This simple drill is excellent for building speed and forearm strength. Don't overthink this one, keep it simple and build that speed up.
The Flow System | Bo Staff | Weapons | Speed | Spin | Strength
This is a fun drill to start off a weapons class that gets students focused while getting that heart rate up to perform at a high level. With more reps, this makes a good conditioning exercise as well.
The Flow System | Bo Staff | Weapons | Cardio | Exercise | Conditioning | Warm Up | Coordination
This drill is predicated on unique terminology that applies to different levels of bo staff tricks. This will make it a bit easier for advanced students to understand the progression from one roll to the next.
The Flow System | Bo Staff | Weapons | Roll | Spin | Trick
The boxcutter is an intermediate to advanced bo staff trick, but this drill can make it easier to understand the flicking motion that makes this release work.
The Flow System | Bo Staff | Weapons | Release | Tricks | Spin