Bo (long staff) fighting

Free sparring with bo (long staff) performed by Japanese chanbara practitioners.
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Sports

Tags:

• spochan
• tanabe
• chanbara
• kobudo
• kobujutsu
• bo
• bojutsu
• bojitsu
• długi
• kij
• long
• staff
• shiai
• kama
• nunchaku
• tonfa
• sai
• fencing

[DiabolusIgnis]

The guy at the right in black didn't really do anything useful.

[LysolRox]

Well, in my opinion, the "showy" moves are to possibly confuse the person, or at least build momentum at an attack. But then again, who am I judge, I know nothing about this stuff, LOL

[ChamorruWarrior]

Doesn't work... See the guy on the left in an actual stance holding the bo the way you actually should. He just sat there and waited for the guys coolness to leave and opening big enough for a real hit. He smacked his elbow with an actual attack that has power behind it which would most likely leave that guy with a either hurt very bad or broken elbow, either way he would have dropped his staff and stumbed backwards holding his elbow, then he would have died =D Cool = Dead in real life.

[ChamorruWarrior]

Notice how the guy who was not trying to look cool would have cracked that guy's elbow which would most likely disarm him from his weapon... All the guy did was sit and wait for his coolness to leave an opening... Then WACK!!! Nothing cool about real fighting. =)

[inertiabenders]

hhahahahahahahaha funny as hell

[Wiegieboard]

That's what I wanna see :D

[PXssss]

@LysolRox No the showy moves are to look cool, and to look COOL is everything.!!!!!:D

[cole7868]

the showy moves are to intimidate confuse and to create unpredictability on where the opponent will attack

[fuzetzu26]

Guy in black = Just for show.

[Nathanroqs]

@Mastermind8908 You'd think so, but keep in mind that the other guy would have to swing at or stab the guy who's spinning, and he'd have the risk of getting hit in that time.

[Mastermind8908]

0:11 He left himself a bit open spinning his body. Isnt a move like that risky if the opponent can stop the attacking bo by planting his in the ground, throwing the other guy off and countering?