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The Short Blade group encompasses all combat techniques employing edged weapons shorter than a standard sword, including knives, daggers, and tantō. [1] Short blades have been carried as secondary wea...

The Weapon class encompasses all fighting techniques that employ an external implement — whether bladed, blunt, flexible, or projectile — as the primary means of offence and defence. [1] Weapon-based ...

The Standard Tantō-Jutsu subfamily covers the core tantō techniques taught in koryū curricula, including forward thrusts, upward stabs, slashing cuts, and the defensive tantō-dori (knife-taking) metho...

The Polearm group encompasses all fighting techniques using long-shafted weapons — typically ranging from five to twelve feet in length — that combine reach advantage with the leverage provided by a l...

The Backhand Cut is a knife cutting action delivered from the outside inward using the back of the hand to drive the blade edge across the target. [1] In Filipino martial arts this corresponds to the ...

The Reverse Grip (also called icepick grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the little-finger side of the fist, point downward. [1] This grip excels at close-range downward stabs, hookin...

The Knife Defence-Disarm subfamily covers techniques for defending against a knife attack and stripping the weapon from the attacker's hand. [1] Disarm techniques typically combine a parry or redirect...

The Knife Cut subfamily covers all cutting and slashing actions performed with a knife, as distinct from thrusting techniques. [1] Knife cuts employ the edge of the blade in sweeping, arcing, or hooki...

The Knife Grip subfamily covers the fundamental ways a combatant holds a knife, each grip offering distinct advantages for cutting, thrusting, retention, and transitional actions. [1] The two primary ...

The Forward Grip (also called saber grip or hammer grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the thumb side of the fist, as one would hold a hammer. [1] This grip provides the greatest reach...

The Slash Cut is a broad, sweeping knife action that draws the blade edge across the target in a horizontal or diagonal arc, maximising the length of the cutting surface in contact with the target. [1...

The Upward Cut is a knife cutting action that travels vertically from low to high, typically targeting the underside of the opponent's forearm, the inside of the wrist, or the abdomen. [1] In Filipino...

The Forearm Compression Short Choke is a rear naked choke variation where the choking arm wraps only partially around the neck. The forearm compresses one side of the neck against the practitioner's b...