Jodo

Jodo, "the way of the stick", comprises of paired practice with one person using a Bokken (wooden sword) and one person with a Jo (stick). The style practiced is the Shindo Muso Ryu style of Jodo. 

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Seitei Jodo Kata

In the 1968 the All Japan Kendo Federation recognised the importance of Jodo and felt that its study would be beneficial to the students of Kendo and Iaido. Accordingly, 12 representative forms were taken from the Shindo Muso Ryu to form The All Japan Kendo Federations standard Jodo forms called Seitei Kata.

 

Today’s Jodo techniques basically comprise three separate types of training These are:

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Tandoku Dosa – (individual practice)

This involves thirteen basic techniques which teach good posture and a basic understanding of the movements of the Jo and body

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Sotai Dosa – (paired practice)

The same techniques are practiced but this time with an opponent using a bokken. This helps develop an awareness of distance, observation and the correct places to strike an opponent,

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Seitei Kata

Twelve Kata. Involving the Jo against a swordsman. The techniques (Kata) can involve a single attack from the swordsman with an avoidance manoeuvre and a counter attack by the Jo, with more complex techniques comprising of multiple attacks and defensive moves from the sword and Jo.

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