Weapons Index page

Esgrima Criolla aka Argentine knifefighting

Gaucho's posts to www.knifeforums.com in the Riddle of Steel subforum moderated by James Keating archived with permission from both Gaucho and James Keating

• 19th Century Argentinian Esgrima
• The knifefighting tricks of the Gauchos
• Blade Catching in Esgrima Criolla
• A Story from Esgrima Criolla
• Useful Variation on an Old Hanging Target
• Gaucho's workout

Western Martial Arts (WMA)

• link to Ken Pfrenger's "Irish Stick Fighting" page
• link to "Like the Western Arts? Check out the Alliance web site"
• Link to Kevin Menard's article on Western stickfighting
• Link to Greek Knife fighting
• Link to (Reconstructed) Unarmed defence against a dagger Techniques from Achille Marozzo, 1536 from Dragon Preservation Society site

Chinese Martial Arts (CMA)

• Link to Lui Yon Sang's The Flying Dragon Tiger Gate System By Robert Chu [First published in Exotic Martial Arts of South East Asia Spring 1999]
• Link to The Weapons of Wing Chun Kuen By Robert Chu & Rene Ritchie [First published in Inside Kung-Fu 99/07]
• Link to WING CHUN BUTTERFLY SWORDS by William Cheung
• Link to WING CHUN DRAGON POLE by William Cheung

Krabi Krabong

• A TWO-BLADED BATTLE OF ENDURANCE: Thailand’s sword-and-staff fighting art, Krabi-krabong By Hardy Stockmann Black Belt 1971
• Krabi Krabong: Thailand's Comprehensive Martial Art Lives On by Robert W. Young Black Belt April 1994

Yo-yo

Flexible Weapons

• Link to Whips --~CRACK of DOOM!
• some sarong grappling notes from a Dan Inosanto seminar
• Link to Filipino Rope Techniques: The Ties That Bind your Attacker by Andrew Breen Black Belt June 1992
• Beltfighting

Miscellaneous

• Link to Cards as Weapons
• Archone's article on solo weapons training
• Archone's Updated Weapons Drills
• Scans of a Jujo article from Black Belt April 1987

Links to Don Rearic's site www.donrearic.com(with permission):

Below are a few favorites from the many great articles on his site (but check out the rest of the articles, some good stuff):

• The Beginner’s Guide to using the Cane
• Covert Edged Weapons History
• The Ju-jo
• The Ju-jo 2
• The Ju-jo 3 - coming soon :-)
• The Koppo Stick this is one of the best on his site!!
• The Koppo Stick 2
• The Yawara Stick
• The Mighty Sjambok
• Magic? Don Rearic intro piece to The Magic Trilogy – there are some interesting ideas
• Sleight-of-Hand in Knife Fighting (Written by James Sass)
• Subliminal Gestures By James A. Keating
• Pete Kautz Article on Magic