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)
Bōjutsu
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Bōjutsu is the martial art of stick fighting using a bō, which is the Japanese word for staff. Staffs have been in use for thousands of years in Asian martial arts like Silambam. Some techniques invol
Bō
…a staff weapon used in Okinawa. Rokushakubō 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…
Bōjutsu demonstration