Meaning & use
bo
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a long wooden staff used as a weapon in various martial arts
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The instructor demonstrated a series of strikes and blocks with the bo before letting students practice.
Competitors in the kata event spun their bo staffs in tight, controlled arcs.
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The word comes from Japanese 'bō,' meaning 'stick' or 'staff,' and is central to the martial art of bōjutsu.
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