A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period. Other European versions of the staff can be seen in Portugal/Galicia called Jogo do pau - it is a martial art using different lengths of staff, also in Romania (called ghioaga) used in the Battle of Ruginoasa, there are staff fighters mentioned in the time of Dimitrie Cantemir (Moldavian prince), the royal guard of the staff fighters was made of only 25 (twenty-five) fighters. There are villages where fragments of the tradition of this ancient martial art are preserved. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule, or spike at one or both ends. The term "short staff" compares this to the "long staff" based on the pike with a length in excess of. The height of the staff should be around the same as
Un cuartelero (cuartelero plural o cuartelero), también corto personal o simplemente personal es un arma polar europea tradicional, que fue especialmente prominente en Inglaterra durante el período Moderno temprano. Otras versiones europeas del personal se pueden ver en Portugal/Galicia llamado Jogo do pau - es un arte marcial utilizando diferentes longitudes de personal, también en Rumanía (llamado ghioaga) utilizado en la Batalla de Ruginoasa, hay combatientes de personal mencionados en el tiempo de Dimitrie Cantemir (príncipe moldavo), la guardia real de los combatientes de personal se hizo de sólo 25 (veinticinco) combatientes. Hay aldeas donde se conservan fragmentos de la tradición de este antiguo arte marcial. El término se acepta generalmente para referirse a un hacha de madera dura de largo, a veces con una punta de metal, ferrule, o espike en uno o ambos extremos.