Cautionary Reminder This is aiki-weapons theory. It is designed to teach harmonious action, ki-musubi, not the full spectrum of combat efficacity. The emphasis on sequential action and clean initiative exchange presumes an encounter between near-equals, where both partners participate in the developmental logic of the drill. Actual combat is rarely so orderly. Real engagements fractureContinue reading “JO v BOKKEN”
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JO TORI
The jō 杖 (“wooden staff”) is a walking stick usually about four feet in length. It is unclear precisely how it became incorporated within Aikido. While some of the jō movements come from spear-fighting (yarijutsu 槍術), and others from staff-fighting (jō-jutsu 杖術 and bō-jutsu 棒術), many of them are most similar to the use of a bayonet (jūken-jutsu). Jō tori is takingContinue reading “JO TORI”
SANSHO
An excellent presentation and break down of Chiba sensei’s Sansho jō series
Protective Arts 