Jō
Pole weapon
杖術
- Type
- pole weapon
- Place of origin
- Japan
A jō (杖（じょう）) is an approximately 1.27-metre (4.2 ft) wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts. The martial art of wielding the jō is called jōjutsu or jōdō. Also, aiki-jō is a set of techniques in aikido which uses the jō to illustrate aikido's principles with a weapon. The jō staff is shorter than the six-foot
rokushakubō. Today, the jō is still used by some Japanese police forces.
Martial arts that use it
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1126517 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.