Bo Staff Form
Clock angles are all from your original position.

When holding the staff your hands are roughly 1/3 of the way from the end of the staff on either end so the staff is divided into 3 equal pieces. The staff is held with 2 hands unless otherwise mentioned.

When holding the staff at your side in this form, the opposite hand is always on top, i.e. when the staff is vertical (parallel to your body) on your left side, your right hand is up and your left hand is down on the staff.

During this form, your hands must constantly adjust to the position of the staff.

1. Opening: Raise the staff to your shoulders then move down onto your right knee as you place the staff on the ground. Stand back up in an attention stance and do the short salutation. As you do the salutation, scoop up the staff with your left foot and kick the staff up into your arms with your right foot as you come to an attention stance holding the staff at your waist.
2. Block high, block low, turn the staff vertical to block to your left, then turn the staff the opposite way to block to your right.
3. As you step back into a left neutral bow, twirl the staff down so your left hand comes under your right arm, striking forward from above with the staff.
4. Reverse that motion so that your left hand comes up to your right shoulder, striking forward from below with the staff.
5. Slide up to an attention stance (transition only) as you twirl the staff with your left hand down in front of you and step back into a right neutral bow and finish circling the staff so that your right hand is under your left arm, striking forward from above with the staff.
6. Reverse that motion so that your right hand comes up to your left shoulder, striking forward from below with the staff.
15. Closing: Drop the staff as you extend both of your arms, catching it in the bend of each elbow (the staff is now lying across your arms) and do the short salutation. Quickly straighten out your arms to flip the staff into the air, catch it with both hands, bring your left hand down and under your right arm to twirl the staff into a vertical position under your right arm.

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