Jō

A jō (杖:じょう) is an approximately 1.27-metre (4.2 ft) wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts. The martial art of wielding the jō is called jōjutsu or jōdō. Also, aiki-jō is a set of techniques in aikido which uses the jō to illustrate aikido's principles with a weapon. The jō staff is shorter than the bō. Today, the jō is still used by some Japanese police forces.

This article is about the wooden staff used in Japanese martial arts. For the unit of area derived from the size of a tatami mat, see Tatami. For other uses, see Jo (disambiguation).
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