Patent ID: 7625289

Claim:
A martial arts demonstration staff comprised of: (a) a solid substantially transparent elongated acrylic bo staff having a smooth outer surface, a center region that encompasses the midpoint of the staff, first and second regions adjacent the center region on both sides, and end regions adjacent said first and second regions, wherein said first and second regions are subjected to a lesser amount of stress than adjacent regions during use of the bo staff to demonstrate martial arts fighting techniques, (b) at least one light fixture mounted to one of the end regions of the bo staff having a light source directed inwardly for evenly illuminating the length of said staff, (c) one or more grooves provided in the outer surface of the bo staff and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the staff, wherein said grooves are parallel to each other and the position of which grooves is limited to being only in the first and second regions of the staff and are indicative of a level of accomplishment in a martial arts discipline, and (d) a longitudinal bore extending inwardly from the end of said end region sized in which the light fixture is snugly received, and a transverse aperture extending between the outer surface of the bo staff and said longitudinal bore, said light fixture having a depressible on/off and mode changing switch projecting outwardly from its side surface that is sized to be received in said transverse aperture, the switch also serving as a retaining member for holding the light fixture in the longitudinal bore.