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Post by Norion on Mar 30, 2010 10:57:39 GMT -8
The quarterstaff may be made from many kinds of wood, commonly ash, oak, hazel, or hawthorn. It may have metal spikes or caps at one or both ends. The length of the staff varies, typically ranging from 1.8 m to 2.7 m (6 to 9 feet); long staves of 3.6 to as much as 5.4 metres (12 to as much as 18 feet). The quarterstaff is a long two-handed club, the wood's weight distribution is even through its length though metal tips would be additional weights. It could deliver crushing blows, and be thrust like a spear. The art of using the staff was related to that of other polearms, and it was often employed as a training weapon for the latter. Moves include many different forms of blocks, thrusts, strikes, and sweeps.
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