I'm split on three weapons to choose from.

[Ryokeen]

My sensei offered us some time to think fo the Martial arts weapon we'd like to learn. I trimmed it down to the Sai, Tonfa, and the Bo...

I am completly split on which to chose.

I'd like one that would compliment my style, so I'm thinking bo.

ANy suggestions?

[White Warlock]

not knowing which style in particular you are referring to as your style, i would nonetheless say bo is a good base and is all-around applicable, whilst the other two have less 'modern-world' application. I do think you should learn the others at a later time.

[isshinryu5toforever]

The bo seems to be the standard as far as starting weapons. Almost everyone I know has started their weapon training with the bo.

[Ryokeen]

Okay thanks, I guess I forgot to say what my style acctually is. It's a mixture of what I listed with a strong TKD background.

[granmasterchen]

my suggestion would be the tonfa....it's usually the hardest weapon to get training on these days out of the 3 that you listed, next would be the sai....it is still uncommon though...lastly would be the bo....everyone and their cousin does the bo these days.....so you can always pick up that skill later on from just about anyone....while tonfa and sai are a little harder to come by with good instruction.

just my point of view

[White Warlock]

Hmm, good points.

[isshinryu5toforever]

I think most people like to start on the bo because it's a fairly basic weapon. The complication of turning the tuifa isn't there, the complication of flipping the sai isn't there. The bo is a good intro weapon. As far as difficulty finding, I have found that many who teach the bo also teach the sai. They're generally good at both, some actually being much better as the sai. You are correct about the tuifa though. You need a good kobudo guy who was trained in Okinawa at some point, or learned from someone who had done so, to get good instruction in the tuifa.

[jnpnshr411]

I would say the bo. I dislike the Tonfa, maybe b/c I dont know how to use them much.

[SaiFightsMS]

Of the three the bo is the easiest to familiarize with in the shortest amount of time. And in some ways the easiest to begin to make connections to empty handed forms with.

[Sauzin]

I would also vote the bo. It is very benificial to your empty hand work as well. In my opinion it teaches more about fighting then any other single weapon.