Our dojo is very small. There is no room in the dojo itself to store anything; people would collide with it. There is a tiny back room that we use for storage. It contains various training gear, such as protective equipment for sparring, focus pads for kicking and punching, and etc. It also has our dojo-owned bo staffs hanging from the walls in the back room like tools from a pegboard, using clips to hold them in place. Over time, we've added more students, and more bo staffs, to the point where we are out of places to put them. We don't want to lean them against the walls; they quickly become warped. We have a bit of space over the doorway where we have installed hooks and piled them up horizontally, but only the tallest of our students can reach them. And to make matters worse, when sensei says "Get a bo!" to the class, he expects an instant response; the amount of time it takes for everyone to crowd into the backroom, find a bo, and get back out onto the floor sometimes ends up in pushups being done. Not that pushups are bad, but you get the idea.
One of our senior black belts recently reorganized the back room to reduce clutter, but she is also at a loss as to what to do with all the bo staffs.
Anyone have any clever ideas for bo storage? How do you do it in your dojo?
One of our senior black belts recently reorganized the back room to reduce clutter, but she is also at a loss as to what to do with all the bo staffs.
Anyone have any clever ideas for bo storage? How do you do it in your dojo?