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Legendary origin
The techniques for jō were reportedly invented by Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (夢想 權之助 勝吉, fl. c. Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (夢想權之助勝吉 was a Samurai of the early 1600s and the traditional founder of the Koryu school of Jojutsu known 1605, date of death unknown) after he was defeated by the famous swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, 1584–1645). (c 1584– June 13 ( Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645 also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or They fought each other in a duel sometime between 1608 and 1611, according to Kenji Tokitsu. Kenji Tokitsu is also the name of an Actor. Dr Kenji Tokitsu is a noted author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts, who has The record mentioning this duel, the Nitenki, recounts:
- "When Musashi was in Edo, he met an adept named Musō Gonnosuke, who asked to fight him. Gonnosuke used a wooden sword. Musashi was in the process of making a small bow; he picked up a piece of firewood. Gonnosuke attacked him without even bowing, but he received a blow from Musashi that made him fall down. He was impressed and left. "
A different text, the Kaijo Monogatari (dated to 1666) differs considerably from the Nitenki version. In it, Gonnosuke is a boastful and brash warrior who duels Musashi intending to see how Musashi compares with Musashi's father in swordsmanship. The fight occurs in Akashi, not Edo, and Gonnosuke wields a staff four shaku in length and reinforced with steel rings. is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Kobe. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the The shaku (尺 is an archaic Japanese unit of Length, approximately equal to the foot. After his defeat, he then went to Mount Homan-zan in Chikuzen (near Fukuoka), where he practiced considerably, changing his preferred weapon to four shaku and two sun in length - 1. Chikuzen (筑前国 Chikuzen no kuni was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū, but without is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across 27 meter as compared to 1. 21 meter. This school was called the Shintō Musō-ryū because of Gonnosuke's previous training under Sakurai Osuminokami Yoshikatsu of the Shintō-ryū. most commonly known by its practice of jōdō, is a traditional school ( Koryū) of the Japanese martial art of jōjutsu
The school he founded to transmit his techniques has some old records which claims that Gonnosuke, struck by his defeat, went into solitary meditation until he received divine inspiration in a dream; he then invented techniques to fight against Musashi's two swords using only a stick, and defeated Musashi on their next encounter. Assuming the records are accurate and genuine, this would be the only time Musashi was defeated, as the vast majority of documentation states that Musashi was never defeated.
Subsequent history
The usage of various stick weapons has existed in one form or another long before Musō Gonnosuke invented his techniques, but his school, Shintō Musō-ryū, was probably the first known professional school that dedicated itself to the art of using a jō against a swordsman.
Several traditional Japanese koryū ("old schools" of martial arts) used the jō like a sword. is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. The added length of the jō was meant to give it an advantage over the sword. Further, its wood construction allowed a fighter to improvise a jō quickly from a tree, branch, or other pole.
References
- Kenji Tokitsu (2004). Kenji Tokitsu is also the name of an Actor. Dr Kenji Tokitsu is a noted author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts, who has Miyamoto Musashi: His life and writings, 67-68. ISBN 1-59030-045-9.
See also
bō (棒 ぼう or kon, is a long staff, usually made of tapered hard wood for example white oak Bamboo and in some cases for training purposes The hanbō (半棒 lit "half-staff" is a Quarterstaff used in Martial arts Traditionally the hanbō was three Shaku For the village near Anjar Kutch Gujarat India see Shinai village. The tambo (also romanized as tanbo) is a Martial arts Weapon. A quarterstaff is a medieval English Weapon, consisting of a shaft of hardwood, sometimes with metal-reinforced tipsDictionary
jō
-noun
- An approximately 1.60 m (5.25 foot) long wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts.
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