PUBLIC MARKS from Takwann with tags jo & aikido

Article publié en avant-première dans les colonnes du magazine en langue française Editions Aikido Journal. Cet enchaînement de 13 frappes est un enseignement du Fondateur O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba qui le pratiquait dans cet ordre. Il était cependant beaucoup plus long. Maître Morihiro Saito qui nous l’a transmis à Iwama s’est souvent excusé de n’avoir pu en retenir qu’une partie. C’est celle qui est restituée ci-après. Maître Saito enseignait cet enchaînement en quatre séquences : 1 - 4 / 5 - 6 / 7 - 9 / 10 - 13 Nous respectons ici cette division. Dans cet exercice, la fonction essentielle d’uchi jo est de matérialiser la ligne d’attaque, c’est pourquoi il se contente de faire tsuki.

In Aikido a Jo is a long staff that is used for spearing, hitting or deflecting a strike from an opponent. Learn tips from an Aikido expert on how to hold and use this weapon properly. Expert: Cliff Derdeyn Bio: Cliff Derdeyn has been involved in Japanese internal and martial arts for 26 years. He has studied sword work under Japanese sword master, Tetsuzan Kuroda. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

The 31 jo kata often practiced by aikidoka, is normally done in two directions - most movements to the front, and a few to the back. In my dojo, we got the idea of making it shiho, four directions, like most kata with that many movements are in other budo. It's fun for a change. Try it out, if you like - and if the photos and video clips are clear enough to figure out the movements. If not, then why don't you find out your own way of doing it? The photos were taken by Patrik Orth in Zlin. The video clips were filmed by Johnny Petersen at Enighet dojo in Malmö.

This video shows the 31 jo kata from 3 angles and the footwork in detail. The kata is executed by Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros (rokudan), chief instructor of TAKN. This is an instructional video made by Takemusu Aikido Kyokai Nederland.

Aikibatto is a system of sword exercises, both Aikiken style bokken with partner and iaido style solo training with iaito or shinken, for learning how to handle the sword in an aiki way.