| The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England. |
| The quarterstaff attained great popularity in England during the Middle Ages. |
| In battle, it could be wielded as a quarterstaff against swordsmen, or as a pike against cavalry. |
| Across 18 short chapters, there's cracking dialogue and a lot of action – sword and shield, wrestling, boxing, quarterstaff. |
| However, he could find many ways to make a sword or a quarterstaff a deadly weapon. |
| Thou art a deft hand at quarterstaff and singlestick, though, and I doubt not that thy hands can guard thy head. |
