Jo-Jutsu is the art of the short staff. The "Jo" itself is a wooden staff approximately 4 feet long. Like Iai-jutsu, Jo-jutsu traces its roots back to  feudal Japan and the Samurai warrior class. Shindo Muso Ryu Jo-Jutsu was created by Muso Gonnosuke, after suffering defeat in a duel against the famed swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The art of Jo-jutsu is almost 400 years old and consists of 64 waza (forms) and 12 basic kihon.

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