List of martial arts weapons

Template:Short description Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them.

By weapon type

Handheld weapons

• Bladed weapons
  • Swords: see Types of swords
  • Knives
  • Daggers: see List of daggers
  • Axe
  • Sickle/Kama
  • War hammer
• Polearms
  • Halberd
  • Spear/Yari
  • Naginata
  • Guandao
  • War scythe
• Blunt weapons
  • Clubs/Mace/Baton
  • Stick/Staff
  • Tonfa/(side handled) baton
  • Knuckleduster
• Flexible weapons
  • Chain weapons
  • Whips
    • Sjambok
  • Ropes
  • Tabak-Toyok
  • Slapjack
  • Nunchaku
  • Jōhyō

Projectile weapons

• Bow and arrow
• Crossbow
• Bullet-shooting crossbow
• Slingshot
• Slings
• Boomerang
• Blowgun
• Shuriken
• Chakram
• Firearm
• Taser
• Ballistic knife

Defensive weapons

• List of defensive weapons
  • Pepper spray
  • Armours
    • Shields

By martial arts tradition

• Eskrima
• Kendo
• Pencak Silat: Weapons of pencak silat
• Kalarippayattu
• Swordsmanship:
  • Chinese swordsmanship
  • Japanese swordsmanship
  • Korean swordsmanship
  • European swordsmanship
  • Historical European Martial Arts

See also

• List of premodern combat weapons
• List of practice weapons