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[edit] Added History

When I tested for my black belt in kobudo (martial arts weaponry), I was required to write a research paper on a topic of my choice. I chose to do extensive research and write about the rokushakubo, or bo staff. When I went to look at this Wikipedia article, I saw that there was very little information about the bo, and that the article had no references whatsoever. I want to contribute some of the research that I found while providing many of the resources I had so that people have a more complete understanding of the bo staff, including bo staff technique and the bo's origins. More information such as internal linking to other Wikipedia articles could be added in the future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alissab09 (talk • contribs) 04:55, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps you can help with this, I remember reading somewhere that bo and sai where the two main weapons used by the policing class, bo by lower level sai by a higher level (more expensive). THis is why bo and sai make up the majority of the kata that date back any length of time, "civilian" weapons where not as structured in there training. Buggered if I can remember where though or much details. Canadian Ninja 14:09, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia (pop culture)

I have moved the trivial list of fictional bo references here per WP:TRIV. The mere fact that "random character from obscure anime uses a bo" is arguably not interesting, and definitely not notable. Unless these references actually enhance the readers understanding of the history or function of the bo itself, they belong in the article for the referenced piece of fiction or trivia, not here. Bradford44 15:12, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

In The Matrix Reloaded, Neo uses a metal sign pole as a bō.
Donatello, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, uses the bō as his weapon of choice.
In X-Men and its spin-offs, Gambit (Remy LeBeau) fights with an extendible bō.
The Tim Drake incarnation of Robin, Batman's partner, uses a bō. While the identity of Robin in the Teen Titans animated series is disputed, he uses a telescopic, metal bō.
Jade fights with a metal bō. In Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the bō had a spearhead, which enabled it to be utilized like a javelin and that could immobilize opponents. Raiden also fights with a wooden staff.
It is the first weapon used by Gabrielle in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
The character Kia from Chris Wooding's Broken Sky novels characteristically utilizes a bō.
Son Goku of Dragon Ball and Saiyuki manga and animé wields an extendible bō, at times.
Nami of the manga and animé One Piece uses a bō in fighting.
An alien bounty hunter in the series Megas XLR also wielded a bō capable of collapsing to the size of a coin.
A bō called the "Lunar" is an available weapon for the ninja Ryu Hayabusa in the Hurricane Pack and Black Edition versions of the popular Xbox video game, Ninja Gaiden.
In Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novel, Hell and Back, the assassin Mariah wields a bō staff.
In the animated series Thundercats Cheetara fights with a bō.
Pom Pom, a ficional character from the Homestar Runner Universe can be seen wielding a bō on occasion.
Seven of the Super Sentai/PR characters: Kiranger from Himitsu Sentai Goranger, Black Bison from Choujuu Sentai Liveman, Shishiranger from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, MegaBlack/Space Black Ranger from Denji Sentai Megaranger/Power Rangers in Space, AbaRed/Dino Thunder Red from Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger/Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, BoukenRed/Mack from Gougou Sentai Boukenger/Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, and GekiYellow/Lily from Jūken Sentai Gekiranger/Power Rangers: Jungle Fury wield bō weapons.
Billy Kane a character in Fatal Fury and King of Fighters game series uses bō.
In the first game of the Suikoden RPG series, the main character Tir McDohl uses a bō as his weapon choice.
In the Japanese television series, Monkey Magic, King Monkey wields a bō which can change size.
The Marvel Comics character Moon Knight uses a bō made of adamantium.
On rare occasions, the DC character Nightwing can be seen using a bō.
In the games Guild Wars: Factions and World of Warcraft, bō staves are a commonly dropped item.
In the animated "Dungeons and Dragons" television show, Diana the Acrobat wielded a bō.
In Napoleon Dynamite, Napoleon states "This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bō staff"
In Soul Calibur, Kilik wields a bō staff.

[edit] Merge All Staff Articles?

There may be numerous names for a long stick but regardless, it's still a long stick. So, I suggest all the staff articles be merged into one article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%8D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_%28staff%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_%28stick%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterstaff

MastaFighta (talk) 03:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Oppose They have distinctly different fighting styles, histories and etymologies associated with them. Merging all of the pertinent information would create an unwieldy article, that either went into unnecessary detail about differences between the two or completely lacked any real detail. Additionally, there are many more articles that would be merged under your proposal. See Stick fighting#See also. There is no way to merge that content into a single article and not screw the entire thing up. EvilCouch (talk) 05:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Oppose Why? Bad, bad idea. They are different weapons with different styles of fighting , a group article call Staff weapons (if it isnt' already a Stargate one) could be usefull to summarise the types and link but a merge wouldn't work. For example the Gun and Bo are different in that the gun was commonly more flexible and made of wax wood, where as the bo is oak and rigid. --Nate1481(^t/_c) 12:44, 15 May 2008 (UTC)