How Do You Use The Bo Staff?
• Figure 8.Try to do the figure of 8 for it is one of the very basics. If you can do this, you can perform the flashy twirls and spins you see on TV. It’s very difficult to explain here by using plain words. Just hold out your staff horizontally in front of you and make a figure of 8 with your wrist. • Try doing simple strikes first like holding the staff horizontally in front of you with both hands and do some right and left strikes like what you see in boats when a person moves a double-headed oar or you can start with stabbing and such. • When in a sparring session or in actual self-defense situations, first hide your staff behind you. You must surprise the opponent with the length of your staff. Don’t let him know how long it is. Use your staff often. Developing familiarity with your weapon will greatly enhance your skill.
