superleeds Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 I have decided to buy a bo on the internet, but how long should it be? (I'm about 1.85m tall) Read a book!
monkeygirl Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 Your bo staff should be about as tall as you are, which is about 6 feet. A 6 foot bo will suffice, and I doubt you can find anything much taller than that, unless you made it yourself. There is no minimum size when it comes to a bo. However, the longer the bo staff, the larger the "whoosh" noises. Sound effects are always nice for tournaments If you somehow find a bo longer than 6 feet, I would say 6.5 feet should be your maximum length. Any longer than that and you could risk scraping the floor with the bo during spins/sweeps. A huge no-no in weapon competition is having the weapon touch the floor, especially a bo staff. Good luck! 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
SaiFightsMS Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 For Japanese/Okinawan bo work the bo should be about 6 inches longer than the user is tall. Or as close to it as the standard 4,5 and 6 foot bo's go. Some times you can find one that comes in the intermediate lengths, 4 1/2, 51/2 as well.
Tobias_Reece Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 A huge no-no in weapon competition is having the weapon touch the floor, especially a bo staff. I've always thought that thats a stupid rule, and I don't abide by it in my comps. What about the katas where the weapon is designed to touch the floor, such as Cho-un-no-kon, and sakugawa-no-kon. (moves such as a sand throw) Then there are the zai katas where the weapon is supposed to be thrown to the floor. Whats the deal with that - maybe someone can enlighten me. "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK)
monkeygirl Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 That's true, I've always wondered about that. I guess tournaments would have some sort of provision for such moves. But, when I said weapons shouldn't touch the floor, I meant on things like certain low strikes. Such strikes require the control to get very near the ground but not touching. Also, during the baton-like "tosses" of the bo, you wouldn't want the weapon to touch the ground. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
Tobias_Reece Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 I know that one of the major kobudo associations has a lit of weapon kata, but I'm not sure whether the katas with the weapon touching the floor are accepted. To me, that is a step down for the competition - moving away from actual application (sand throws etc.) to flash stuff (spins et al) But what can you do.. "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK)
superleeds Posted February 17, 2003 Author Posted February 17, 2003 Cheers, Monkey,Sai and Tob Read a book!
kchenault Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Did everyone else just miss the obvious jokes that could be made? OR, are we all just being polite? Size? Staff? Hmmm?!?!? Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
omnifinite Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 A bit of a stretch I think. 1st Dan HapkidoColored belts in Kempo and Jujitsu
superleeds Posted February 20, 2003 Author Posted February 20, 2003 Polite, we're just polite, really, honest!! :)What sort of wood would you guys/girls recommend? Read a book!
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