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The hanbō (半棒, "half-staff") is a staff used in martial arts.
Further reading
- Lowry, Dave (1987) "Jo: Art of the Japanese Short Staff" Black Belt Communications, p. 25.
- Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook (1991) "Secrets of the Samurai: A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan" Tuttle Publishing.
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