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This is a common staple among martial artists. They look like they'd be easier to model and you could be decorative with them.
http://www.blackbeltmag.com/wp-conte...-tonfa-476.jpg
***EDIT, why just stop at Monks, a bladed tonfa for Ninja would look pretty flashy too!
Personally i could see them being used for a future class like say, geomancer (ffxiv actually does have a geomancer in one of the class quests so it seems like a logical choice), but for monk or ninja i can't see it as it would require new animations to be added to the classes for it to really work.
Pardon the bump but, is this what I think it is? If so THANK YOU dev team!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dm-pwjmU4AAkra-.jpg:large