On this page you will find the foundations and basic structures that you will require in order to deal with and use pretty much any weapon.
The first place to start in learning your way through weapons training is the catagories of weapons. These are the main catagories that you will run into throughout Martial Art training as well as Self Defense training. There are 10 main catagories of weapons as found in High Combat Martial Arts
The next thing to define would be the 5 Striking Patterns.
There are five striking patterns that all weapons must travel on. When we say pattern we are refering to the path that the weapon will take as it moves through the air to its target.
These Patterns are as follows.
Once you understand the patterns then you will begin to realize that there are different ways of applying these patterns. Here are some ways or styles as presented by the Filipino Martial Arts:
