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* | * Part of [[Weapons Training at the Academy]] | ||
* used both with and without padded ends. | * used both with and without padded ends. | ||
* | * Used with [[Vertical Poles]], [[Elevated Lattice]], or [[Balance Beam]] to teach a cadet balance on uncertain terrain. | ||
* Seen in [[1.06 Teachers Pests]]. | |||
* ''A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterstaff Wikipedia]''' | |||
[[Image:Quarterstaff01.png|320px]] [[Image:Quarterstaff02.png|320px]] | [[Image:Quarterstaff01.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 Teachers Pests]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:Quarterstaff02.png|320px|thumb|right|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 Teachers Pests]]''.]] | |||
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Revision as of 07:09, 24 June 2012
- Part of Weapons Training at the Academy
- used both with and without padded ends.
- Used with Vertical Poles, Elevated Lattice, or Balance Beam to teach a cadet balance on uncertain terrain.
- Seen in 1.06 Teachers Pests.
- A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). - Wikipedia'
Padded Quarterstaff from 1.06 Teachers Pests.
Padded Quarterstaff from 1.06 Teachers Pests.
