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Bōjutsu

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, translated from Japanese as "staff technique", is the martial art of using a staff weapon called bō which simply means "staff". [1]

21 relations: , Budō, East Asia, Hanbō, Japan, Japanese language, , Jōdō, Jujutsu, Kanabō, Karate, Ko-ryū, Martial arts, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawan kobudō, Quarterstaff, Ryukyu Kingdom, Silambam, Stick-fighting, Weapon, Yamanni ryu.

A bō (棒: ぼう), joong bong (Korean), bang (Chinese), or kun (Okinawan), is a piece of wood of varying lengths staff weapon used in Okinawa and feudal Japan.

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Budō

is a Japanese term describing modern Japanese martial arts.

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East Asia

East Asia is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno-cultural "The East Asian cultural sphere evolves when Japan, Korea, and what is today Vietnam all share adapted elements of Chinese civilization of this period (that of the Tang dynasty), in particular Buddhism, Confucian social and political values, and literary Chinese and its writing system." terms.

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Hanbō

The hanbō (半棒, "half-staff") is a staff used in martial arts.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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A is an approximately wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts.

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Jōdō

, meaning "the way of the jō", or is a Japanese martial art using a short staff called jō.

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu), also known in the West as Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or none.

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Kanabō

The (literally: "metal stick") was a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by the samurai.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Ko-ryū

is a Japanese term for Japanese martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration (1868).

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Okinawan kobudō

, literally "old martial way of Okinawa", is the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts.

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Quarterstaff

A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period.

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Ryukyu Kingdom

The Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawan: Ruuchuu-kuku; 琉球王国 Ryūkyū Ōkoku; Middle Chinese: Ljuw-gjuw kwok; historical English name: Lewchew, Luchu, and Loochoo) was an independent kingdom that ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th to the 19th century.

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Silambam

Silambam (சிலம்பம்) is a weapon-based martial art of India, more specifically in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it originated around 1000 BC.

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Stick-fighting

Stick-fighting, stickfighting, or stick fighting is a variety of martial arts which use simple long slender, blunt, hand-held, generally wooden 'sticks' for fighting; such as a staff, cane, walking stick, baton or similar.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm or armament is any device used with intent to inflict damage or harm.

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Yamanni ryu

Yamanni-ryū (山根流) (also Yamanni-Chinen-ryū and Yamane Ryu) is a form of Okinawan kobudō whose main weapon is the bo, a non-tapered, cylindrical staff.

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Bojutsu, Bozyutu, Rokushakubojutsu, 棒術.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bōjutsu

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