This is a partial list of martial arts weapons.

bow and arrow

• • Yumi (Japanese longbow)
  • Kyu (Japanese bow)
  • Ya (Japanese arrow)
  • Longbow (English bow)

Knife

• • Balisong
  • Dagger
  • Deer Horn Knives from the Chinese martial art Baguazhang
  • Kris (traditional weapon in South-East Asia)
  • Kunai
  • Makhaira (or a short sword)
  • Tantō

Western Fencing Weapons

• • Sabre
  • Smallsword
  • Épée
  • Foil
  • Main-gauche

Short staff or stick weapons

• • Arnis sticks
  • Hanbo
  • Kubotan
  • Tambo
  • Tonfa
  • Yawara

Long Weapons (staff and spear weapons)

• • Arbir (Indonesian halberd)
  • Bisento (Chinese origin halberd)
  • Cirit (Turkish javelin)
  • Gun (staff)
  • Ji (halberd)
  • Kwan dao or Guan dao (large Chinese halberd)
  • Langue de boeuf
  • Long-handled Sabre or Horsecutter (smaller Chinese halberd)
  • Halberd
  • Monk's Spade
  • Nagamaki (Japanese polearm)
  • Naginata (Japanese polearm)
  • Qiang (spear)
  • Quarterstaff
    • Bo (Japanese staff weapon)
    • Jo (Japanese stick weapon)
  • Sarissa
  • Spear
  • Tetsubo (Japanese iron staff)
  • Yari (Japanese spear)
  • Sibat/Bangkaw (Filipino/Indonesian spear)

Sword

• • Arming sword
  • Barong
  • Bokken (Japanese wooden swords, also known as bokutō)
  • Bolo
  • Broadsword
  • Daito
  • Dao
  • Dopplehänder
  • Double "Eight Chop" Dao (used especially in Wing Chun, sometimes called "Butterfly Swords")
  • Federschwert (Steel sparring sword used in European Martial Arts)
  • Golok
  • Gununting
  • Iaito (Practise weapon used in Iaido)
  • Jian
  • Kampilan
  • Katana
  • Kodachi
  • Chisakatana
  • Longsword
    • Bastard sword
    • Greatsword
  • Messer
  • Nodachi
  • Nagamaki
  • Pinuti
  • Rapier
  • Shamshir
  • Shirasaya
  • Scimitar
  • Scramasax
  • Shinai (Katana-like sword made of Bamboo strips, used in Kendo)
  • Single-sword (Cut & Thrust, sometimes called the "German rapier")
  • Tachi
  • Wakizashi
  • Waster (Wooden European sword simulator)
  • Xiphos

Composite weapons

• • Kusarigama
  • Manriki or Manriki-gusari
  • Nunchaku
  • Meteor hammer
  • Three sectional staff (sān jié gùn)

"Soft" weapons

• • Chain whip
  • Rope Dart
  • Whip (Bullwhip)
  • Lariat
  • Tabak-Toyok
  • Meteor hammer

Truncheons

• • Jitte
  • Rondel
  • Sai
  • Steel Whip (Chinese specialty weapon)

Sickle

• • Arit
  • Kama (Japanese sickle, see also kusarigama)

Shields

• • Buckler
  • Hungarian shield
  • Targe

Short Range Projectile Weapons

• • Blowgun (fires Fukiya, poison darts or pins)
  • Shuriken
  • Throwing, or spitting needles
  • sleeve arrow

Miscellaneous

• • Fu (a battle ax)
  • Scholar's Pen (from Baguazhang)
  • Tessen (Iron fan)
  • Brass knuckles

See also

• List of martial arts-related topics
• List of Mêlée weapons

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