Then your jo can be shorter. Seriously though, I've met some very short aikidoka who had very short jos. I've also met some very tall aikidoka with very long jos. It's a wooden stick. There's no reason in the world why you can't make it the size you need it to be to use it properly. I'm not that short but I had to get my own jo cut down to size because there weren't any that were the right length in stock the day it was bought.
From pictures and readings I've gathered that O'Senei was very short, so he probably had a short jo. Given that he knew how to use it, I doubt he found himself at a disadvantage over it. I know that bo is measured in shaku. So a cm bo is rokushaku. I don't know what is the proper length of a jo but my teacher told me it should be shoulder height. I guess it deosn't really matter as all jo techniques can be done with a bo.
My teacher met O'Sensei when he was a kid. Reckons he was around 5 feet tall. I have heard two sizes for jo: 1. And Bo, a staff longer then cm. I too have read the 4'11". In fact, I think he had to be 5' to get in the military and used to hang with weights on his legs to make him taller. All times are GMT He felt the spirit of the universe envelop his body with light.
He realized that the purpose of Budo was the protection of all things. To follow true Budo is to accept the spirit of the Universe, keep the peace of the world and correctly produce, protect and cultivate all beings. Soon, his fame attracted national attention, with martial artists of all styles traveling to test his growing reputation as unbeatable.
He defeated them one by one or sometimes in groups. No one could ever touch him. He seemed to disappear like smoke in their grasp. Many famous people, leaders in the government, military, martial artists and people in other fields studied with the O Sensei. He began studying jujutsu and the sword and noticed he had a natural inclination towards martial arts. Very upset, he went into the woods, where he tied himself to the trees hanging, desperate to increase his height.
In he succeeded to enlist as infantry. As a result of his actions during that time, he was recommended by his superiors for the National Military Academy, but he declined the offer and retired from the army. After his return home, he continued the physical preparation at the jujutsu dojo built by his father, where the well-known instructor Takaki Kiyoichi was teaching.
However, there was no dojo that he went regularly. He kept in contact with people and Amiral Isamu Takeshita, his classmate and a practitioner of budo, was one of them. There was a fellow-feeling between them so Amiral Isamu Takeshita decided to be a sponsor for him and invited him to Tokyo frequently. Others watched him too and an elite group decided to take the course. In addition, there was an arranged course for imperial guards who hold at least fifth dan.
It continued for 21 days in Aoyama castle. Sensei moved to Tokyo from Ayabe at the beginning of with his family. Sensei was invited to Naval Academy as a teacher, most of the students and teachers were taking lessons from him then. Actors and dancers who were the best in their area, including famous actor-Kikugoro, attended the lessons in order to learn Aiki movements.
The number of people who took the course was increased. Yoichiro Inoue who had been known by master since his childhood, Takeshi Nishimi who was the first deshi of Tokyo dojo and 6th dan in judo, Hisao Kamata, and Kikuo Kaneoka were few of them. He moved to Shiba Takanowa again but the house was full after 6 months.
A wide house took place in the top of Mejiro would be used until the original one was ready. Up to that time, many famous and high-level judoka personally visited the house, but none of these visits went to the records of the Kodokan dojo which is the headquarters of the Kano School and Judo movement and there was no official correspondence on this subject either. However, it was impossible since he was working on his own school which I respected. So, I chose several people who were talented in our school and set them to take lessons from Ueshiba.
Along with this opening, Sensei set a series of strict rules in order to prevent Aikido from being used out of purpose and misused. During this time, there were around students, uchi-deshi, who were extremely lively and working on Aikido.
Almost all of them were above 80 kg and came from high-grade judo and kendo. These ambitious and curious students were investigating the secrets of Aiko under the supervision of Sensei and gaining a better understanding of the world. At that time, a new dojo with tatamis was set up in Takeda, Tamba province to get energetic young students. For new students, he was asking at least two recommendation from qualified people. Apart from daily lesson hours, there were many private lesson hours because some of the students were elderly, some of the elders of the country, some budo masters, and some of the children of very important individuals.
Anyone working on Budo clearly knows Aikido. People who were working on Kendo and Judo were visiting the dojo without hesitation. Isamu Takeshita was brought to head of Kobukai Foundation. Then, a dojo with 40 mats was established on a corner of m2 land. The temple became a sacred place for Aikido in short time.
During the war, the master attended to agriculture here. Courses were also available at various places. After the war, there was a decision to prohibit all budo activities. The day of reorganization was anticipated with the hope of rebirth.
The new foundation was approved on 2 February and the Aikido movement was born silent but powerful again. After WWII, substantial changes have also emerged in the changing world and the Aikido management policy. Japanese Ministry of Education accepted the new budo and officially registered the Aikikai Foundation Zaidan Hojin Aikikai as a national institution dedicated to the development of Aikido art.
The spiritual focal point of this movement is covered by Aiki Temple.
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