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Encyclopedia > Hanbo

The hanbo is a quarterstaff used in martial arts. Traditionally, the hanbo was three shaku, or 90 cm long, exactly half the length of the rokushakubo. As with any weapon, bearers would often find one best suited to their build, opting often for one that comes up to about waist/hip height. Quarterstaffs in use, from Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 A quarterstaff is a Medieval English variant of the staff weapon, consisting simply of a long shaft of hardwood, usually oak, hawthorn, hazel or ash. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Japanese unit. ... Categories: Weapon stubs | East Asian weapons ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ...


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Hanbojutsu, the method of using a hanbo, is a focus in several martial arts including the Kukishin Ryu koryu classical school of martial arts. Kukishin Ryu is a samurai school of jujutsu, Yoroi Kumiuchi (Grappling in Samurai armour), kenjutsu, bojutsu, sojutsu, naginatajutsu, juttejutsu, Bo-ryaku (Strategy), and Sui Ren in Ka Ren (Use of water and fire), bajutsu. ... Koryu (古流) is a Japanese word that translates literally as old school or old tradition. ...


The hanbo can be used as a means of striking and also used for restraining someone. It is useful to know because sticks are abundant and can be picked up if attacked. Masaaki Hatsumi says that one who wishes to be a swordsman should first master hanbo techniques, since it can be held like a Japanese sword. Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭 Hatsumi Masaaki) was born December 2, 1931. ...


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Hanbo at AllExperts (292 words)
Traditionally, the hanbo was three shaku, or 90 cm long, exactly half the length of the rokushakubo.
Hanbojutsu, the method of using a hanbo, is a focus in several martial arts including the Kukishin Ryu koryu classical school of martial arts.
Masaaki Hatsumi says that one who wishes to be a swordsman should first master hanbo techniques, since it can be held and utilized in a similar fashion to a Japanese sword (but without the cutting edge).
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea (467 words)
The prosecutors' investigation of the Hanbo scandal is in full swing but the central points of the case have not been revealed.
Of course, the irregularities of those who received customary bribes is not permissible but the investigation should be focussed on the whereabouts of the so-called lobbying fund of Hanbo and to what channel it flowed to and the function of the behind force in the whole procedure.
However, in either case, it might indicate that the Hanbo scandal is directly related to the body and not the "feather" and that the amount of money involved is huge.
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