Also, at one time the exercise of "buki jutsu" (the art of weapons), together with karate, such as "bo-jutsu," (the art of using a stick as a weapon) "sai-jutsu," (the art of using traditional Okinawan weapon) and "nunchaku-jutsu" (a traditional martial art with two linked fighting sticks), was long a general practice.
また、かつては空手以外に棍術（棒術）や節棍術（ヌンチャクなど）といった武器術も併せて修行するのが一般的であった。