How about just dumping tons of points into Staff skill, and using the 1-point perk
Weapon Adaptation (Spear to Staff). That's how I'd make a spear master who did staff-like stuff all the time. This would also allow you to use a Short Spear, which I assume is like an Iklwa or something, which is a much more handy weapon with a shield. I had a thread about
something similar with polearms once.
Speaking of which, then for just one more point get
Weapon Adaptation (Polearm to Staff) and you're death incarnate with
any sort of stick in your hands. Unless of course it's a short, balanced stick that uses Broadsword skill. Or whatever. You know what I mean.
All of the staff weapons in MA have a thrust attack on the stat line, so there really is no issue at all with the "staffs are for clubbing, spears are for jabbing" argument. It's false. There should be no penalty for jabbing using Staff skill. In fact such jabs are a standard technique of every staff form I've ever heard of.