Tantojutsu

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Tantojutsu is the Japanese martial art of knife fighting that features the use of a knife known as a tanto. Tantojutsu is effectively similar to a swordfight, except that knives are much shorter than swords, requiring the combatants to engage at much closer quarters.

The art's techniques and strategy have very practical modern functions both for knife on knife applications as well as knife against bludgeoning weapons and empty hand against knife. Unlike knife fencing systems, in Tantojutsu, controlling the opponent is stressed. Any contact includes gathering and controlling the opponent’s mental and physical center. As in Kenjutsu, Tantojutsu and Aikijutsu are two sides of the same coin. The tanto, whether used to cut or trap, controls the opponent.

Japanese Martial Arts

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