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Bojutsu




called Bo (abbreviation of ''roku-shaku-bo'' (six-shaku-staff), a '' Shaku '' being close to one foot long). Staves are perhaps one of the earliest weapons used by man. They have been in use thousands of years in Eastern Asia .

Today bojutsu is usually associated either with Okinawan Kobudo
or with Japanese Koryu Budo . Japanese bojutsu is one of
the core elements of classical martial training. In the Okinawan context, the weapon is frequently referred to as the Kon .

Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba was known to practise with ''bo'', which later formed the base of aikido's weapon work with a shorter staff, Jo .


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