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* Used both with and without padded ends. | * Used both with and without padded ends. | ||
* Used with [[Vertical Poles]], [[Elevated Lattice]], or [[Balance Beam]] to teach a cadet balance on uncertain terrain. | * Used with [[Vertical Poles]], [[Elevated Lattice]], or [[Balance Beam]] to teach a cadet balance on uncertain terrain. | ||
* Seen in [[1.02 - Between Friends]], [[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]], [[1.39 - The Skeptic]]. | * Seen in [[1.02 - Between Friends]], [[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]], [[1.20 - Fame]], [[1.39 - The Skeptic]]. | ||
* ''A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterstaff Wikipedia]''' | * ''A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterstaff Wikipedia]''' | ||
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[[Image:Quarterstaff01.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]]''.]] | [[Image:Quarterstaff01.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:Quarterstaff02.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]]''.]] | [[Image:Quarterstaff02.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.06 - Teacher's Pests]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:Quarterstaff fame.png|320px|thumb|left|Regular & Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.20 - Fame]]''.]] | |||
[[Image:Quarterstaff_04.png|320px|thumb|left|Quarterstaff from ''[[1.39 - The Skeptic]]''.]] | [[Image:Quarterstaff_04.png|320px|thumb|left|Quarterstaff from ''[[1.39 - The Skeptic]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:Quarterstaff_05.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.39 - The Skeptic]]''.]] | [[Image:Quarterstaff_05.png|320px|thumb|left|Padded Quarterstaff from ''[[1.39 - The Skeptic]]''.]] | ||
[[Category:Canon]][[Category:Items]][[Category:Weapons]][[Category:Items In 1.02 - Between Friends]][[Category:Items In 1.06 - Teacher's Pests]][[Category:Items In 1.39 - The Skeptic]] | [[Category:Canon]][[Category:Items]][[Category:Weapons]][[Category:Items In 1.02 - Between Friends]][[Category:Items In 1.06 - Teacher's Pests]][[Category:Items In 1.39 - The Skeptic]] |
Revision as of 10:58, 3 August 2013
- Part of Weapons Training at the Academy
- Used both with and without padded ends.
- Used with Vertical Poles, Elevated Lattice, or Balance Beam to teach a cadet balance on uncertain terrain.
- Seen in 1.02 - Between Friends, 1.06 - Teacher's Pests, 1.20 - Fame, 1.39 - The Skeptic.
- A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting, especially as in use in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). - Wikipedia'