Tantojutsu

Tantōjutsu (短刀術) is a Japanese term for a variety of traditional Japanese knife fighting systems that used the tantō (短刀), as a knife or dagger.^[1] Historically, many women used a version of the tantō, called the kaiken, for self-defense, but warrior women in pre-modern Japan learned one of the tantōjutsu arts to fight in battle.

Martial arts that practise tantōjutsu[edit]

Tantō with blunt wooden or plastic blades are used to practice martial arts. Metal blades can be used in more advanced training and in demonstrations. Styles that use tantō:

Budō (Gendai):

Bugei:

Bujutsu (Koryū):

Kashima Shin-ryū (this ryūha uses term Kaikenjutsu)
Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin-ryu
Tendō-ryū

References[edit]

^ Mol, S. (2003). Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts. Kodansha International. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-7700-2941-6. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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[Mol_2003_p._25-1] Mol, S. (2003). Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts. Kodansha International. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-7700-2941-6. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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Martial arts that practise tantōjutsu[edit]

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