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