Shinto Muso-ryu jo

Systems: jojutsu; kenjutsu (odachi, kodachi, nito)
Date founded: early Tokugawa period (ca. 1610)
Founded by: Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi
Present representative/headmaster: No headmaster or single representative is recognized; a number of teachers who hold the highest level of license (menkyo kaiden) are teaching in separate groups that interact loosely
Primarily located in: all over Japan; the main centers are in Fukuoka, Tokyo, the Osaka/Kyoto area, Kanagawa, and Aichi

Resources
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Books and DVDs
Dojo
Fuzoku bugei
General
Organizations
Photos and videos

Books and DVDs

Jodo Kyohan: By Kaminoda Tsunemori and Nakashima Asakichi; in Japanese.
Jodo Nyumon book: By Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden; in Japanese.
Jodo Nyumon DVD: ZNKR Seiteigata with Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden.
Jodo: ZNKR Seiteigata by Yoneno Kotaro and Hiroi Tsunetsugu; includes English translation.
Jodo: The Way of the Stick/JoDo, la Voie du Baton by Pascal Kreiger: A pdf file of Kreiger Sensei's book on jo, created with his permission; French/English.
Rare video footage from the 50s and 60s on DVD: Filmed by author Charles V. Gruzanski; scroll down the page to find a number of Shinto Muso-ryu related titles.
Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu 3 DVD Set: With Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden.
Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu: Jutsugiron Dai Ichi Maki: With Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden.
Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu: Jutsugiron Dai Ni Maki: With Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden.
Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu: Nyumonron: DVD; with Matsui Kenji, menkyo kaiden.
The Little Book of Jodo: By Eric Tribe and Kim Taylor.
Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Jodo VHS: Official presentation of the seiteigata by ZNKR.

Dojo

Budokan Academy - Jodo in Perth, Australia: Under the direction of Ramon Lawrence.
Finger Lakes Koryu Kai: Jo in Ithaca, NY, led by Larry Bieri.
Fudoshinkai: Jodo in Belgium.
Jodo at Club Budokan Penedes, Barcelona, Spain.: Site is in Spanish.
Jodo at the Östersunds Budo Kai: Under the direction of Michael Söderqvist, IJF.
Jodo in the Netherlands: Kiryoku Dojo, Zoetermeer.
Jodo--the way of the stick: Jodo at the Renbukan, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Maryland Jodo Society: Under the direction of Dan Soares and Joe Cieslik.
New York Kobujodokai: ZNKR Seiteigata jo in the New York City area.
Renseikan Dojo Jodo in Canada: Under the direction of Ward Jardine.
Shin Bu Kan: Jodo in Hungary, under the direction of Hábermajer Gábor.
Shinto Muso Ryu at the Aikido-Dojo Frankfurt: Affiliated with the European Jodo Federation.
Shinto Muso Ryu at the Takehaya Dojo in Rome, Italy: Affiliated with the European Jodo Federation.
Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo: Overview of jo in Australia.
Shuri Kosei dojo: Jodo in Hungary, under the direction of the European Jodo Federation.
Shinto Muso-ryu at the Shutokukan Dojo: Shinto Muso-ryu, led by Diane Skoss, menkyo kaiden, in New Jersey.
Stockholm Jodokai: Jo in Sweden led by Lars and Lena Carlberg.
Tanren Dojo Pécs: Jodo in Pécs, Hungary.
Tateyama Kendo and Iaido Club, Canada: Under the direction of Bruce Millar.
Tenshin Dojo: Jodo in the Czech Republic.
ZenKenRen Jodo and Shinto Muso-ryu: Jo in Belgium, with Patrik Demuynck; includes a list with kanji of the names of the seiteigata techniques, and a step by step description of tanjo.

Fuzoku bugei

Isshin-ryu kusarigamajutsu: One of the auxiliary arts taught within the Shinto Muso-ryu.
Uchida-ryu tanjojutsu: One of the auxiliary arts taught within the Shinto Muso-ryu.

General

Jo at EJMAS: References to jo on the Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences.
Jo links: In Hungarian.
Jodo Links: An extensive collection of links.
Muso Gonnosuke and the Shinto Muso-ryu Jo: by Wayne Muromoto.
Nishioka Tsuneo and the Pure Flow of the Jo: by Wayne Muromoto.
The Evolution of Classical Jojutsu: by Dave Lowry.
Uchidachi & Shidachi: by Nishioka Tsuneo.
ZNKR Jodo history: By Kim Taylor in the Journal of Non-lethal Combatives, Sept 2000.
ZNKR Jodo Seiteigata: An excerpt from The Little Book of Jodo by Eric Tribe and Kim Taylor.
ZNKR Jodo: Illustrated descriptions of the ZNKR Jo seiteigata.

Organizations

Austrian Kendô Association Jodo Division: ZNKR jo in Austria; site is in German.
Canadian Kendo Federation: Seiteigata Jodo information page.
FEJ : Fédération Européenne de Jodo: Fédération Européenne de Jodo
Jodo Kai Australia: Shinto Muso-ryu in Australia; headed by Paul Maloney.
Nihon Jodokai: Organization of Kaminoda Tsunemori, menkyo kaiden.
Sei Ryu Kai: Web site of Tsuneo Nishioka, menkyo kaiden.
Shinto Muso-ryu: Seiryukai: Site in English and Spanish, devoted to the activities of Nishioka Tsuneo Sensei, menkyo kaiden.
West Australian Kendo Renmei: Seitei jo in West Australia.

Photos and videos

Jojutsu technique ( samidare); Hagiwara Taro uchidachi: Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai Hono Embu, Meiji Shrine, 11/3/97.
Nishioka Tsuneo and Phil Relnick demonstrate oku: Seiryukai Dojo Kagami Biraki, Woodinville, Washington, 1/13/01.
Okuden, demonstrated by Phil and Nobuko Relnick: Woodinville Seiryukai Kagami Biraki, Woodinville, Washington, 1/15/00.
Saito Katsuhiko (left) and Matsui Kenji demonstrating jojutsu ( kage): Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai Hono Embu, Meiji Shrine, 11/3/96.
Training: Woodinville Seiryukai Kagami Biraki, Woodinville, Washington, 1/13/01.
Shinto Muso-ryu: Missouri Botanical Gardens Japanese Matsuri 2004.
Video of Shindo Muso-ryu: Donn Draeger demonstrates
Video--Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu: Taisha, performed by Shimizu Takaji.
Video--Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu: Kodachi ran'ai, performed by Shimizu Takaji (shidachi) and Kuroda Ichitaro (uchidachi).
ZNKR Jo Seiteigata: Scroll to bottom of page for wmv files of various kata and kihon.