Aikido Weapons

The weapons taught at the RUSU and White Oak Dojo are mainly based on those taught by Saito Sensei at Iwama. (The Iwama Shrine). Weapons training forms an important part of the Aikido training at these Dojo and is included in the gradings from 6th kyu upwards. Three kinds of weapon are used,

  • Bokken (woodern sword)
  • Jo (short stick)
  • Tanto (usually a wooden or rubber knife but students of 3rd kyu and above may sometimes also use a 'live blade' - particularly in gradings).

A list of the different techniques is given below.

Bokken

  • 7 Bokken Suburi
  • 7 Bokken awase
  • 3 'alternative ' awase
  • 5 Kumi Tachi
  • Happo Giri
  • Tachi dori
  • Ki mu subi no tachi
  • Bokken kata

Jo

  • 21 jo suburi
  • 8 jo awase
  • 10 kumi jo
  • 31 count jo kata
  • 31 jo kata partner practice
  • 13 count jo kata
  • jo dori
  • Jo randori

Tanto

  • Gokkyo.
  • Tanto dori.

For more details, try the , Aikido Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) list The best starting point for Aikido information on the net  (located in Norway)