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The Kendō Waza subfamily covers the competitive techniques of kendō — the four valid target strikes (men, kote, dō, tsuki), the footwork that delivers them, and the tactical categories of shikake-waza...

The Standard Ringen am Schwert technique encompasses the fundamental grappling actions at sword range: the pommel strike (Mordschlag), crossguard hooks, half-swording transitions, and disarms executed...

The Iaidō Draw Cut subfamily covers the techniques of drawing the Japanese sword from its scabbard and delivering an immediate cutting strike in a single fluid motion — the defining action of iaidō an...

The HEMA Longsword family covers the two-handed sword techniques of the German Kunst des Fechtens and the Italian school of Fiore dei Liberi, the most widely studied and competitively practised weapon...

The Men Cut is a descending vertical or slightly diagonal cut to the top of the opponent's head, the most fundamental and frequently practised technique in Japanese swordsmanship. [1] A correct men cu...

The Kenjutsu Cut subfamily encompasses the primary cutting techniques of classical Japanese swordsmanship, classified by their trajectory and target. [1] The major cuts include shōmen-uchi (straight d...

The Halberd-Pollaxe (HEMA) family covers the fighting techniques of European hafted polearms — the pollaxe (a long-handled weapon combining an axe head, hammer, and spike) and the halberd (combining a...

The Standard Espada Y Daga subfamily covers the fundamental techniques and drills of the sword-and-dagger combination, including the basic guard positions, coordination patterns between the long and s...

Defensive techniques using the jo to intercept sword strikes, a core element of jo-versus-sword kata.

The Epee family covers all techniques specific to the epee discipline, the heaviest of the three fencing weapons, characterised by the absence of right-of-way rules, a target area covering the entire ...

Ōji Waza (counter techniques) are defensive-offensive tactics in kendō where the defender responds to the opponent's attack with a parry, block, or evasion followed by an immediate counter-strike, inc...

The Rapier family covers the combat techniques of the rapier, the long, slender, thrusting-oriented sword that dominated European civilian swordsmanship from the mid-sixteenth through seventeenth cent...

Gedan-no-kamae (low guard) positions the sword with the tip pointed downward toward the opponent's knees, the tsuka held at hip level. [1] Gedan is a defensive and inviting guard that conceals the wie...

Shikake Waza (initiating techniques) are the offensive tactics in kendō where the attacker creates an opening in the opponent's guard and strikes first, including debana-waza (striking as the opponent...

The Sword group encompasses all combat techniques employing bladed weapons of sword length, spanning both East Asian and European traditions. [1] This group unifies the Japanese sword arts (kenjutsu, ...

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 Spear Thrust subfamily covers the primary offensive technique in sojutsu — the straight thrust of the yari blade into the opponent's body, which is the defining attack of spear combat worldwide. [...

The HEMA Counter family encompasses the defensive-offensive techniques of the German longsword tradition — actions that simultaneously defend against an incoming attack and deliver a counter-attack. [...

The Sabre (Military) family covers the techniques of the military sabre, the curved, single-edged cavalry sword used by European and colonial armies from the seventeenth through early twentieth centur...

Fundamental blocking technique using the jo shaft to receive and redirect an incoming sword or staff attack.

Standard Winding (Winden) is the fundamental blade-rotation technique of the German longsword tradition: from the bind, the fencer turns the sword by rotating the short edge toward the opponent and dr...

The Kote Cut targets the opponent's wrist or forearm, striking the area just above the hand to disable the opponent's ability to wield the sword. [1] In kendō, the kote strike targets the right kote w...

The Grappling at the Sword (Ringen am Schwert) subfamily covers the close-quarters wrestling techniques performed while both combatants retain their longswords, a distinctive feature of German HEMA th...

The Kamae subfamily encompasses the five standard sword guards (go-gyō-no-kamae) used across Japanese sword arts — chūdan, jōdan, gedan, hassō, and waki-gamae. [1] Each kamae positions the sword to de...

The Esgrima Pass is a half guard passing technique where the passer uses a fencing-like leg threading motion — sliding the shin forward and through the opponent's half guard like a sword being drawn f...

The Sojutsu (Spear) family covers Japanese spear fighting techniques using the yari, a straight-bladed spear that became the dominant battlefield weapon of the Sengoku period (1467-1615), surpassing t...

The Horizontal Draw Cut (nukitsuke) is the standard opening action of iaidō: from seiza or standing, the right hand draws the blade while the left hand pulls the saya rearward (sayabiki), and the blad...

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 Winding (Winden) subfamily covers the blade manipulation techniques performed when two longswords are crossed in the bind (Binden), one of the most distinctive and sophisticated aspects of the Ger...

The Fencing — Sport group covers all techniques within the three Olympic fencing disciplines — foil, epee, and sabre — as governed by the Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). [1] Sport fencing i...

The Disengage Thrust (cavazione) is a rapier attack that deceives the opponent's parry by passing the blade under or over the opponent's guard to thrust into the newly opened line. [1] The cavazione i...

The Tsuki Thrust targets the throat protector (tsuki-dare) of the men with a straight forward thrust of the shinai tip, making it the only non-cutting technique among kendō's four scoring actions. [1]...

Chūdan-no-kamae (middle guard) positions the sword with the tip (kissaki) pointed at the opponent's throat or eyes, the tsuka (handle) held at navel height, embodying the principle of centre-line domi...

The Rapier Thrust subfamily covers the thrusting techniques that form the core offensive repertoire of rapier fencing, the rapier being designed primarily as a thrusting weapon. [1] Italian rapier mas...

The Double Stick (Doble Baston) family covers techniques using two rattan sticks simultaneously, one in each hand, which is one of the most distinctive and visually spectacular aspects of Filipino mar...

The Liechtenauer Cut subfamily covers the primary cutting techniques of HEMA longsword fencing, anchored in the German tradition's five master cuts (Fünf Meisterhäue) — Zornhau, Krumphau, Zwerchhau, S...

The Japanese Sword family encompasses the interrelated disciplines of kenjutsu (classical sword combat), kendō (modern bamboo-sword fencing), and iaidō/iaijutsu (the art of drawing and cutting), all p...

The HEMA Strike family encompasses the offensive cutting techniques (Hauw/Hau) of the German longsword tradition. [1] The Liechtenauer system organizes sword strikes into a hierarchy: the five Meister...

The Stick And Dagger (Espada Y Daga) family covers techniques using a long weapon (stick or sword) in the dominant hand and a short weapon (dagger or short stick) in the other hand, which is one of th...