that fought with two <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">swords</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, an inscription from Lyon, France, mentions such a type of gladiator, here spelled <i>dymacherus</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dimachaeri were equipped for close-combat fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-nossov_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nossov-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dimachaerus used a pair of <a href="/wiki/Sica" title="Sica">siccae</a> (curved scimitar) or <a href="/wiki/Gladius" title="Gladius">gladius</a> and used a fighting style adapted to both attack and defend with his weapons rather than a shield, as he was not equipped with one.<sup id="cite_ref-nossov_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nossov-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Junkelmann63_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Junkelmann63-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of weapon combinations in each hand has been mentioned for close combat in western Europe during the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine">Byzantine</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Byzantine_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Byzantine-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">Medieval</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Renaissance_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Renaissance era">Renaissance era</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ShacklefordSpiritofSword_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShacklefordSpiritofSword-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of a <a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">parrying dagger</a> such as a main gauche along with a <a href="/wiki/Rapier" title="Rapier">rapier</a> is common in historical European martial arts.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_Medieval_warfare_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_Medieval_warfare-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>North American Indian tribes of the Atlantic northeast used a form involving a <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk" title="Tomahawk">tomahawk</a> in the primary hand and a <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knife</a> in the secondary. It is practiced today as part of the modern Cree martial art <a href="/w/index.php?title=Okichitaw&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okichitaw (page does not exist)">Okichitaw</a>. </p><p>All the above-mentioned examples, involve either one long and one short weapon, or two short weapons. An example of a dual wield of two sabres is the Ukrainian cossack dance <a href="/wiki/Hopak" title="Hopak">hopak</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia">Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the campaign <a href="/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests" title="Early Muslim conquests">Muslim conquest</a> in 6th to 7th century AD, a <a href="/wiki/Rashidun_caliphate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashidun caliphate">Rashidun caliphate</a> general named <a href="/wiki/Khalid_ibn_Walid" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalid ibn Walid">Khalid ibn Walid</a> was reported to favor wielding two broad swords, with one in each hand, during combat.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Sword_of_Allah:_Khalid_Bin_Al-Waleed,_His_Life_and_Campaigns_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Sword_of_Allah:_Khalid_Bin_Al-Waleed,_His_Life_and_Campaigns-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Traditional schools of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japanese martial arts</a> include dual wield techniques, particularly a style conceived by <a href="/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi" title="Miyamoto Musashi">Miyamoto Musashi</a> involving the <a href="/wiki/Katana" title="Katana">katana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wakizashi" title="Wakizashi">wakizashi</a>, two-sword <a href="/wiki/Kenjutsu" title="Kenjutsu">kenjutsu</a> techniques he called <i><a href="/wiki/Niten_Ichi-ry%C5%AB" title="Niten Ichi-ryū">Niten Ichi-ryū</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Eskrima" class="mw-redirect" title="Eskrima">Eskrima</a>, the traditional martial arts of the Philippines teaches <i>Doble Baston</i> techniques involving the basic use of a pair of <a href="/wiki/Rattan_sticks" class="mw-redirect" title="Rattan sticks">rattan sticks</a> and also Espada y daga or Sword/Stick and Dagger. <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_martial_arts" title="Okinawan martial arts">Okinawan martial arts</a> have a method that uses a pair of <a href="/wiki/Sai_(weapon)" title="Sai (weapon)"><i>sai</i></a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chinese_martial_arts" title="Chinese martial arts">Chinese martial arts</a> involve the use of a pair of <a href="/wiki/Butterfly_sword" title="Butterfly sword">butterfly swords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hook_sword" title="Hook sword">hook swords</a>. </p><p>Famed for his enormous strength, <a href="/wiki/Dian_Wei" title="Dian Wei">Dian Wei</a>, a military general serving under the warlord <a href="/wiki/Cao_Cao" title="Cao Cao">Cao Cao</a> in the late <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Han_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Han dynasty">Eastern Han dynasty</a> of China, excelled at wielding a pair of <i><a href="/wiki/Ji_(halberd)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ji (halberd)">ji</a></i> (a <a href="/wiki/Halberd" title="Halberd">halberd</a>-like weapon), each of which was said to weigh 40 <i><a href="/wiki/Catty" title="Catty">jin</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chen_An" title="Chen An">Chen An</a>, a warlord who lived during the <a href="/wiki/Jin_dynasty_(266%E2%80%93420)" title="Jin dynasty (266–420)">Jin dynasty (266–420)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sixteen_Kingdoms" title="Sixteen Kingdoms">Sixteen Kingdoms</a> period, wielded a sword and a serpent spear in each hand, supposedly measuring at 7 <i><a href="/wiki/Chi_(unit)" title="Chi (unit)">chi</a></i> and 1 <i><a href="/wiki/Zh%C3%A0ng" title="Zhàng">zhang</a></i> 8 <i>chi</i> respectively. