() is the martial art of stick fighting using a bō, which is the Japanese word for staff.The Evolution of Classical JojutsuSticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones: A Look at Jo and Bo Staffs have been in use for thousands of years in Asian martial arts like Silambam. Some techniques involve slashing, swinging, and stabbing with the staff. Others involve using the staff as a vaulting pole or as a prop for hand-to-hand strikes.
Today bōjutsu is usually associated either with Okinawan kobudō or with Japanese koryū budō. Japanese bōjutsu is one of the core elements of classical martial training.
Thrusting, swinging, and striking techniques often resemble empty-hand movements, following the philosophy that the bō is merely an "extension of one’s limbs".Weapons Consequently, bōjutsu is often incorporated into other styles of empty-hand fighting, like traditional Jū-jutsu, and karate.
In the Okinawan context, the weapon is frequently referred to as the kon (棍).
See also
Angampora Bando Banshay Bataireacht Gatka Hanbō Jogo do pau Jō Jōjutsu Jūkendō Kalaripayattu Kanabō Kbachkun boraan Kendo Kenjutsu Krabi–krabong Kuttu Varisai Lethwei Mardani khel Naban Quarterstaff Silambam Asia Silambam Tahtib Tanbō Thang-ta Three-section staff Varma kalai World Silambam Association Yamanni-ryū
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