Bō
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A bō is a staff weapon used in Okinawa. Rokushakubō are typically around 1.82 m long and are used in Okinawan martial arts and Japanese arts such as bōjutsu. Other staff-related weapons are the jō, wh
Japanese wooden staff "bō" weapon made in the shape of a walking cane, 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) circumference
Two Japanese bō; one is 140 cm (55 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) in circumference in the form of a walking stick, the other is 180 cm (6 ft) tall and 1 in (25 mm) in diameter in the form of a staff.
Japanese bō, close up of one end or tip (kontei)
Various antique Japanese bo showing the kontei (end or tip)
Quarterstaff
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A quarterstaff, also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European polearm, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period.
Bō
…Okinawan kobudō Quarterstaff Stick-fighting…
Quarterstaves in use, from Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891
1921 illustration of Robin Hood and Little John fighting with quarterstaffs