Introduction to Chiba Sensei’s Weapons System - Jo Basics

We present the basic framework for Chiba Sensei’s Jo work. How to hold, how to attack, rotation of the body, rotation of arms and weapon, etc. We look at the transition of some of the Jo basics from the early 1980s to late 2000s. In total, we present six carefully chosen Jo basics. The aim is not to replicate the full set of Chiba Sensei’s 36 Jo Basics as Chiba Sensei published an excellent DVD for those: Chiba Sensei’s Jo work is electrifying. It feels dangerous at first encounter, the focus is directly on the opponent and it takes time to learn how to take safe ukemi.