Aikido 20 Jo Suburi - Basic Staff Forms

The Aiki Jo developed by Morihei Ueshiba (O'Sensei) is a method of using Japanese staff techniques to teach the principles of Aikido.

The 20 basic staff movements which form part of the Iwama Ryu syllabus were developed by Morihiro Saito for solo practice with a Jo (wooden staff). They can be categorised in 5 series as listed below.


1-5 TSUKI NO BU - Thrusting Series

1. CHOKU ZUKI - Direct thrust
2. KAESHI ZUKI - Reversed thrust
3. USHIRO TSUKI - Rear thrust
4. TSUKI GEDAN GAESHI - Thrust, then low reversal
5. TSUKI JODAN GAESHI UCHI - Thrust, then high reversal and strike


6-10 SHOMEN NO BU - Striking Series

6. SHOMEN UCHI KOMI - Head strike, stepping forward
7. RENZOKU UCHI KOMI - Continuous striking, stepping forward
8. MEN UCHI GEDAN GAESHI - Head strike, then low reversal
9. MEN UCHI USHIRO TSUKI - Head strike, then rear thrust
10. GYAKYU YOKOMEN USHIRO TSUKI - opposite side head strike, then rear thrust


11-13 KATATE NO BU - One Handed Series

11. KATATE GEDAN GAESHI - One handed strike with low reversal
12. KATATE TOMA UCHI - One handed strike at a distance
13. KATATE HACHI NO JI GAESHI - One handed figure eight strike


14-18 HASSO GAESHI NO BU - Figure Eight Turn Series

14. HASSO GAESHI UCHI - Figure eight turn, then strike
15. HASSO GAESHI TSUKI - figure eight turn, then thrust
16. HASSO GAESHI USHIRO TSUKI - Figure eight turn, then rear thrust
17. HASSO GAESHI USHIRO UCHI - Figure eight turn, then rear strike
18. HASSO GAESHI USHIRO BARAI - Figure eight turn, then rear sweep


19-20 NAGARE GAESHI NO BU - Flowing Turn Series

19. HIDARI NAGARE GAESHI UCHI - Left flowing turn, then strike
20. MIGI NAGARE GAESHI TSUKI - Right flowing turn, then thrust


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