Entries from 2019-01-01 to 1 year

Aikido Bo Staff Techniques<p>Basic Foundation of the Cane.  By Grandmaster Mark Shuey, Sr., Founder of Cane Masters.  Instructional DVD.  "As the �backbone� of our self defense techniques, this video shows all the blocks, strikes, punches, twirls, swings,

"Today, it is not practical to walk the streets with any of the four weapons just described [sword, saber, staff/pole, spear]. However, a cane or walking stick can easily be adapted to many of the basic techniques of the four traditional w…

Aikido Bo Staff Techniques<p>    A Note to Readers:  The Cloud Hands website has been online continuously since 2001.  In 2008, over 1,900,000 webpages (excluding graphics) were served to readers around the world from the Cloud Hands website.  This short

Aikido Bo Staff Forms"Broadsword and Singlestick - with Chapters on Quarter-staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking Stick, Umbrella and other Weapons of Self Defense; The Quarter-Staff" By Allanson-Winn, R.G. and C. Phillipps-Wolley. Lo…

Bo Staffs from Century Martial Arts

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BO STAFFAre you one of the thousands of people in the US and throughout the world who trains in using the rokushakubo, or bo staff? It’s a popular weapon for karate practitioners, and for good reason. Training with a bo …

Bo Staff Martial Arts Styles<p>The bō is usually made with hard wood or a flexible wood, such as red or white oak, although bamboo and pine wood have been used, more common still is rattan wood for its flexibility. The bō may be tapered in that it can be

The bō is typically gripped in thirds, and when held horizontally in front, the right palm is facing away from the body and the left hand is facing the body, enabling the staff to rotate. The power is generated by the back hand pulling the…

Staff Fighting Techniques<p>A downward thrust is a basic technique you can use after you have knocked an opponent to the ground. To execute a downward thrust, hold the bo staff in a standard grip. Raise your right hand and lower your left hand so that the

Basic Staff Fighting TechniquesThe possibility that the name derives from the way the staff is held, the right hand grasping it one-quarter of the distance from the lower end, is suggested in Encyclopædia Britannica.[4] While this interpre…