Bo History and Selection

	Duration: 07:12 minutes Upload Time: 2006-12-30 22:43:24 User: hempev :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: The history of the raku-shaku-bo, commonly called the bo (or misnamed bo-staff, since bo *means* staff!) Videos are available: http://www.centuryfitness.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=81547&langId=-1&product_parentId=15098&crumb=13501-13753&categoryId=15098&parent_category_rn=15070 For more information, visit http://okinawa-budou.org/IOKA/
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BOB2112420 ::: Favorites This vid happens to make me laugh a lot because I am currently messing around with a crappy, 5ish feet, staff that I found in the garden. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is made of, but there is already a crack near the middle. :P Oh, and it's also twice as wide on one end as it is on the other. 07-06-29 20:52:23 __________________________________________________
sicktkdchick ::: Favorites eeew they used it to carry human stinky to the field that kinda sick 07-06-20 13:56:36 __________________________________________________
hempev ::: Favorites Just a fact of life without indoor plumbing or even an outhouse! 07-06-20 15:43:51 __________________________________________________
xmtz ::: Favorites No, you got that wrong. The 'bo' started out as a way to shoot an 'arro' into the lion from a distance. 07-05-20 19:14:57 __________________________________________________
cryingindian ::: Favorites Wouldnt it be a projectile rather than just a stick then? 07-05-22 08:07:33 __________________________________________________
hempev ::: Favorites No, the staff as a weapon started out as a stick, whatever straight piece of wood or limb you could find, that you hit someone with. That would predate any complex system that depended on the elasticity of the stick. The first arrows were propelled by atlatl or slings, simpler technology than a bow (which is not a bo!) 07-05-22 14:14:56 __________________________________________________
kcdclan ::: Favorites Informal vid thanks 07-05-19 22:57:50 __________________________________________________
hempev ::: Favorites You're right, it's not very formal, but I think you meant informative! Thanks! 07-05-19 23:27:37 __________________________________________________
darthbullwinkle ::: Favorites Very informative. I am currently writing a comic in which one of the characters is an expert with the Bo, so all details are helpful to me. Thanks for uploading this. 07-05-04 00:38:44 __________________________________________________
Octocorp ::: Favorites Pretty much. Man's best friend is a stick he beats his dog or wife with. Awesome video though but I'm turning into a history buff through martial arts. 07-04-15 04:26:47 __________________________________________________