Kon or Bo <Long Staff>

[Doug Daulton]

An open thread dedicated to general questions regarding the long staff as used in Okinawan weapons traditions

[kusanku]

So you're in Okinawa, and you have wells or the river for water sources, how yo going to carry two buckets of water perfectly balanced, but on a pole?

Still done today in Korean countrside.

[AST]

Could carry one on your head like they do in Africa.

[kusanku]

Cold do that, but for two, need a bo.

[AST]

John

This is kind of tongue in cheek, because I agree with you on this one. Two pots would justify the need for a bo and therefore one could carry a weapon without suspicion.

In Africa the ladies would place one on their heads unsupported and carry the other ones in their hands. You can still see them doing it today. Of course they had a man walking in front of them with a spear, so it kind of invalidates the covert farming tool approach.

Regards

[BarthS]

Adrian:

Nothing wrong with having a bodyguard.