quarterstaves
Long defensive poles
Quarterstaves is the plural of quarterstaff, a wooden pole roughly six to eight feet long used as a weapon.
The quarterstaff was a standard weapon of medieval European combat, wielded with both hands for striking, blocking, and thrusting.
It appears frequently in Robin Hood legends: Robin and Little John dueled with quarterstaves on the log bridge.
Organization's workers collectively
- boLong wooden weapon
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
- cudgelThick wooden club
- batonSlender rod for leading
walking-stick · polearm · cane · rod · crook
Quercus genus member
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- hickoryDense North American hardwood
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
timber · maple · ironwood · hazel · craftsmanship · turning · lathe · seasoned
Practice combat training
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- duelingFormal armed combat
- parryingDeflecting an attack
- thrustingPushing with force
sweeping · disarming · counterattack · feinting · blocking · striking · grappling · self-defense
Chinese martial arts collectively
- aikidoThrowing art using redirection
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
- formsVarieties or documents
- drillsRepetitive training routines
demonstration · discipline · flow · precision · coordination · rhythm · kendo · monk
staff
Organization's workers collectively
- boLong wooden weapon
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
- cudgelThick wooden club
oak
Quercus genus member
grain · timber · maple · ironwood · hazel · craftsmanship · turning · lathe · seasoned · polished
sparring
Practice combat training
thrusting · sweeping · disarming · counterattack · feinting · blocking · striking · grappling · self-defense · bludgeoning
wushu
Chinese martial arts collectively
drills · demonstration · discipline · flow · precision · coordination · rhythm · kendo · monk · warrior
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
traveler · outlaws · tournament · guild · Renaissance · feudal · commoner · footman
quarterstavesswords
Edged fighting weapons
daggers · rapiers · katanas · sabers · broadswords
quarterstavesfirearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
machine guns · assault rifles · missiles · bombs · grenades
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