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/Wei%E2%80%93Jie_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Wei–Jie war">Ran Wei–Later Zhao war</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ran_Min" title="Ran Min">Ran Min</a>, emperor of the short-lived Ran Wei empire of China, wielded two weapons, one in each hand, and fought fiercely, inflicting many casualties on the Xianbei soldiers while mounted on the famous horse Zhu Long ("Red Dragon"). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gatka" title="Gatka">Gatka</a>, a weapon-based martial art from the <a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Punjab region</a>, is known to use two sticks at a time. </p><p>The Thailand weapon-based martial art <a href="/wiki/Krabi_Krabong" class="mw-redirect" title="Krabi Krabong">Krabi Krabong</a> involves the use of a separate <a href="/wiki/Krabi_(sword)" class="mw-redirect" title="Krabi (sword)"><i>Krabi</i></a> in each hand. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kalaripayattu" title="Kalaripayattu">Kalaripayattu</a> teaches advanced students to use either two sticks (of various sizes) or two daggers or two swords, simultaneously. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern">Modern</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Modern"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The use of a gun in each hand is often associated with the <a href="/wiki/American_Old_West" class="mw-redirect" title="American Old West">American Old West</a>, mainly due to media portrayals. It was common for people in the era to carry two guns, but not to use them at the same time, as shown in movies. The second gun served as a backup weapon, to be used only if the main one suffered a malfunction or was lost or emptied.<sup id="cite_ref-OldwestFactorFilm_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OldwestFactorFilm-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, there were several examples of gunmen in the West who actually used two pistols at the same time in their gunfights: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Hardin" title="John Wesley Hardin">John Wesley Hardin</a> killed a gunman named Benjamin Bradley who shot at him, by drawing both of his pistols and firing back.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Mexican vaquero <a href="/wiki/Augustine_Chacon" title="Augustine Chacon">Augustine Chacon</a> had several gunfights in which he was outnumbered by more than one gunman and prevailed by equipping himself with a revolver in each hand.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Fisher" title="King Fisher">King Fisher</a> once managed to kill three bandits in a shootout by pulling both of his pistols.<sup id="cite_ref-ccchaney.com_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccchaney.com-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>During the infamous <a href="/wiki/Four_Dead_in_Five_Seconds_Gunfight" title="Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight">Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight</a>, lawman <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stoudenmire" title="Dallas Stoudenmire">Dallas Stoudenmire</a> pulled both of his pistols as he ran out onto the street and killed one bystander and two other gunmen.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_R._Davis" title="Jonathan R. Davis">Jonathan R. Davis</a>, a prospector during the <a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a>, was ambushed by thirteen outlaws while together with two of his comrades. One of his friends was killed and the other was mortally wounded during the ambush. Davis drew both of his revolvers and fired, killing seven of the bandits, and killing four more with his bowie knife, causing the final two to flee.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg/220px-Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg/330px-Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg/440px-Alison_Carroll_20080927_Festival_du_jeu_video_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3468" data-file-height="2308" /></a><figcaption>Model dressed as <a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft" title="Lara Croft">Lara Croft</a> dual wielding pistols</figcaption></figure> <p>Dual wielding two handguns has been popularized by film and television.<sup id="cite_ref-GunDigestGuide2010_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GunDigestGuide2010-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Effectiveness">Effectiveness</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Effectiveness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/MythBusters" title="MythBusters">MythBusters</a></i> compared many firing stances, including having a gun in each hand, and found that, compared to the two-handed single-gun stance as a benchmark, only the one-handed shoulder-level stance with a single gun was comparable in terms of accuracy and speed. The ability to look down the sights of the gun was given as the main reason for this.<sup id="cite_ref-Myth_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Myth-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an episode the following year, they compared holding two guns and firing simultaneously—rather than alternating left and right shots—with holding one gun in the two-handed stance, and found that the results were in favor of using two guns and firing simultaneously.<sup id="cite_ref-MythBusters_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MythBusters-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_media">In media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a></i> features dual wielding being done by <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)" title="Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)">Leonardo</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Katana" title="Katana">katana</a> <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">swords</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raphael_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)" title="Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)">Raphael</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Sai_(weapon)" title="Sai (weapon)">sais</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michelangelo_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)" title="Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)">Michelangelo</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Nunchaku" title="Nunchaku">nunchucks</a>. Sometimes, their arch enemy known as <a href="/wiki/The_Shredder" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shredder">the Shredder</a> dual wields with many weapons.