Jodo Japanese art of fighting with the stick that comes from jojutsu (art of stick long). Bandito after World War II, was restored over 50 years'. Bludgeon of 4 feet and two inches long, usually made of oak. This method was created more than 400 years ago by a great man of the sword, Gunnosuke Muzzle, which for centuries guarded secrets of the clan and Fudoka Kuroda. Today jo is designed as art rather than as self-defence, because carrying a stick is illegal.
According to legend, the famous man of swords Muzzle Gonnosuke was defeated and retreated in meditation, during that time he was the idea of how to use a short stick. It allenò with the new weapon, and then sfidò Musashi in another meeting. Using the jo Gunnosuke defeated Musashi, at that time, had never been defeated.
Gunnosoke began perfecting the techniques of jo. The 12 basic techniques are techniques grip (honte uchi); technique grip upside (uchi-gyaku); techniques rear block (niki-otoshi);
Push with the hands (kyashi-zuki); taken reverse (gyakute-zuki); Block fall (maki-otoshi); positioning stick on the body (kure-tsuke); push stick on the body (kure-hanashi); control Body (tai-atari), the thrust block (tsuke-hazushi); block on the central part of the body and vice versa (doh-uchi-harai), and release techniques and vice versa (tai-hazushi-uchi).
The techniques include jodo, attacks, pushes, blocks parades, deviations, interceptions, and sweeps. These can be learned in 4 / 6 months. Students learn more than 70 advanced techniques. The jodo is not like karate or judo, a student fought against each other in a predetermined use the bo and the other a sword. Students with advanced degree can use other weapons like tenjo jitsu (heavy stick) and kuon-gama (chain) technical supervision is given by the All japan Judo Federation. During the Tokugawa period, jojutsu, the precursor of jodo, was used by bushi, when you do not want to inflict deadly blows.

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