Some people think that the Tai Chi fan is rather effeminate. If the spokes of the fan are made of metal instead of wood, it is actually a short weapon like a police baton which can inflict serious injury on someone. Tai Chi is not an old man's posture dance as some people think, but a lethal martial art. In the old days, it was actually applied in the battlefield. Tai Chi is about fighting and the health benefits are incidental.