8 COUNT KUMIJO

Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi developed the jō from the longer bo staff after his defeat by Miyamoto Musashi. A good retelling of that tale is >here< (An example of learning from defeat: pain as a teacher.) The use of the jō in Aikido more closely resembles jukendo (bayonet) techniques than it does koryu arts like ShintoContinue reading “8 COUNT KUMIJO”