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.
Quarterstaves in use, from Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891
1921 illustration of Robin Hood and Little John fighting with quarterstaffs
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
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…Stick fighting Bō Paulus Hector Mair…
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)