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Princess_Mononoke" title="Princess Mononoke">Princess Mononoke</a></i> features Lady Eboshi dual wielding with a katana sword and a hairpin.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> features dual wielding being done by <a href="/wiki/Deadpool" title="Deadpool">Deadpool</a> with two katana swords, <a href="/wiki/Nightcrawler_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nightcrawler (comics)">Nightcrawler</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Sabre" title="Sabre">sabres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elektra:_Assassin" title="Elektra: Assassin">Elektra</a> with two sais, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Widow_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Black Widow (Marvel Comics)">Black Widow</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Pistol" title="Pistol">pistols</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Baton_(law_enforcement)" title="Baton (law enforcement)">batons</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> features <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Dick Grayson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Gordon" title="Barbara Gordon">Barbara Gordon</a> dual wielding two <a href="/wiki/Baston_(weapon)" title="Baston (weapon)">bastons</a>.</li> <li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> franchise features many characters dual wielding two <a href="/wiki/Lightsabre" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightsabre">lightsabres</a> or more including <a href="/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker" class="mw-redirect" title="Anakin Skywalker">Anakin Skywalker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahsoka_Tano" title="Ahsoka Tano">Ahsoka Tano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/General_Grievous" title="General Grievous">General Grievous</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(2008_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)">Star Wars: The Clone Wars</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Palpatine" title="Palpatine">Palpatine</a> and his former apprentice, <a href="/wiki/Darth_Maul" title="Darth Maul">Darth Maul</a>, dual wielding two lightsabres each. Also, franchise features characters dual wielding two <a href="/wiki/Blaster_(Star_Wars)" title="Blaster (Star Wars)">blaster pistols</a> including <a href="/wiki/Jango_Fett" title="Jango Fett">Jango Fett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bo-Katan_Kryze" title="Bo-Katan Kryze">Bo-Katan Kryze</a>.</li> <li>The Halo franchise allows you to have two select weapons in Halo 2 and Halo 3.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia:_The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe" title="The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe">The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a></i> features the noble <a href="/wiki/Centaur" title="Centaur">centaur</a> <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">general</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_characters#Adaptations" title="List of The Chronicles of Narnia characters">Oreius</a> dual wielding two <a href="/wiki/Longsword" title="Longsword">longswords</a>, and also the oppressive <a href="/wiki/White_Witch" title="White Witch">White Witch</a> doing the same. It also features the <a href="/wiki/Minotaur" title="Minotaur">Minotaur</a> general <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_characters#Adaptations" title="List of The Chronicles of Narnia characters">Otmin</a> dual wielding a <a href="/wiki/Falchion" title="Falchion">falchion</a> sword and a <a href="/wiki/Battle_axe" title="Battle axe">battle axe</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ip_Man_3" title="Ip Man 3">Ip Man 3</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Butterfly_sword" title="Butterfly sword">butterfly swords</a> being dual wielded by <a href="/wiki/Ip_Man" title="Ip Man">Ip Man</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheung_Tin-chi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheung Tin-chi (page does not exist)">Cheung Tin-chi</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hobbit_(film_series)" title="The Hobbit (film series)">The Hobbit</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)" title="The Lord of the Rings (film series)">The Lord of the Rings</a></i> features the virtuous <a href="/wiki/Wizards_in_Middle-earth" title="Wizards in Middle-earth">wizard</a> <a href="/wiki/Gandalf" title="Gandalf">Gandalf</a> dual wielding a magic <a href="/wiki/Staff_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff weapon">staff</a> and a mystic longsword.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_Returns" title="The Mummy Returns">The Mummy Returns</a></i> features the adventurous <a href="/wiki/Egyptologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptologist">Egyptologist</a> <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Mummy_(film_series)_characters#Evelyn_Carnahan" title="List of The Mummy (film series) characters">Evelyn O'Connell</a> and the treacherous <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Mummy_(film_series)_characters#Anck-su-namun" title="List of The Mummy (film series) characters">Anck-su-namun</a> dual wielding two sais. </i></li> <li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean" title="Pirates of the Caribbean">Pirates of the Caribbean</a></i> features characters dual wielding two swords including <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sparrow" title="Jack Sparrow">Jack Sparrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will_Turner" title="Will Turner">Will Turner</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Swann" title="Elizabeth Swann">Elizabeth Swann</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> movie <i><a href="/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon" title="Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon">Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Yeoh" title="Michelle Yeoh">Michelle Yeoh</a> as Yu Shu Lien dual wielding with a <a href="/wiki/Dao_(Chinese_sword)" title="Dao (Chinese sword)">dao</a> sword which split to two, and then with two <a href="/wiki/Hook_sword" title="Hook sword">hook swords</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers_(1973_live-action_film)" title="The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)">The Three Musketeers</a></i> features many characters dual fighting with <a href="/wiki/Rapier" title="Rapier">rapiers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">daggers</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers" title="Mighty Morphin Power Rangers">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Oliver" title="Tommy Oliver">Tommy Oliver</a> dual wielding a sword and a dagger.