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2006

European Quarterstaff

The European martial arts were almost lost, with the notable exception of fencing. There have been occasional fads, but they have never taken hold of the collective imagination the way Eastern martial arts have. Nevertheless, there is a growing interest in the task of resurrecting the traditions, which armed-combat.com (with numerous links and a good introductory essay) describes as 'living archaeology.'

The groups that are doing the work often focus, understandably, on the sword, but there are a few who embrace the staff. For the forseeable future, however, European popular association with the staff will remain Little John in the Robin Hood legend.

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Bo-Staff Dot Com

[note: bo-staff.com is no longer active]
The ambitious Bo-Staff Dot Com seems to have not been updated since it was hacked a few years back. Nevertheless, it has some good material posted, including an extensive history of the bo, complete with definitions and type descriptions, and some excellent clips of Casey Marks, Wayne Dalglish, Mike Welch, and the Pinkston Brothers.

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