MURDER BY QUARTERSTAFF
A Quarterstaff is a fighting stick: a long heavy wooden stick tipped with iron, formerly used
in hand-to-hand fighting.
I only found one murder where
the use of a quarterstaff was even mentioned, but as a weapon, it would do the
trick. I guess today, since we all own baseball bats we need not buy a
quarterstaff!
The following is in regards to the case I uncovered where a quarterstaff was mentioned:
"Duffy was very interested in martial arts. He trained with swords, knives, a quarterstaff and a garrote, and was much taken with the martial art of Zen Budo, which he believed dictates: "Leave no witnesses."
"Duffy was very interested in martial arts. He trained with swords, knives, a quarterstaff and a garrote, and was much taken with the martial art of Zen Budo, which he believed dictates: "Leave no witnesses."
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Does it surprise you that these weapons were created before the gun, or that we have new and more vicious versions?
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I've never heard of a quarterstaff.
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I always wondered what a quarterstaff looked like. Now I know. And now I must research. The never ending quest for knowledge. :D
ReplyDeleteErm, the 29th century Yolanda? Didn't know you had a time travel machine.
ReplyDeleteRobin Hood and Little John fought with quarterstaffs when they first met. I wouldn't think many had access to them these days though.
Ha, ha, Jo - you caught me! My secret is out of the box! Thanks for pointing that out!
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Hi human,Yolanda,
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Baseball bats, cricket bats and a quarterstaff, what a triple combo of um, fun.
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I like the quarterstaff and I can see how it would have been developed. Since man first set himself up against another he has had to improvise. I remember in my 'anti-riot' training in the early '70's being shown how to use a baton.
ReplyDeleteIt never ceases to amaze me when I see all these policemen or soldiers banging folk on the head repeatedly with a baton. Why?
One good jab in the gut, or the ribcage and your adversary is going nowhere fast, except maybe the ground, and then possibly a sick bay.
The quarterstaff in the right hands would be a formidable offensive or defensive weapon.
A quarterstaff would take a lot of upper body strength to deliver a fatal blow. I think of big muscular guys in Sherwood Forest....
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