bo staff
Long fighting stick
A bo staff is a long wooden staff used as a weapon in martial arts, particularly in Okinawan and Japanese traditions.
Typically about six feet long, it's used for striking, blocking, and sweeping.
The term is somewhat redundant—bo itself means staff in Japanese—but bo staff has become standard in English martial arts contexts: She practices forms with a bo staff.
- quarterstaffLong wooden fighting staff
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- martial arts trainingDisciplined practice of fighting methods
- woodenMade from timber
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
spin · twirl · kata · dojo · monk · ninja · weapon · bamboo · thrust · block · parry · kung fu · sweep · striking distance · grip · stance · combat · training
- training weaponspractice sword, training knife, wooden sword, rubber knife, waster
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- bludgeonsclub, mace, cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon
- combat artssword fighting, swordfighting, boxing, wrestling, grappling
- combat skillsgrappling, striking, blocking, parrying, dodging
weapon complexity
bo staffnunchaku
Paired sticks on cord
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