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Japanese long staff (rokushakubo, approximately 6 feet) techniques including strikes, blocks, and sweeps from Okinawan kobudo and mainland traditions.

Japanese short staff (jo, approximately 4 feet) techniques blending striking, thrusting, and sweeping, notably systematized in Shinto Muso-ryu.

Techniques using long and short staff weapons, spanning Japanese bojutsu and jojutsu as well as European quarterstaff traditions.

Fundamental quarterstaff technique combining half-staff grip, overhead strikes, low sweeps, and thrust-based attacks.

European quarterstaff fighting using a 6-8 foot hardwood staff, documented in English and German fight manuals from the medieval period onward.

Core quarterstaff techniques from historical European sources including strikes, thrusts, and parries.

Thrusting techniques with the jo targeting the solar plexus, throat, or face using the tip of the staff.

Defensive techniques using the long staff to intercept, redirect, or absorb incoming strikes.

Striking techniques with the jo, delivered with either end of the staff in overhead, lateral, or diagonal trajectories.

Offensive striking techniques with the long staff, using both ends of the weapon in rotational and direct attacks.

Low sweeping techniques using the bo to unbalance or trip the opponent by targeting the legs or feet.

Fundamental blocking technique using the shaft of the bo to intercept an incoming strike at mid-range.

Direct thrusting attack using the tip of the bo, driven forward in a straight line to the target.

Horizontal or sweeping strike delivered from the side, targeting the ribs, head, or legs.

Vertical downward strike delivered by raising the bo overhead and driving it straight down onto the target.

Low circular sweep with the bo targeting the opponent's ankles or calves to destabilize their stance.

Defensive techniques using the jo to intercept sword strikes, a core element of jo-versus-sword kata.

Direct linear thrust with the jo tip, extending the staff forward while stepping to drive the point into the target.

Fundamental blocking technique using the jo shaft to receive and redirect an incoming sword or staff attack.

The Weapon class encompasses all fighting techniques that employ an external implement — whether bladed, blunt, flexible, or projectile — as the primary means of offence and defence. [1] Weapon-based ...

The Standard Halberd-Pollaxe subfamily covers the fundamental techniques of European hafted polearm combat as described in the historical fight books: guards (posta), strikes with both the axe head an...

The Standard Spear Sweep executes the fundamental shaft strike by sliding the grip position and swinging the butt end or mid-shaft in a horizontal or diagonal arc to strike the opponent's legs, midsec...

The Spear Sweep subfamily covers techniques that use the shaft of the yari in sweeping arcs to strike, deflect, or unbalance the opponent, employing the weapon as a staff rather than using the blade t...

Fundamental striking technique with the jo, typically an overhead or diagonal blow delivered with a sliding grip change.