Ninety One
The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping yourself in a safe and unassailable position; then no one will suffer any losses. The Way of a Warrior, the Art of Politics, is to stop trouble before it starts. It consists in defeating your adversaries spiritually by making them realize the folly of their actions. The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony.
"The Art of Peace" by Morihei Ueshiba
Prerequisites: Because the Jyo and Bokken are DANGEROUS WEAPONS in their own right, normally it is required that a student be at least a green belt in Aikido. Exceptions can be made on an individual basis, but will still require that the prospective student be a participant in one or more of the following arts: Judo, Ju Jitsu, Iaido, or ARMA. The minimum age for participation is 18.
Class time and cost: Jyodo class is Saturday afternoon from 4:00 until 5:30 pm. The cost is $20/month.
Techniques and Katas
The student, (shidachi), first performs a series of basic strikes alone, without a partner. Then he(she) executes the same strikes with a partner (uke, or uchidachi), who attacks with a bokken, (wooden sword). Lastly, shidachi and uchidachi work together to learn the 12 basic, (Kihon), katas. It is important that the student learn both the shidachi and uchidachi roles, and especially that the basic strikes be carried out as correctly in the katas as they are done in solo and paired strike practice. Listed below are a series of positions (Kamae), names of the strikes, and the names of the 12 Kihon Katas.
Positions (Stances)
Strikes
Kihon Katas
About the Sensei
Tim Cleghorn began the study of Jyodo in 1992 as a member of Clear Lake/NASA Aikikai, which was a member dojo of the Fugakukai International, Karl Geis Shihan. He attended a 4-day Jyodo seminar presented by Ms. Tsunaku Miyake at the Fugakukai main dojo in Houston, Texas. He was awarded 4th Dan in Jyodo in June, 2000.