Term | Kanji | Description |
Bisento | 眉尖刀 | Eye Shaped Halberd - Cavalry Weapon - Thicker than Naginata |
Bo | 棒 | Hardwood staff roughly 6 ft in length |
Chigiriki | 契木術 | Japanese flail - Handle attached to chain with smaller weighted end |
Chizikunbo | 手自根棒 | Small hand held weapon with a central loop |
Damo Tsue | 達摩杖 | A type of cane used by the Shaolin, aka crutch or gusan |
Ekku | 櫂 | Oar (Jp. Kai), type of oar used for dragon boats and in China |
Gekiguan | 撃障 | Shield Breaker - A type of small flail with a weight attached |
Gusan | 拐杖 | Stick / Crutch - Crutch with Ox Horn attached. AKA 杖三 杖桟 |
Jian | 劍 | Chinese straight sword, double edged, sometimes flexible |
Jo | 杖 | Medium sized staff, roughly 3 to 4 ft in length |
Kama | 鎌 | Kama or Nicho Kama (二丁鎌) - Handheld Sickles |
Kanabo | 金棒 | A Japanese two-handed spiked war club |
Kanejo | 鐘杖 | A staff longer than 1 meter with flaired out ends. Ryukyu Jo |
Kinkobo | 金箍棒 | Staff with both ends covered in gold or a golden color metal |
Kocho Soto | 蝴蝶雙刀 | Butterfly Swords - Chinese short swords - Ch. Bart Cham Dao |
Kun | 棍 | Semi-flexible staff roughly 6 ft in length, polearm shaft |
Kurumanbo | 車棒 | Two section staff, one end is typically shorter |
Kusarifundo | 鎖分銅 | A chain with weights on both ends, aka manrikigusari (万力鎖) |
Kusarigama | 鎖鎌 | Chain Sickle - Single Kama attached to chain/rope |
Kuwa | 鍬 | A short handled garden hoe. Sounds like gwa |
Maikarazao | 米唐棹 | Rice Flail - A long pole with a multi piece attachment |
Makibishi | 撒き菱 | A type of caltrop used by Samurai |
Manji Sai | 卍釵 | Dual pointed Sai, with one yoko reversed |
Mimikun | 耳棍 | Ear high staff, typically between 4-5 shaku (ft) |
Muge | 馬轡 | A small flail made from a horse bridle |
Nagakama | 長鎌 | Sickle on a staff (Long Kama) |
Naginata | 薙刀 | Japanese halberd with a small/medium sword blade attached |
Nawa Sojin | 縄槍刃 | Rope dart or rope blade. Chinese: Shéng Biāo / 繩鏢 |
Nobori Kama | 登り鎌 | Long Hookshaped Kama |
Nunchaku | 双尺 | Twin Shaku - Equal length flails attached by rope or chain |
Renkuwan (bo) | 鐵鏈夾棒 | Lashing Staff - Medium staff with smaller flail attached |
Ryuseito | 流星刀 | Meteor Sword - Swords forged from meteorites (very rare) |
Sai | 釵 | A type of trident popular in Asia, middle prong is longest. aka Tekpi |
Tanbo | 短棒 | Short stick, roughly 2 ft in length or less, Nitanbo (二短棒) |
Tekko | 鉄甲 | Iron Armor, knuckle dusters, horse saddle stirrups |
Tenbinbo | 天秤棒 | Shoulder Pole / Carrying Pole, Ch. Biǎndan (扁擔) |
Tessen | 鉄扇 | Iron Fan, or War Fan |
Timbei | 屏蔽 | Shield. Kametimbei (Turtle/亀屏蔽), Ashitimbei (Woven Reeds/葦屏蔽) |
Tuifa | 柺紡 | Spinning Handle, aka Tonfa/Tunfa/Tonqua Ch. Shuang Guai (雙拐) |