10 Things Everyone Forgets About Nightwing

5. Dick Grayson, Martial Arts Master

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Nightwing is a skilled and inventive fighter, using martial arts and acrobatics at the same time to devastating success. He has mastered a number of fighting styles, studying under Batman, Richard Dragon, Wildcat, and the Bludhaven Police Academy. Grayson specializes in Aikido and Escrima Stick Fighting. His metallic Escrima Sticks are his weapon of choice in most fights, and Grayson is arguably the most proficient stick fighter on the planet.

Dick has mastered 15 martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do, Capoeira, Savate, Kung Fu, and Boxing. In Deathstroke the Terminator #8, Slade stated that Dick is one of the greatest fighters he has ever seen, and the pair have fought to a standstill many times. Grayson is also evenly matched with Casandra Cain and Cheshire, and has beaten many people, such as Red Hood, Ra’s al Ghul, and Arsenal. Nightwing has instructed Tim Drake/Red Robin, Rose Wilson/Ravager, and Annisa Pierce/Thunder in martial arts, as well.

Despite never using guns, Grayson is proficient in the use of firearms, having trained with both Batman and the Police Academy. In Nightwing #152, Dick proved his proficiency with swords by beating master swordsman Ra’s al Ghul in a duel. He is also extremely skilled with throwing weapons like shuriken, his own modified Wing-Dings, or Batarangs to disarm or knock foes unconscious.

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