stick fighting
Wooden weapon sparring
Stick fighting is combat or sport using wooden sticks as weapons.
Various traditions exist worldwide—Filipino arnis, Indian lathi, and others—each with distinct techniques and cultural significance.
Practitioners train for self-defense, competition, or preservation of martial heritage: He studied stick fighting for years before earning his instructor certification.
- singlestickWooden practice blade
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
- quarterstaffLong wooden fighting staff
- silatMalay martial discipline
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
tribal rituals · reflexes · martial arts · combat sports · self defense · close quarters · sparring match · training drill · agility · protective gear · body armor · strength · parry · coordination · medieval tournaments · rattan · bruise · warrior
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, Olympic Games, discus, javelin, boxing
- stick sportsbaseball, cricket, golf, hockey, lacrosse
- combat artsswordfighting, boxing, wrestling, grappling, fencing
- Eskrimarattan, sticks, espada, bolo, sword and dagger
- Omo tribesscarification, body painting, ear plugs, ritual combat
stick fightingsword fighting
Combat with bladed weapons
swordsmanship · kendo · fencing · knife fighting · kenjutsu
stick fightingunarmed combat
Fighting without weapons
hand-to-hand combat · boxing · wrestling · grappling · karate
stick fightingarchery
Shooting with bows
sharpshooting · marksmanship · rifle shooting · firearms training · javelin throwing