Bokken
Wooden sword, about 1.02–1.05 m, in red or white oak. It teaches a true cut, body alignment and distance.
See the animated cuts →Technique atlas
Weapons
Bokken and jō extend the body. Studying them sharpens distance, timing and precision in every empty-hand technique.
Jō
A staff of about 1.26 m, in oak. Used from both ends, it links the techniques of sword, spear and body.
Tantō
Wooden knife, for studying defences against a short blade (tantō-dori).
Jō kata
Tada Sensei’s first jō form
The illustrated guide used at the club, in four pages. The numbering only makes reading easier; role A is the more advanced partner, who starts.
