tsukimaster Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 I am interested in chatting with people who have Jodo experience. I have created my own style of Jodo which focuses solely on self defense techniques and fighting. I have researched Jodo quite a bit and have found traditional styles to be lacking.... Shidoshi
delta1 Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I am interested in chatting with people who have Jodo experience. I have created my own style of Jodo which focuses solely on self defense techniques and fighting. I have researched Jodo quite a bit and have found traditional styles to be lacking.... Care to expound on that a little? What is "Jodo"? Did you mean to say Judo? What was lacking in the traditional styles? How has your own style addressed the deficiencies? What qualifies you to make these judgements, and to create your own style? Is this a formal system, or just your personal style? Just curiouse. It's a little difficult to talk about something with no knowlege or information. Freedom isn't free!
tsukimaster Posted March 30, 2004 Author Posted March 30, 2004 Jodo is a stick fighting "art". Traditional Jodo teaches bokken (wooden sword) as well as the Jo (4 foot staff) I found in traditional systems you learn 12 movements of a "kata" from white to 10th dan, and possibly a few techniques, possibly. Not much there. My system focuses on self defense, and "jo sparring", making it purely a stick fighting system not watered down with other stuff. What makes me qualified? Over 26 years in the arts with Black Belts in Karate, Kempo, Judo, and Iaido. Stick fighting has been part of my training, just thought I'd expand it and make it a system, especially after my research. At this point my system is being reviewed by the National Dragon Council of Martial Arts for founders status. Shidoshi
WolverineGuy Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Hmm...interesting... Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon."
iolair Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Interesting... In developing your system, have you looked into... 1) Western Fencing 2) Irish Stick Fighting 3) texts by Nick Evangelista on traditonal Western stick fighting 4) Escrima ? Have these contributed much to your system? (It does seem that in the one area of fighting with short sticks, the Japanese have lagged behind others). Currently: Kickboxing and variants.Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.
Drunken Monkey Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 hmm, i am tempted to say that before you develope your own style, you should first seek out everything that exists that is similar to what you know. from the sounds of things, you have been primarily exposed to the japanese way of things and while this is not by itself a bad thing, it is not the only way that exsists. but then that is me. i much prefere learning. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
delta1 Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Sounds interesting. So, it is based on the jo staff, and it is meant to be a formal system. Is this primarily a stand alone system, or is it meant to be grafted on to a base? Do you translate the hand movements from staff to empty hands, and/or to other weapons? Are you going to be making any videos, or giving seminars? I don't have much experience with staff work, but I'm allways interested in trying something new; so I'd look at it even if I don't formally study it. Heck fire, you can allways pick up something from watching how the other guy does things. Freedom isn't free!
tsukimaster Posted March 31, 2004 Author Posted March 31, 2004 It can be a stand alone system but I offer it to my existing Kempo/Karate students. While I think my jodo system can be effective by itself, one should always study other emptyhand styles to "round out their training" If it gets approved by the organization, they have already asked if I'd make videos. I don't have access to production equipment but I'd be more than willing to market home made stuff. My system begins with basic hand and foot strikes and blocks, then onto single jo strikes, self defense, then onto empty hand self defense versus the jo, and then onto double jo work with self defense for that too. I alo incorporate free sparring with the jo and encourage students to increase their ability to hit and take hits in live combat. No katas are taught. Shidoshi
aefibird Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Sounds interesting! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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