The bo is a 6-foot wooden staff used by karate students in the practice of kobudo, the weapons are that has evolved along with karate over the centuries. It has become on one the most widely-used of the ancient kobudo weapons. Today, martial artists of many styles use the bo to improve all their skills: hand coordination, balance, footwork, speed and power. Fumio Demura, author of this series on kobudo weapons, studied under Japanese master Ryusho Sakagami and Okinawan master Kenshin Taira. In Demura s lifetime of devotion to the martial arts, he has won the All Japan Karate Free-fighting Championships (1961), has twice been voted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and is recognized the world over as one of the premier martial artists of all time. This DVD covers the most important criteria you need to learn and master the use of the bo; grasping, striking, blocking, kata, maneuvering and application.