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The Staff of Prophet Muhammad, housed within Topkapi Palace’s collection of sacred relics, is a wooden staff believed to have belonged to the Islamic prophet. Acquired by Sultan Selim I in 1517 from Mecca and Medina, it represents an important artifact for Muslims worldwide. It serves as a tangible...

Bojutsu is a Japanese and Okinawan martial art focused on the mastery of the bo, a traditional wooden staff. The most commonly used weapon in this discipline is the rokushakubo, a standardized staff measuring approximately six shaku, or 1.8 meters, in length. Practitioners utilize techniques involvi...

Quarterstaff fencing is a historical European martial art utilizing a long wooden pole, typically measuring between six and nine feet in length. It was notably practiced in England during the Tudor and Stuart periods as both a method of civilian self-defense and a competitive sport. The discipline i...

Jogo do Pau is a traditional Portuguese and Galician martial art centered on fighting with a wooden staff. It is particularly associated with the northern Portuguese regions of Minho and Trás-os-Montes, where staff techniques historically had practical roles in personal defense and rural disputes. M...

Jodo is a Japanese striking art developed by samurai warriors that focuses on utilizing a short staff (jo) for close-quarters combat, emphasizing precise techniques and grappling maneuvers rather than powerful blows.

Tahtib is an Egyptian tradition combining stick fighting, ceremonial performance, and folk dance, especially associated with Upper Egypt. Representations of comparable stick combat appear in reliefs from ancient Egypt, including examples dating to the Old Kingdom around 2500 BC. Modern practice uses...

Silambam is a South Indian martial art utilizing a single rattan staff, traditionally held with one hand, to develop striking, blocking, and evasive techniques emphasizing speed, coordination, and balance for self-defense and performance.

Mau rakau is a Maori martial tradition centered on the disciplined use of weapons, particularly the taiaha, a long fighting staff, and short weapons such as the patu. Training encompasses strikes, thrusts, guards, footwork, weapon handling, and coordinated movement, with knowledge transmitted throug...

Juego del Palo Canario is a traditional martial art and stick-fighting sport originating from the Canary Islands. Its practice is historically traced to the Guanche, the aboriginal inhabitants of the islands, who utilized it for combat and self-defense. The discipline involves the use of a wooden st...

The quarterstaff is a traditional European pole weapon, particularly associated with English martial practice. It is generally a long wooden staff wielded with both hands for striking, thrusting, and parrying, with hand placement adjusted according to the method being used. English fencing writers i...

Lathi khela is a traditional Bengali stick-fighting martial art associated with Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Practitioners use a lathi, a bamboo staff commonly described as about 6 to 8 feet long, for coordinated striking, blocking, and movement exercises. The practice belongs to...

Pelham Puppets Cook is an English wooden marionette of the Duchess's pepper-throwing cook from Lewis Carroll's 1865 Alice, notable in the rare 1950s Alice range.

Baton Francais is French staff fighting linked to savate and canne, notable as a codified two-handed baton discipline within French combat sports.