Jo exercises

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The Jo (128 cm long, a traditional Japanese weapon, spear or stick) includes the use of art. If you learn to use this will help to create to specific aikido easy, elegant movements and to teach accuracy.

Traditionally made of red oak (akagi), white oak (siragasi) or ebony( kokutan). You can get different thickness and weight of Jo, so everyone should the right to choose.

The aiki-jo technical system of Morihiro Saito Shihan created. He was O-Sensei outstanding student, who took over (after the death of Moriheri Ueshiba) in Iwama dojo management.

The practices listed below of Aikido Kobayashi Dojo (Japan, Tokyo) armed (jo) is a technical system of sub. It’s important to learn the correct forms of these because the a later entrant higher jo-awase and kumi-jo understanding of their role will be.

Help you learn the exercises in the video gallery, made short films on this topic.

Jo no kihon

Tsuki no bu Choku tsuki Kaeshi tsuki Ushiro tsuki Tsuki gedangaeshi Tsuki jodangaeshi
Men no bu Shomen uchikomi Renzoku uchikomi Menuchi ushiro tsuki Menuchi gedangaeshi Hidari yokomen ushiro tsuki
Katate no bu Katate gedangaeshi Katate toma uchi Katate hachi no ji gaeshi
Hasso no bu Hassogaeshi uchi Hassogaeshi tsuki Hassogaeshi ushiro tsuki Hassogaeshi ushiro uchi Hassogaeshi ushiro barai
Nagare no bu Hidari nagaregaeshi uchi Migi nagaregaeshi tsuki