| Besides rocks, one of the most basic of
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| | spins and even tosses. Some martial
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| all weapons throughout mankind's history
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| | artists do not consider some of the
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| across most cultures has been the long
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| | modern bo forms observed in the
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| wooden stick. This makes sense since
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| | competition circuits to be true weapons
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| sticks were always readily available in
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| | forms as some competitors emphasize too
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| the forests or could be easily made. The
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| | much baton-like twirling action rather
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| Asian martial arts took the long wooden
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| | than actual combative techniques. It
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| staff into an art form as many martial
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| | could very well be a matter of personal
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| art styles include the long staff in
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| | taste. This is why in most of the large
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| their systems. Some styles even have
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| | open martial arts tournaments, weapons
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| traditional weapons forms or katas
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| | divisions are split into traditional and
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| featuring the long staff. Some systems
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| | creative.Chinese kung fu styles also
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| of martial arts train with weapons such
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| | utilize the long staff although there are
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| as the staff through practical techniques
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| | some differences in techniques when
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| only without the use of set forms.Unlike
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| | compared to Japanese karate styles.
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| many martial art weapons such as swords,
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| | Instead of holding the weapon in the
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| knives, kamas and sais which are short
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| | middle most of the time like a bo is
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| range, staffs are long range weapons with
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| | held, Chinese staffs are usually held
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| superior reach. This enables the user to
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| | near one end which has the effect of
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| attack and defend from a distance which
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| | elongating the weapon even more.
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| can be frustrating from the point of view
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| | Taditionally, the lead hand is the left
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| of an opponent who has a short range
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| | hand with the right holding the bottom
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| weapon. Long range weapons are also
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| | end of the staff. However, there are
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| useful in keeping multiple opponents out
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| | techniques which involve switching sides
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| of reach too. Of course, long weapons
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| | as well as using the bottom end to strike
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| such as the staff cannot be easily
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| | too. In addition to strikes executed
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| concealed like short range weapons so
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| | while holding the weapon with both hands,
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| they can be cumbersome to carry
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| | there are more single handed techniques
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| around.One of the most popular martial
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| | with Chinese staffs than with Japanese bo
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| arts weapons from the Japanese karate
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| | staffs. Like their empty hand kung fu
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| styles is the bo. Even today, the bo is
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| | forms, Chinese staff forms have more
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| usually the first weapon taught at karate
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| | circular, swinging techniques than in
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| schools and is the most common weapon
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| | Japanese karate styles.Contemporary wushu
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| seen at tournaments. The bo staff comes
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| | forms use a much lighter weapon than in
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| in different variations. There are heavy
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| | traditional kung fu staff forms. Wushu
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| bo staffs which resemble thick poles
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| | stylists also use staffs or cudgels that
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| which are considered more traditional and
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| | are made of a unique white wax wood from
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| there are lighter versions which are
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| | trees that are grown only in China.
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| tapered at both ends. There are also
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| | Staffs made of this type of wood are not
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| multi-sided bo staffs such as octagonal
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| | made with precision like Japanese bo's.
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| but these are much less common than the
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| | The wushu staffs are naturally tapered
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| usual round, circular versions.Although
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| | with a thicker bottom and thinner top.
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| there are one handed swings, most bo
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| | The white wax wood is extremely resilient
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| techniques involve both hands holding the
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| | as users of this type of Chinese staff
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| weapon. Various strikes and blocks can
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| | perform techniques which involve smashing
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| be performed with either end of the bo as
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| | the entire weapon on the floor at full
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| well as the sides and middle. Bo users
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| | force.Korean kuk sul won also has the
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| take advantage of the entire weapon as
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| | long staff in their system and the
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| techniques can be executed with any part
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| | techniques used are like a blend of
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| of the bo. For the majority of
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| | Chinese and Japanese moves. Although all
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| techniques involving the bo, the user
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| | martial arts styles that utilize weaponry
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| holds the staff near the middle with both
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| | have more complex and possibly more
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| ends protruding out equally.
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| | impressive looking weapons, the long
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| Traditionally, the lead hand (furthest
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| | staff has remained to be a favorite for
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| away from the body) has been the right
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| | many martial artists.Clint Leung is a
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| hand.Contemporary weapons forms
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| | lifelong martial artist with over 32
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| competitions have caused the bo to evolve
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| | years of training experience in kung fu,
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| where competitors now use extremely
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| | tae kwon do, karate, kickboxing and
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| lightweight bo's and some even have
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| | martial arts weaponry. He has won
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| reflective finishes giving a more flashy
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| | Canadian and world championship titles
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| visual appearance when the user is
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| | (NASKA, NBL and WSKF). He is also owner
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| performing a bo form. Unlike traditional
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| | of Free Spirit Activewear ( an online
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| bo forms, contemporary creative open
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| | retailer and designer of premium martial
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| forms with the bo involve more complex
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| | arts activewear.
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