Aikido Bo Staff Techniques

2) Jatoba Brazilian Cherry Jo Staff, 48" (122 cm) long x 1 1/8" (2.85 cm) in diameter, Weight: 1 pound, 7 ounces.  The Sakura Ultima Brand Extreme Hardwood Hanbo, Aikido Jo.  3) Red Oak Jo Staff, 50" (127 cm) long x 1" (2.54 cm) in diameter from Martial Arts Mart. 4) Finished Rattan Jo Staff, 49" long x 1" diameter,  from WLE. 5)  White Oak Jo Staff, 50" long and 1 1/4" diameter, from WLE. 

Canary Islands Stick Fighting.  Martial Arts of the World. An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation (Thomas Green & Joseph Svinth (Eds.), ABC-CLIO, 2010): Canary Islands Stick Fighting and Wrestling by Carlos Guti�rrez Garc�a (University of Le�n, Le�n, Spain) and Juan Carlos Mart�n (University of Le�n, Le�n, Spain). 

Bo Staff Drills

Cane Research Project at Valley Spirit Taijiquan Self-Defense Arts and Fitness Exercises Using a Cane, Walking Stick, or Short Wooden Staff All documents were created by Michael P. Garofalo, M.S. Published by Green Way Research, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California, 2009 These documents normally include a list of the movement names in the specific cane or short staff form, and the final direction to face for each named movement sequence.  Some documents provide detailed descriptions for each of the movement sequences.  All documents include some commentary, notes, and a bibliography of books, media, and links.  Many of these documents are in Adobe PDF read/print only format.  The documentation of this research is an ongoing project of mine from 2009-2011; consequently, many documents are still very incomplete.  Over time, I intend to provide descriptions for each movement, including: 1) the martial technique used, 2) the direction of technique application, 3) the poetic name, and 4) the final leg stance.  Nearly all of these forms can be practiced with a cane or walking staff under 40" long; and some with a longer short staff up to eyebrow length.   

Zen Master Hakuin (1686-1768) painted a Dragon Staff with horsehair whisk attached.   He would give this painting to his lay students who passed the Zen koan, "What is the sound of one hand clapping."

Bo Staff Weapons Forms

Traditional Tai Chi Eight Immortals Cane, Routine One.  These lists and detailed descriptions of each movement are for the use of students at the Valley Spirit Taijiquan Center in Red Bluff, California.  Routine One is based on the Yang Style of Taijiquan, and we teach the Yang Style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the Valley Spirit Taijiquan Center.  This tai chi cane form is taught on an instructional DVD by Master Jesse Tsao.  Master Tsao developed this cane form himself, with grandmaster Zhu Tiancai's support.  All students studying this Tai Chi Cane form should purchase this very good instructional DVD from Master Jesse Tsao for their home study.    A.   List of Movements, List of Lessons, and References for Routine One, (PDF Format, 27Kb, 4 pages).   B.   List of Movements, and Lesson List for Routine One (PDF Format, 18Kb, 1 page).   C.   Lesson 1: Descriptions of the movements in Routine One, Movements 1-4 (PDF format, 33 Kb, 4 pages).    D.   Lesson 2: Descriptions of the movements in Routine One, Movements 5-9 (PDF format, 35 Kb, 4 pages).