Different Weapons in Sword Of Mana allow different combination attacks besides the generic weapon use. Each weapon when used to attack more then once uses a different chain in a attack combo, for each weapon it changes.

Combos
Weapon	Hit 1	Hit 2	Hit 3
Sword	Slash	Return Slash	Jump Slash
Rod	Strike	Return Strike	Jump Strike
Knucke	Punch	Kick	Jumping Uper
Lance	Thrust	Throw	Swing
Axe	Slash	Return Slash	Jump Slash