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Katana:
Standard sized and most common type of Japanese sword.
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Bokken and Subarito:
Wooden training sword, the Subarito is a heavier version.
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Wakizashi:
Short sword.
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Shoto:
Literally 'Short sword', it's also used to refer to the short wooden training sword.
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Tanto:
A short knife, either metal or wooden.
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Bo:
6ft staff.
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Jo:
4ft staff or 'chin height', depending on school.
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Hanbo:
3ft staff, or walking stick height.
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Naginata:
Equivalent of a halberd, has a variety of blade shapes and sizes.
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Yari:
A strait bladed spear.
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Kyoketsu Shoge:
A combined spear tip and sickle, attached to a long chain with an iron ring at the other end.
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Kunai:
A digging, fighting, or throwing tool, a bit like a trowel.
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Tessen:
An iron fan, either one that can open and be used, or just a solid bar made to look like a real fan.
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Kusari fundo:
A short length of chain with small iron weights at either end.
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Kusari gama:
A sickle, with a short length of chain attached, and an iron weight at the other end.
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Shuko:
Spiked band worn around the hands.
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Shuriken:
Throwing weapons, in either star or spike shapes.
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Jutte:
A sword-breaking and restraint weapon, that looks like half an Okinawan Sai; a metal rod with a grip at one end, and a spur.
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