Staff kiho

Staff kiho were performed by some monks, especially those who were strong in the Element of Water, whose own flowing nature and “soft strength” attuned it closely to staves, had devised kiho which focused their chi through their staves performing whirling movements instead of through unarmed blows or atemi strikes. “Staff Kiho” could only be used by a monk who was wielding a bo staff or a three-section staff.