Bōjutsu vs Iaido
Bōjutsu and Iaido side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Bōjutsu | Iaido | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Ryukyu Kingdom | Japan |
| Type | budō and jutsu | Kobudō and martial arts |
| Notable practitioners here | 1 | 1 |
| Top countries of practitioners | Japan | France |
| Equipment and weapons | — | Iaitō and katana |
Bōjutsu
Bōjutsu (Japanese: 棒術, lit. 'staff technique') is the martial art of stick fighting using a bō, which is the Japanese word for staff. Staffs have been in use for thousands of years in Asian martial arts like Silambam. Some techniques involve slashing, swinging, and stabbing with the staff. Others involve using the staff as a vaulting pole or as a prop for hand-to-hand strikes.
From the Wikipedia article Bōjutsu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q961126, Q214410. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.