Tonfa Proficiency

Tonfa Proficiency
Gin (One Piece) wielding his dual tonfa that have cannonballs installed at the end, with such speed and force that he can shatter anything he strikes.
Power/Ability to:	Wield tonfas with great skill.

The ability to wield tonfas with great skill. Variation of Blunt Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

• Tonfa Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Skill/Specialism/Talent
• Side-Handle Baton/Nightstick/T-Baton Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
• Tongfa Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
• Tuifa Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent

Capabilities

The user are able to demonstrate a nimble aptitude for tonfas. The user is able to wield swinging handheld weaponry with great skill in hand condition, agility, and moderate attack power.

Applications

• Attack Movement Manipulation
• Defense Bypassing
• Deflection
  • Parrying Mastery
• Dual Wielding
• Enhanced Precision
  • Precise Strike
• Enhanced Strike
  • Crushing
  • Heavy Strike
  • Multi Strike
    • Multi-Hit Strike
  • Weighted Attacks
    • Facial Disfiguration
• Physical Attack Reversal
  • Countering Mastery
• Pressure Strike

Variations

• Bladed Tonfa Proficiency

Associations

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Blunt Weapon Proficiency
  • Wrist-Mounted Blunt Weapon Proficiency
• Club Proficiency
• Enhanced Combat Mastery
• Melee Weapon Proficiency

Limitations

• May require multiple hits or additional strength input to be fatal.
• Cannot cut through enemies (unless the tonfa is bladed or if the user can put enough strength in swing).
• If not trained properly, the user might hurt themselves.
• For a user of dual tonfa, losing one may cause an imbalance in fighting style.

Known Users

See also: Dual Tonfas

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Andy Hinomiya (Absolutely Lovely Children: UNLIMITED)
• Aranaut (Bakugan Original series)
• Nizer Bruckheimer (Black Cat)
• Kokuyō (Boruto)
• Damemon (Digimon)
• Margit Eberbach (Love Me, Seriously!!)
• Gin (One Piece)
• Kyōya Hibari (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
• Resha Valentine/Elie (Rave Master)
• Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
• Nenji Kashiwazaki (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Libra Saints (Saint Seiya)

Cartoons/Comics

• Cassia the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Sabrina Raincomprix (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); as Miraculer
• Raphael (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Live Action Movies/Television Series

• Lance (Arrowverse)
• Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy)
• Retsu Fukami/Geki Blue (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
• Michelangelo (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation)
• Theo Martin/Jungle Fury Blue Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
• Jyn Erso (Star Wars)
• Z6 riot control baton users (Star Wars)
  • FN-2188
• Amanda McKay (Supah Ninjas)

Video Games

• Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue)
• Rayne (Bloodrayne)
• Death (Darksiders)
• Black Orchid (Killer Instinct)
• Ryū Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
• William Adams (Nioh)
• Cronos (Shadow Fight)
• May (Shadow Fight); temporarily as Justice
• Redhad (Shadow Fight)
• Shadow (Shadow Fight)
• Illidan Stormrage (World of Warcraft)

Gallery

Cassia the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Aranaut (Bakugan Original Series) is highly skilled in fighting with his tonfa created by his Mirage Fist ability.

Nizer Bruckheimer (Black Cat) welding his dual tonfa, Dioskouroi, with such speed and force that he reduced his regenerating enemy into nothing.

Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue)

Retsu Fukami/Geki Blue (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)/Theo Martin/Jungle Fury Blue Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury) uses the Geki Tonfa/Jungle Tonfa.

Kyōya Hibari (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) wields his tonfa that can have interchangeable ends for various purposes aside from simple offense and defense,...

...which he he can make even more powerful by coating them in Cloud Flames.

Margit Eberbach (Love Me, Seriously!!) is a master of tonfa, as though they are part of her body, guarding as strong as a castle wall.

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) uses dual tonfa as one of his weapons of choice.

Resha Valentine/Elie (Rave Master) uses the Tonfa Blasters...

...with mastery.

Raphael (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) using the Muei-tō, aka the Tonfa of Light, not only to nullify the Jigentō, but also for combat.

Okina (Rurouni Kenshin) wielding dual steel tonfa with such proficiency that he could block dual swords and conduct heavy counterattacks swiftly.

Rao (Sand Land) fighting off bandits with a pair of tonfa.

Cronos (Shadow Fight) with a pair of Blaster Tonfas.

Redhead (Shadow Fight)

Shadow (Shadow Fight) uses a pair of Tonfas...

...and a pair of Blaster Tonfas.

FN-2188 (Star Wars) using a Z6 riot control baton, a newly designed baton that is used for riot control.

Jyn Erso (Star Wars) carried a collapsible tonfa that first takes an appearance of a small baton, then extends and another handle flips up.

Videos

Ivy VS Orchid (Soul Calibur VS Killer Instinct) - DEATH BATTLE!