Fightwood Hanbo Manila Burn

Length: Please select in the variations field

Diameter: approx. 25-28 mm

Material: Manau Rattan (with skin) / straightened as much as possible / flamed / lacquered

Quantity: 1 piece

Product Information:

• 100% Handmade
• Delivery time approx. 5-10 working days
• Manau Rattan (with skin), lacquered, the staffs are not always perfectly straight, and the diameter can also vary.
  
• Sticks are made to order for you!
• 100% Made in Germany
• These sticks are a FIGHTWOOD invention. The model has been available since 05.2011.
• Suitable for all common martial arts/combat sports where training sticks are used.
  

• In case the desired length deviates by 1-2 cm from our offered measurements, we would ask you to contact us after placing your order and let us know your desired measurement.

Further Information:

Each FIGHTWOOD stick is made of carefully selected rattan wood of 1A quality.

100% handmade and a special manufacturing process give the FIGHTWOOD stick not only its individual appearance but also ensure elasticity and stability. By purchasing this "FIGHTWOOD" brand item, you are choosing a UNIQUE piece.

Made in Germany

The Hanbō [hambo?] (jap. 半棒) or at least the term originated from its name as half of a Bō (Han = half, Bō = stick). With its length of 80 - 100 cm (thickness depending on hand size approx. 2.3-3 cm), it belongs to the striking and thrusting weapons. In Japan, the Hanbō is known as a Koryū weapon. It is trained in Kukishin Ryū (approx. 14th century) and Hontai Yoshin-Ryū. The Kukishin Ryū is particularly well-known, which is still trained in the Jujutsu schools that go back to Takamatsu Toshitsugu (Bujinkan, Jinenkan, and Genbukan). The Hanbō was included in the Kukishin Ryū curriculum in 1575 by Nagafusa Kuriyama after his spear was shattered by an opposing swordsman in a fight, and he continued fighting with the remainder of the shaft and defeated him. A weapon very similar to the Hanbō is the Tanjo; this is a Western-style walking stick with which self-defense techniques were developed by Uchida Ryogoro in the early 1900s. The style is named after its developer, Uchida Ryū Tanjo Jutsu, and is now taught in Shintō Musō Ryū. Due to its small size, it is quite easy to conceal and can be effectively used in combat through wrist rotations in quick attacks, among other things. However, only about 20% of the applications with this weapon consist of thrusts and strikes. The Hanbō is used much more for leverage. The Hanbō is present in several styles: in Kobudō, Ninjutsu, Jujutsu, Karate (various styles), and also in Aikidō. There, the forms (Kata) were further taught and in some cases also modified. Especially in Germany, Georg Stiebler established the Hanbō as another weapon, as this weapon forms a good complement to Karate and Jujutsu training.

The advantages of the Hanbō are found in close combat, where, in addition to effective leverage, striking and thrusting techniques can also be used. Accordingly, outside of close combat, long-range weapons like the Bō are generally superior to the Hanbō, as they have a greater reach.