Wooden Staff Bo. With non Martial Arts poses - Triggers- st, sth, st1, st2, st3, st4, st5, st6, st7. You can use the bo with your favorite Martial Arts poses. Please leave reviews below and concerns on my page. "Osu no Seishin". The bō is usually made of tapered hard wood, such as white oak, bamboo, or — in some cases for training purposes or for a different style — rattan. Sometimes it is made of or plated with metal for extra strength. A full-size bō is sometimes called a rokushakubō (六尺棒: ろくしゃくぼう). This name derives from the Japanese words roku (六: ろく), meaning "six"; shaku (尺: しゃく), a Japanese measurement equivalent to 30.3 centimeters (0.994 ft); and bō. Thus, rokushakubō refers to a staff about 6-shaku (1.82 m; 5.96 feet) long. The bō is typically 3 cm (1.2 inch) thick , sometimes gradually tapering from the middle to 2 cm (0.8 inch)at both ends. This thickness allows the user to make a tight fist around it in order to block and counter an attack. The most common shape is the maru-bo, or round staff. There is also the kaku-bo (four-sided staff), rokkaku-bo (six-sided staff), and hakkaku-bo (eight-sided staff).[1] Other types of bō range from heavy to light, from rigid to highly flexible, and from simple pieces of wood picked up from the side of the road to ornately decorated works of art.

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