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Encyclopedia > Rokushakubo

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alljapankarate.com - Rokushakubo (241 words)
The Rokushakubo is considered to be one of the earliest weapons from ancient Okinawa.
What makes the rokushakubo unique to the Okinawan bugei is in its effectiveness and simplicity when used as a weapon of offense or defense.
Rokushakubo refers to a wood staff about 6ft (shaku) It is typically one and a quarter inches thick in the middle, tapering at both ends to three quarters of an inch.
Weapons: Bo (212 words)
The rokushakubo of Okinawa may have been introduced from China but the tapered version - called a kon - is indigenous to the islands.
Rokushakubo and kon techniques were not designed or developed for the warrior class but for the farmers and fishermen who needed protection from footpads (thieves) and brigands.
The rokushakubo of the samurai is totally different in both technique and application.
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