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)
Jō
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A jō is an approximately 1.27-metre wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts. The martial art of wielding the jō is called jōjutsu or jōdō. Also, aiki-jō is a set of techniques in aikido which
Bō
…are typically around 1.82 m (72 in) long and are used in Okinawan martial arts and Japanese arts such as bōjutsu. Other staff-related weapons are the jō, which does not have a standard length, and the hanbō (half bō), which is 90 cm (35 in) long. The bō is traditionally made of polished native hardwood…
Japanese jō, 127.6 cm (50.2 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) in circumference, made in the form of a large walking stick