Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
List of martial arts weapons
This is a partial list of martial arts weapons.
- Knife
- Balisong
- Tanto
- Kris (traditional Malay weapon)
- Deer Horn Knives from Bagua zhang
- Western Fencing Weapons
- Short staff or stick weapons
- Long Weapons (staff and spear weapons)
- Arbir (Indonesian halberd)
- Bisento (Chinese origin halberd)
- Gun (staff)
- Kwan dao (large Chinese halberd)
- Long-handled Sabre or Horsecutter (smaller Chinese halberd)
- Monk's Spade
- Nagamaki (Japanese halberd)
- Naginata (Japanese halberd)
- Qiang (Chinese horsehair-fringed spear)
- Quarterstaff
- Tetsubo (Japanese iron staff)
- Yari (Japanese spear)
- Sword
- Bokken (Japanese wooden swords, also known as bokuto)
- Bolo
- Broadsword
- Daito
- Dao
- Double "Eight Chop" Dao (used especially in Wing Chun, sometimes called "Butterfly Swords")
- Iaito (Practise weapon used in Iaido)
- Jian
- Kampilan
- Katana
- Kodachi
- Nodachi
- Shinai (Katana-like sword made of Bamboo strips, used in Kendo)
- Tachi
- Wakizashi
- Composite weapons
- Kusarigama
- Manriki
- Nunchaku
- Three sectional staff (san-setsu-kon nunchaku)
- "Soft" weapons
- Chain Whip
- Rope Dart
- Whip (Bullwhip)
- Lariat
- Sickle
- Arit
- Kama (Japanese sickle, see also kusarigama)
- Short Range Projectile Weapons
- Miscellaneous
- Dual Hammers
- Fu (a battle ax)
- Scholar's Pen (from Bagua zhang)
- Tessen (Japanese fan)
- Tonfa
- Brass knuckles
- Common objects used as weapons
- Cane (Can also be Arnis sticks)
- Flute
- Fan
- Belts
- Shoes
- Rope or wire
See also
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details


