Stick Fighting
Masaaki Hatsumi & Quentan Chambers
Short staff work based on Kukishin-ryū.
View the publisher’s pageBUKI · THE WEAPONS
Form. Distance.
Movement.
Staves, swords and other historical implements. Choose what you would like to explore.
WEAPONS & BODY TECHNIQUE
An implement.
Another perspective.
In Bujinkan, weapons practice is discussed alongside taijutsu. Different forms and lengths offer different starting points for movement, distance and working together.
The overview brings together weapon types from Bujinkan sources and a few comparative terms. It is not a list of what is practised in every Follo session. Mikael clarifies which training implements to use.
The illustrations are simplified and do not share a common scale. They show weapon types, rather than specific equipment belonging to the club.
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The families bring together forms and names. The order is not a historical lineage or a shared scale. Scroll sideways to see the whole row.
Staffs and polearms
Knives and swords
短刀
Swords & knives
Tantō
A knife or short blade
Explore小刀
Swords & knives
Shōtō
A term for short swords
Explore小太刀
Swords & knives
Kodachi
The short sword
Explore脇差
Swords & knives
Wakizashi
The shorter companion sword
Explore刀・木剣
Swords & knives
Katana & bokken
Sword and training sword
Explore太刀
Swords & knives
Tachi
The slung sword
Explore忍刀
忍刀Swords & knives
Ninjatō / shinobigatana
A term in practitioner sources
ExploreChain and rope
Other implements
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FURTHER READING
From Hatsumi’s
own publications.
Advanced Stick Fighting
Masaaki Hatsumi
Medium-length and long staves.
View the publisher’s pageJapanese Sword Fighting
Masaaki Hatsumi
Sword practice, culture and other weapon forms.
View the publisher’s pageBook references have been checked against the publisher’s catalogue. These profiles are short introductions with their own sources, rather than summaries of the books’ complete technical content.