Various native forms of stick fighting including:
- Singlestick (British)
- Greatstick (British)
- Jogo do Pau (Portuguese)
- Juego del Palo (Spanish)
- Makila (Basque)
- Bastone Siciliano (Sicilian)
- Scherma de Bastone (Italian)
- Stockfechten (German)
- La Canne (French)
- Bâton Français (French)
- Bataireacht (Irish)
- Shillelagh (Irish).
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Examples of arts involving longsticks include Hutton’s Greatstick, Jogo do Pau, Juego del Palo, Makila, Bastone Siciliano, Bâton Français, Tahtib, Silambam, Hanbo and Jodo. The stick itself might be referred to as:
- Greatstick
- Pau
- Palo
- Makila
- Bâton
- Stock
- Nabboot
- Jo.
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