Sunday, 4 September 2022

AIKI JUTSU Weapons - Bokken and Jo

 

In Aiki Jutsu, and then onto modern Aikido, the weapons used are Bokken, the Tachi Katana longsword, and the Jo staff


SUBURI - 7 Kihon methods for learning use of Katana

KUMI TACHI - methods to learn use of the Katana against Katana

TACHI DORI - Defence against the Sword


AIKI JO - Both Kihon Suburi and Kata

KUMI JO - Jo on Jo fighting forms

JO DORI - techniques when your Jo is grabbed, and when you are Unarmed against an attacker with Jo

Advanced Jo Dori can apply to Bo, Yari and Naginata


There is TANTO Dori - defence against Knife, though no use of Knife as a weapon



The weapons of Daito Ryu are similar to other Bujutsu and Ninja schools

Katana, TACHI, Daito

Wakizashi, Kodachi, Shoto

Tanto

Jo staff

Bo staff

Juken bayonet , short spear

Yari spear

Naginata halberd


For our purposes we are sourcing Bokken drills from Sword, and the Jo, which also incorporates the foundation for the moves from the other long weapons