What is Liu-bo?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} '''Liu-bo''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[martial art]]. It started in [[Sicily]]. ==History== In Sicily, the art of ''paranza'', moving the stick by hand in order to attack or in order to defend oneself, was being taught to sons by their fathers for [[centuries]]. Many people who took care of [[sheep]] were masters of it. They often were asked to fight in order to decide problems of [[honor]]. Recently, rules have been created and it was made a [[sport]]. This sport has become well-known and has been made official by the [[National Educational Sport Center]] (CSEN). ==The stick== The stick is made from the [[wood]] of [[Olive tree|olive]], [[rowan]], or [[bitter orange]] tree. It is used as a base for a number of [[action]]s. It is held in one or both hands. == Other websites == * http://www.liu-bo.it/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103214121/http://www.liu-bo.it/ |date=2007-01-03 }} * http://bastone-siciliano.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622010224/http://bastone-siciliano.com/ |date=2014-06-22 }} [[Category:European martial arts]] {{stub}}