Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them.

By weapon type

Melee weapons

• List of melee weapons
  • Bladed weapons
    • Swords: see Types of swords
    • Knives
    • Daggers: see List of daggers
    • Axe
    • Sickle
    • Kama
    • War hammer
  • Polearms
    • Halberd
    • Spear
    • Guandao
    • War scythe
  • Blunt weapons
    • Clubs/Mace/Baton
    • Stick/Staff / Sjambok
    • Tonfa / (side handled) baton
    • Knuckleduster

Ranged weapons

• List of ranged weapons
  • Bow and arrow
  • Crossbow
  • Bullet-shooting crossbow
  • Slingshot
  • Slings
  • Boomerang
  • Blowgun
  • Shuriken
  • Chakram
  • Firearm
  • Taser
  • Ballistic knife

Flexible weapons

• Chain weapons
• Whips
• Ropes
• Tabak-Toyok
• Slapjack
• Nunchaku
• Jōhyō

Defensive weapons

• List of defensive weapons
  • Pepper spray
  • Armours
    • Shields

By martial arts tradition

• Eskrima
• Kendo
• Pencak Silat: Weapons of pencak silat
• Kalarippayattu
• Swordsmanship:
  • Chinese swordsmanship
  • Japanese swordsmanship
  • Korean swordsmanship
  • European swordsmanship