Knife It’s crucial to train with different types of knives both to know the nature of the threat and to be able to work with and against all types. That’s why we teach both long bladed knives and shorter versions in our curriculum. The big knife used in our system is...
Yari and naginata The spear is a very simple yet very powerful weapon. We teach hand to hand combat with this weapon (not formation tactics!). The spear taught is a Yari (a Japanese spear mounted with a straight blade) about 2.2 meters long overall with a blade of...
Jo and Cane The medium staff (120-140 cm) is basically a wooden stick. It is an ancient weapon of the common people and was widely used in all cultures. A shepherd’s staff, a walking cane or an actual weapon – the uses of a simple stick are numerous, be it to ward off...
