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thosford
15th December 2004, 19:23
I've been training for a couple of years now in jujutsu and have encountered one or two jo katas at various seminars. The problem: I have no way to tell if I am doing them correctly, and I don't remember them completely. Does anyone know of some sites with videos of jo katas, or does anyone know of a site with pictures and instructions? I'm not sure of the name of the kata I 'learned,' but I do know that I enjoyed it. Thanks.

Bill Gallant
15th December 2004, 19:53
i only know of instructional manuals, sorry.
Hey, be brave and post an MPEG of you doing the kata? Then we can tell you if your doing it right!!;)

thosford
15th December 2004, 21:52
I'll email you my mailing address and you can send me your video camera =) Poor college students cant afford such things. Besides, I'm pretty sure I can predict the response I'd get =)

So no one knows of any e-books or instructional sites on doing jo katas?

CEB
15th December 2004, 21:57
Here you go (http://www.fudebakudo.com/en/gallery_31count.html)

ulvulv
15th December 2004, 22:11
Aikijohohohohoho

sorry, three glasses of red wine and two belgian beer talking. ;)

thosford
15th December 2004, 22:12
So... I was doing it right! Thanks... lol

Ric Flinn
15th December 2004, 22:26
Originally posted by CEB
Here you go (http://www.fudebakudo.com/en/gallery_31count.html)

That is very funny, and all too familiar. That's exactly what it felt like learning that kata when I was in aikido, and about the same level of seriousness too.

As for my meager attempt to stay on topic; There aren't many different styles of jo, but there are a few, and we don't really know which style you might have learned at a jujutsu seminar, so it's hard to recommend training material. It's also hard to recommend training material because training with an qualified instructor on a regular basis is really the only way; if your instructor knows of good material in the style he's teaching you, perhaps she/he can point you towards it.

In the meantime, it couldn't hurt to go to budogu.com and buy a selection of jo books; there's some good ones (you're welcome Peter).

thosford
16th December 2004, 03:00
Thanks for the replies.

Ric Flinn,

Aside from running through a jo kata at a seminar I have no experience with a jo. I'm a student who looks for information both inside and outside of the dojo, and information pertaining to any style would be appreciated. The type of information I am looking for (forgive me if I display any ignorance here) would be things like correct grip(s), effective strikes, blocks and deflections.

Thanks again,
Tad

Andy Watson
16th December 2004, 09:14
Tad

http://www.furyu.com/index.html

Have a look at Wayne Muramoto's extremely good Furyu journal. You will find some video clips, I think, in the archive section. There is a film of Donn Draeger doing some Tachi Otoshi from Seitei Jodo. There's lot's of other interesting stuff here too.

Regards

Brian Owens
16th December 2004, 12:55
Originally posted by thosford
...information pertaining to any style would be appreciated. The type of information I am looking for (forgive me if I display any ignorance here) would be things like correct grip(s), effective strikes, blocks and deflections.
It's not an e-book or Web site, but I can recommend Dave Lowry's manual, Jo: Art of the Japanese Short Staff, for a good introduction to the basics. This book focuses on the jo style known as Aikijo, not on one of the koryu such as Shindo Muso Ryu.

In addition to some history of the jo, the book contains a section on kihon (fundamentals), exactly as you say you are looking for, as well a jo form. The latter is the 31-count form he calls san-ju-ichi-renshu, and which in my ryu we call sanjuichi-no-jo. This is one of the most widely practiced forms (either a kata or a tandoku renshu, depending on your school's nomenclature), and may be the one you learned at the seminar.

Trying to learn jo only from a book is like trying to learn to sail by reading a nautical chart; however books can be a helpful tool if used within their scope and intent.

Mark Barlow
16th December 2004, 22:00
Tad,

I've got a couple of decent jo books and one video of Faulkner Sensei conducting a seminar. They're boxed up from the dojo move but I'll dig them out and make sure you have them before the end of Xmas break.

Mark Barlow

kurogane
19th December 2004, 18:07
Here you may find some interesting information http://www.jodojo.com/

J. A. Crippen
19th December 2004, 21:42
Go to http://buyubooks.com and search for jojutsu. You will find a number of books and videos on SMR jojutsu. They're in Japanese, but ample pictures will provide you with what you're looking for.