Date & Time: Every Thursday 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm
Class Fee: $15 (Iaido students get $5 discount)
Jodo is a form of modern budo (way of the warrior) that is based on the traditional short staff techniques of the samurai, who ruled Japan during the Tokugawa Period from 1603 to 1868.
Jodo techniques allow one to control and subdue an opponent who is wielding a sword, using non-lethal techniques.
The legendary founder of jodo, Muso Gonnosuke, was said to have defeated the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
Jodo techniques developed to control unruly samurai to keep the peace, and, in fact, Japanese policemen train in jodo to this day.
About Instructor
Peter Boylan has studied Japanese martial arts for more than 25 years. He trains in Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo under Matsuda Shigeharu Shihan of Osaka.
He also trains in Kodokan Judo (3rd degree blackbelt) and Shinto Hatakage Ryu Iai Heiho (4th degree black belt.) He began his Jodo training in 1994 in Shiga, Japan, and continues it with frequent visits to Japan.
Peter Boylan also holds a Masters Degree in Comparative Religions, with emphasis on Japan.