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robin_of_Sherwood" title="Robin of Sherwood">Robin of Sherwood</a></i> features Nasir, a <a href="/wiki/Saracen" title="Saracen">Saracen</a> <a href="/wiki/Assassin" class="mw-redirect" title="Assassin">assassin</a> who dual wields two <a href="/wiki/Scimitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Scimitars">scimitars</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avatar:_The_Legend_of_Aang" class="mw-redirect" title="Avatar: The Legend of Aang">Avatar: The Legend of Aang</a></i> features dual wielding done by <a href="/wiki/Zuko" title="Zuko">Zuko</a> with two dao swords, Jet with two hook swords, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_characters#Suki" title="List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters">Suki</a> with two <a href="/wiki/War_fan" class="mw-redirect" title="War fan">war fans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sokka" title="Sokka">Sokka</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Machete" title="Machete">machete</a> along a <a href="/wiki/Club_(weapon)" title="Club (weapon)">club</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Boomerang" title="Boomerang">boomerang</a>.</li> <li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Transformers" title="Transformers">Transformers</a></i> features dual wielding being done by many characters including <a href="/wiki/Optimus_Prime" title="Optimus Prime">Optimus Prime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Optimus_Primal" class="mw-redirect" title="Optimus Primal">Optimus Primal</a> with two swords.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle" title="Kung Fu Hustle">Kung Fu Hustle</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Iron_rings" title="Iron rings">iron rings</a> being dual wielded by the humble <a href="/wiki/Tailor" title="Tailor">tailor</a> of Pigsty Alley.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers:_Jungle_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Rangers: Jungle Fury">Power Rangers: Jungle Fury</a></i> features dual wielding being done by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Power_Rangers_Jungle_Fury_characters#Casey_Rhodes" title="List of Power Rangers Jungle Fury characters">Casey Rhodes</a> with two nunchakus and also two dao-themed Shark Sabres, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Power_Rangers_Jungle_Fury_characters#Theo_Martin" title="List of Power Rangers Jungle Fury characters">Theo Martin</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Tonfa" title="Tonfa">tonfas</a> and then two tessan-themed Jungle Fans, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Power_Rangers_Jungle_Fury_characters#Camille" title="List of Power Rangers Jungle Fury characters">Camille</a> with two sais.</li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> martial arts film <i><a href="/wiki/Shang_Chi_and_the_Legend_of_the_Ten_Rings" class="mw-redirect" title="Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings">Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Features_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe#Ten_Rings" title="Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe">the Ten Rings</a> be dual wielded by <a href="/wiki/Wenwu" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenwu">Wenwu</a>, the MCU version of the <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_(character)" title="Mandarin (character)">Mandarin</a>, and then by <a href="/wiki/Shang_Chi_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shang Chi (Marvel Cinematic Universe)">Shang Chi</a>, his son.</li> <li>The musical version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_King_(musical)" title="The Lion King (musical)">The Lion King</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Lion_King_(franchise)_characters#Mufasa" title="List of The Lion King (franchise) characters">Mufasa</a> and his son <a href="/wiki/Simba" title="Simba">Simba</a> dual wielding two <a href="/wiki/Akrafena" title="Akrafena">akrafena</a> swords to fight.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft" title="Lara Croft">Lara Croft</a>, the heroine of the <i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider" title="Tomb Raider">Tomb Raider</a></i> franchise, dual wields two pistols.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_(Devil_May_Cry)" title="Dante (Devil May Cry)">Dante</a>, the protagonist of the <i><a href="/wiki/Devil_May_Cry" title="Devil May Cry">Devil May Cry</a></i> series, dual wields two pistols, named Ebony and Ivory.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirito_(Sword_Art_Online)" title="Kirito (Sword Art Online)">Kirito</a>, the protagonist of <i><a href="/wiki/Sword_Art_Online" title="Sword Art Online">Sword Art Online</a></i>, is famous for being able to wield two swords of a similar length at the same time.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ambidexterity" title="Ambidexterity">Ambidexterity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-dominance" title="Cross-dominance">Cross-dominance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimachaerus" title="Dimachaerus">Dimachaerus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_fu" title="Gun fu">Gun fu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swordsmanship" title="Swordsmanship">Swordsmanship</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_wield&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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