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I can't seem to find the thread that talks about this, but didn't think this should be in the ideas thread either. so here goes.

We had talked about trying to find another name for "stafffighter" and/or "stafffighting". I was doing research on a few things and happened to see something about "stick fighting" which lead to this:
bojutsu. ...but..."bo" is a loose term that means stick
..it doesnt mean "6 ft staff" ..the full name of the weapon itsself is rokushaku bo. there are also hanbo (half staff) and jo (4 ft) ...and also yawara...sometimes called kubotan, pocket stick..etc. which is about 6 inches long.

so they are called...bojutsu, jojutsu, hanbojutsu, yawarajutsu...etc ..."jutsu" means art/skill/science ...so bojutsu is the science of using a bo, or "stick". similarly...sojutsu is the art of using a spear. jujutsu is the art of yeilding (unarmed combat) ...kenjutsu is the art of using the sword. shurikenjutsu is the art of using shuriken (throwing stars/spikes)

so you can put the word jutsu behind anything really...in okinawan karate, kobudo (ancient war ways) is the term used to denote the weapons art that developed along side karate. but they have nunchuku jutsu, bojutsu, sai jutsu...etc etc. similarly kobudo in japan refers to ancient martial arts of all kinds. which were mostly weapon arts too. torite jutsu, or tuite jutsu, is the joint locking/pressure point aspects..or knife disarms. etc etc

even such things as self hypnosis ..called saiminjutsu. or in-ton jutsu...the art of concealing yourself (hiding)

many of them are now called "do" arts rather than "jutsu" arts. for example, bojutsu became bodo, and aikijujutsu became aikido. jujutsu became judo, kenjutsu became kendo. this largely happened after the samurai class was abolished and the practical war arts "jutsu" which were concerned with application in combat were not need as much. this is the hayday of modern jujutsu as well...weapons were no longer carried, so jujutsu became much more prominent than the sword arts.
these new "do" arts concentrate on the way "do in japanese and korean, tao in chinese" which refers to "the path" to enlightenment...etc. so some believe they are not as effective, and were not intended to necessarily be used in real life conflict. but anyone who's ever fought a judo person will tell you otherwise LAUGHING OUT LOUD LIKE A MORON....it shows a definate change in emphasis however from combat efficiency, to a more wholistic approach to safe training, as well as ways of life, rather than just combat efficiency.
I highlighted the Unarmed section in green. I (personally) think that "unarmed" is boring, so we could always reconsider "unarmed" for "jujutsu". However, bojutsu or bodo could be used as "stafffighting" instead of having that long annoying name with 3 f's.
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Didn't egg say he wasn't going to use more oriental weapons or names?
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How about STAVEFIGHTER, keeps it in the original English. :geek:
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we can go with stavefighter

better than staffffffighter
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Ok those are stupid. But upon dictionary and wiki
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff

I saw some jester items

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marotte

Hell lets look at all jester items since circusclown is an infamous jack of all trades on pd server.

What is a jester's costume called?
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A jester's costume is called a motley. This comes from the name of the fabric. A motley fabric had various coloured threads. Jesters costumes were also made in a parti coloured pattern. However it is wrong to think that the motley or parti coloured costume is the only type of costume jesters wore. In fact the wore normal court clothes for most of the time and wore their jester's costume during special events.

Eh jesters hat??
What is a jesters hat called?
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coxtoms
Cockscomb...multiple points
Coxcomb...adorned with a strip of red

What does a jester wear?
Jesters wear motley clothing, or clothing partitioned into various bright colors. They wear tights or leggings with one leg a different color than the other and a "fool's hat," a hat with three points, each topped by a bell.
Jesters were the court clowns of the medieval era. They were professional entertainers whose job it was to entertain the king and royal court. Their clothing was designed to be humorous. In addition to their outrageous outfits, jesters usually shaved their heads and carried a mock scepter which was often topped with the carved head of an animal. Jesters were given unusual freedom of speech for the era and were allowed to make fun of royal and noble personages with no fear of reprisal.

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Posted: Jun 16, 2007 10:02 AM in Kitchen Chat Post # 1
What are a court jester's clothing called?
Does anyone know?

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Reply Posted: Jun 16, 2007 10:13 AM in Kitchen Chat Post # 2
RE: What are a court jester's clothing called?
The word comes to mind, Harlequin but I think that's the pattern, not the word for his complete outfit.

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Reply Posted: Jun 16, 2007 10:22 AM in Kitchen Chat Post # 3
RE: What are a court jester's clothing called?
The first thought of what a jester looks like one immediately conjures up images of a jester in a brightly colored tunic or a one piece body stocking trimmed in diamond shaped patches with bells. While these two images do exist in the fool's history they are by no means the only uniform the jester wore.


The jester's clothing evolved into the brightly colored clothing decorated in bells that we now refer to as "jester's motley". In the beginning fools wore whatever the current fashions and the pocketbooks of their masters dictated. Generally their clothing was part of their year's wages. A fool may have a "good" outfit that was used when performing at the lord's parties or for the lord's guests.


Sometimes jesters were given cast off clothing by the nobility as payment as well. The jester would eventually end up wearing entirely ill-fitting castoffs that often were patched. These ridiculous outfits became stylized and evolved into the brightly colored motley costumes that we know of today.
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Reply Posted: Jun 16, 2007 10:24 AM in Kitchen Chat Post # 4
RE: What are a court jester's clothing called?
The jester's pointed hat, or asses' ears came from the practice of fools wearing real jackass ears on their hats and a jackasses' tail, these three points evolved into the common three-pointed hat that many fools wore. The asses ears became the jester's hat of office. The asses' ears was not the only that that jesters wore. Again, jesters wore whatever was in style at the time. Of course fools generally parodied the fashions of their betters.


The practice of wearing bells for adornment purposes is an ancient one. It was quite fashionable for the nobility to wear a bell on a kirtle or a neck chain and it was the height of fashion to wear bells on one's shoes. Knights even wore bells on their armor. This is where the saying "I'll be there with bells on" came from. No wonder jesters took to wearing bells on their hats to parody the nobility! The practice of wearing bells died out by the 12th century. By then the wearing of bells was left to the fools and Morris dancers.


The one-piece diamond covered suit came about through the character of Arlequino also known as Harlequin in Commedia Del Arté. The stock character of Harlequin began to exist outside of Commedia Del Arté and his costume as well. As with the parti colored tunic, Harlequin's diamond covered suit has mistakenly become the only symbol of the jester's uniform.

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Reply Posted: Jun 16, 2007 9:38 PM in Kitchen Chat Post # 5
RE: What are a court jester's clothing called?
rags.

Jester shoes I can't find a name so elf shoes belled shoes curly toes???
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Ah, I didn't know about the "he didn't like oriental" names. So, stavefighter is a little better, but can't it be split in 2 words? "stave fighter"

bodo! bojutsu!
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