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Bō
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For other uses, see Bo (disambiguation).
A bō (棒), pong (Korean), pang (Cantonese), bang (Mandarin),[1][2] or kun (Okinawan) is a staff weapon used in Okinawa. Bō are typically around 1.8 m (71 in) long and used in Okinawan martial arts, while being adopted into Japanese arts such particular bōjutsu. Other staff-related weapons are the jō, which is 1.2 m (47 in) long, and the hanbō (half bō), which is 90 cm (35 in) long.[3][4][5]
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