What is 31 Jo Kata?

31 Jo Kata is an Aikido kata created by O Sensei Ueshiba and was handed down to Morihiro Saito Sensei and practised by Iwama Aikidoka. This kata is used with a Jo (Staff) or Jo Staff. The 31 Jo Kata is MUST learn kata no matter what style of Aikido you practice.

How long is an aikido Jo?

50″ to 56″
The Jo Is Also Known As “The Wooden Staff of Japan” Lengths range from 50″ to 56″ and a diameter of about 1″. The Jo is also called the four-foot staff or short staff, distinguishing it from the long or Bo staff (six-foot stick), and the Hanbo or half (three-foot) stick.

What is aikido art?

aikido, Japanese aikidō (“way of harmonizing energy”), martial art and self-defense system that resembles the fighting methods jujitsu and judo in its use of twisting and throwing techniques and in its aim of turning an attacker’s strength and momentum against himself.

What martial arts use Jo staff?

The Jo (staff) is a short staff used in Japanese & Okinawan martial arts such as Jojutsu , Aikido, Ninjutsu, Kobudo and some Budo/Bujutsu Ryu. A Jo is a wooden staff and is roughly 4 feet in length. In contrast, a Bo (staff) is approximately 6 feet in length.

How long should my Jo be?

There is a rule, and exceptions to it when deciding the size of a jo (medium length staff used in Aikido), Jodo and other sword/staff practices. The rule (and this comes from ancient times) is that the jo is cylindrical in shape and has specific proportions of 50 1/4″ x 15/16″.

Who created the Jo?

A popular legend indicates that the Jo was first created and used as a weapon of battle by a warrior called Katsuyoshi. Katsuyoshi experienced defeat after defeat using other traditional weapons, and finally withdrew into isolation to meditate for nearly 40 days.

What martial arts use jo staff?

Who created the jo staff?

Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi
The techniques for jō were reportedly invented by Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (夢想 權之助 勝吉, fl. c. 1605, date of death unknown) after he was defeated by the famous swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, 1584–1645). They fought each other in a duel sometime between 1608 and 1611, according to Kenji Tokitsu.