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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...