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The length of the quarterstaff varies, from around the height of its wielder at about 1.8m through to a 2.5m longstaff described in George Silver's 16th century fighting manual. Certainly the weapon became shorter and lighter during its revival in self-defence schools in Victorian England.

The quarterstaff is a crushing weapon, much like the club, but its weight distribution is even throughout its entire length. Sharpened or fitted with a metal head, the quarterstaff easily becomes a spear or other pole weapon.

More generally, the staff being a very simple weapon to manufacture, it has a long history of use, and a wide cultural dispersion.

The staff is a traditional weapon of many AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and En martial arts. In JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh it is often referred to as the boA bo is a long stick usually made out of wood or bamboo. The martial art of wielding the bo is called bojutsu''. They exist in one form or another in most every culture there is, be it the English quarterstaff or the Chinese bo-staff. They range from heav, or in shorter 130cm version as the JoA jo is a four- foot (1. 2 m) long wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts. The martial art of wielding the jo is called jojutsu or jodo aiki-jo is a set of techniques in aikido which uses the jo to illustrate aikido's principles with a weapon.. It was historically a common weapon in England, where it features in the Robin HoodRobin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero, an outlaw who, in modern versions of the legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor. This redistributionist form of philosophy-in-action anticipates the work of writers such as Proudhon and Karl Marx by legend as the favorite weapon of Little JohnLittle John is a presumably fictional character in the legend of Robin Hood. According to the legend he was a giant of a man (at least seven foot) who was named John Little. Robin Hood first encountered him when he tried to prevent Robin from crossing a n. In French savate, the staff and the techniques of using it is known as the grand canne. There are also many (farm)tools that can easily be used as or quickly converted to a staff. This made it a weapon of choice for people who were not allowed by law to carry weapons, such as in Japan, where weapons were for the samurai only.

Moves include many different forms of blocks, thrusts, strikes, and sweeps.