Aikido Weapons - Learning the Jo

[olifernz]

Damme! Damme!

[travismccullough1938]

Really!

[krzypilot13]

I think you can get really good by practicing in a small dojo like that. I would have probably broken the lights and knocked things off the walls there.

[AikidoTV]

Thanks for the vid! Classic dojo, much like Toyoda Shihan's Tenshinkan in Chicago.

[UbuntoO]

Dang,

Very nice vid and practice session.

Thanks for sharing.

UbuntoO

[ReiMonCoH]

Yup...for all I do w Bokken, I must say i have always prefered Jo practice...

[JRimRim]

not really. i heard that a ladies "chests" can be an obstacle in many of her attacks.

[drporpoise]

I love the fluidity of the jo. The entire staff is usable as both an offensive and a defensive tool. I read somewhere that the jo was the product of a 10 year retreat by a kendo master who wanted to devise a method to defeat a master swordsman, and he came up with the jo to merge the yari and bokken into one weapon.

[Puzzoozoo]

I wonder how differnt the technique would be to fighting with a quart staff, no counting the obvious differnece in length.

[Jappeke007]

Thank you

[Jappeke007]

the jo looks much at the bo what is other between them?

[Goldy151515]

Nice training. Good vid :)

[rodneyxxx]

i train myself in the jo as well also can more pepole

put more jo staff vids up

[equesfuscus]

That lady is really, really good, as is the chief instructor. Bravo!

[elvegenth]

I've praticed Jo staff a little in my weapon class. I find it a lot easier to use than Bo staff because it's lighter, faster and takes less place to swing.

We've just covered the basics but I like to pratice this weapon at home ^^