Break-apart Bo or traditional?

[Bdaze]

im in the market for a new Bo and i have been mulling over the oncept of a break-apart (two halves that screw together) Bo.

 

I had a plain ash six foot Bo (until it splitered to much to be of use) and i always had trouble carrying it around to the Dojo and training grounds, so a slightly more portable Bo would be nice.

 

im wondering if it really has the same structural integrity of a normal traditional Bo, or if it can only really be used for kata and solo work.

 

also, if anyone knows about Graphite V.s. Hard wood Bo's, id be interested in that as well.

[Warp Spider]

I haven't bashed apart enough bos to say for sure about the structural integrity, but in theory it should be the same when screwed together as if it were made like that. In practice it may be slightly weaker but I still doubt it will snap off. As for materials.. I'd probrably go for graphite before hard wood, or even better weighted carbon fibre if you can find one.

[ninjanurse]

In my experience the two piece bo, nagi-nata etc., tends to become loose at the junction of the two pieces over time.

 

[Bdaze]

yeah, thats what i was afraid of. i think ill go with a solid carbon fibre Bo i found in Boston.

 

thanks for your help.

[Guest]

I know some people at my dojo will order the two piece bo for ease of carrying around. I also know that if they weren't confined to a limited amount of space, they'd rather have a solid 1 piece bow.

 

Does a carbon fiber bo have more structural support than a solid hardwood bo?