User blog comment:Maki Kuronami/Weapons Guide (Basics)/@comment-27447595-20151222035601/@comment-24385282-20160221023418

My best suggestion would be an augmented Woldo. The blade is relatively short and the weapon is quite versatile, but the handle is long - due to the way in which it is used, the blade is still kept close to the body, though; the pole simply allows you to use the other arm for more power or to extend the blade's reach when necessary, part of what makes it versatile. You could switch this up to use a shorter handle that has the ability to extend. It could even be double-sided and the ends could pop apart after full extention, to have two short Woldos.