How Do You Perform Figure Eight Bo Staff Techniques?
To add a little more variety to your offensive and defensive movements while still developing your overall skills with the Bo Staff, try your hand at the Figure Eight technique. When you watch someone who’s essentially mastered the method, it looks quite difficult, but in all actuality it’s surprisingly straightforward and easy to perform. You can execute the technique with either one or both hands. For the sake of practice, use just one hand, reserving the other to guide and guard. Hold the Bo Staff in your right hand using an underhand grip, positioning the staff so it is parallel to the floor. Rotate the Bo Staff about 90 degrees so the right tip is pointing toward the sky. This will be the tip where all of the movement is directed. Think of it as the lead in your pencil. Bring your right elbow close to your side and place your left hand on the Bo Staff, about 12 inches below your right. The left hand will help you guide the staff through the movements. Swing the right tip of the Bo
