Bō
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A bō is a staff weapon used in Okinawa. Rokushakubō are typically around 1.8 m long and used in Okinawan martial arts and Japanese arts such as bōjutsu. Other staff-related weapons are the jō, which d
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)
Okinawan martial arts
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Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its location, Okinawa was influenced by vari
Karate training with Shinpan Gusukuma at Shuri Castle c. 1938, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
The genealogy of Shuri-te
Ankō Itosu, often called the "Father of modern karate"
The genealogy of Tomari-te