List of martial arts weapons

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
  • Naginata
  • Yari
  • Guandao
  • War scythe
• Blunt weapons
  • Clubs/Mace/Baton
  • Stick/Staff/Sjambok
  • Tonfa/(side handled) baton
  • Knuckleduster

Projectile weapons

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

Flexible weapons

• Chain weapons
• Whips
• Ropes
• Tabak-Toyok
• Slapjack
• Nunchaku
• Jōhyō

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