Tantojutsu

Tantojutsu

Tantojutsu

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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.

Tantōjutsu

Martial arts that practise tantōjutsu

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:

  • Yanagi-ryū Aiki Bugei (Yoshida-ha Shidare Yanagi-ryū)
  • Ogawa-ryu Bugei

Bujutsu (Koryū):

See also

References

  1. [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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