How to Use a Collapsible Bo Staff for Self-Defense?
A collapsible bo staff is an aluminum or steel tube designed to collapse and extend as needed. Depending on the model, they are designed for either one-handed or two-handed use. They are commonly found in martial arts such as Tai Chi, Taekwondo, and Hapkido. This tool can be used in grabbing a target's clothing and wrist for immobilization or choking, sweeping away an opponent's foot to trip them up, and tensing the staff at one end into a spear point shape for stabbing with a quick thrust. There are many different ways of using this tool in combat situations. It can be used to aid a fighter in blocking incoming attacks or as an aid for performing inevitable kicks, punches, and throws that require greater leverage. This tool is often used by martial artists who tend to use stances and postures with a long range of motion in order to resist and or defeat an opponent. With this bo staff, the practitioner can attack in any direction with this simple tool instead of having to c