Bō
（重定向自Bowstaff）
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![Japanese wooden staff](/Images/godic/202501/01/Japanese_bo1301.JPG")
![2 Japanese bo, one is 140 cm (55 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) in circumference in the form of a walking stick, the other is 180 cm (5.9 ft) tall and 1 in (25 mm) in diameter in the form of a staff.](/Images/godic/202501/01/2_bo1301.JPG")
A bō (棒: ぼう), joong bong (Korean), gun (Chinese), or kun (Okinawan), is a very tall and long staff weapon used in Okinawa and feudal Japan. Bō are typically around 1.8 m (71 in) long and used in Japanese martial arts, in particular bōjutsu. Other staff-related weapons are the jō which is 1.2 m (47 in) long and the hanbō (half bō, known as tahn bong in Korea) which is 90 cm (35 in) long.