Aikido techniques against jo (staff) attacks, JO DORI, by Stefan Stenudd, 7 dan Aikikai shihan

Jodori is aikido defense techniques against attacks with jo, the Japanese staff. This video also shows aikido techniques when holding the jo, JO NO TEBIKI. All through the jodori part, the only attack is choku tsuki, a strike with the attacker’s both hands in the same positions. In jodo, there is also kaeshi tsuki, where the front hand is reversed, as well as a number of swings, uchi. But they are all dealt with in much the same way, so there is little point in showing more than one of them. The last part of the video is JO NO TEBIKI, where the defender (tori) holds the jo and the attacker (uke) grabs it. This is much easier to deal with. That’s because the attacker only gets to grip the jo with one hand instead of two. Often in aikido, this easier form is practiced much more than regular jodori, where the attacker has a firm two-handed grip of the jo.