Jodo: The Art of the Stick

jodo, the art of the stick

JODO, the use of a 50 to 54 inch oak staff, began with a confrontation. Muso Gonosuke, a respected master of the bojutsu, had a duel with Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's most famous swordsman. Musashi defeated him. Humbled, Muso went off to meditate. He created a shorter, thinner staff and developed a new way to use it.

Muso based his new tactics on the spear and naginata as well as the bo and katana. In a rematch Muso's new set of techniques defeated Musashi. Jojutsu remained a relatively unknown art until the 20th century when it was re-introduced by Aikido founder Morihei Uyeshiba and other instructors of the period. From the 1950's to now, the jo has re-emerged as a new method of training martial art strategies.

Jodo, the art of the stick, can complement any martial artist's training.

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3101-0 Jodo

Covered in detail are: SUBURI - 20 techniques (Cutting & Striking); KUMI JO - Dynamic 2-Man Techniques; and AWASE - 3 levels (Low, Middle & Upper) with applications and formal KATA.

Recommended by the Ryukyu American Eastern Karate and Kududo Association.

3101-0 Jodo 60 minutes $29.95

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