Jodo: martial arts using a stick

 

 

 

I practice Shinto-Muso Ryu Jodo once a week.
The foto above is a demonstration of Jodo.I have a Jo and the other has a wooden sword.Many foreigners practice Jodo here in Japan.


☆杖道（Jodo）

The Jodo is an intangible cultural asset that have been over for four hundred years in Japan. The Jodo was created by Muso Gonnosuke the time of battle of Sekigahara,
the history tell that Muso Gonnosuke won the most famous Japanese sword-man, Miyamoto Musashi using by the Jodo.
The Jodo using the Jo(it’s called “the stick” in English) what is 128cm made by a white oak. The Jodo train  body and spirit.