Jo Kata I
Jo Kata I
| # | Action | Target | Explanation |
| 1 | Tsuki and guard | Chest | (LH) Jo upright in front of L foot, held with L hand chest high. Move bottom of jo into R hand. Slide L forward off the line and tsuki. Slide to R rear in guard position. (LH) |
| 2 | Tsuki and guard | Chest | Slide L forward off the line and tsuki. Slide to R rear in guard position. (LH) |
| 3 | Yokomen | Head | Step forward with R foot. Strike yokomen. (RH) |
| 4 | Gyaku yokomen | Head | Step across with L foot, jo in guard position, gyaku yokomen while swinging R foot behind. (LH) |
| 5 | Rear thrust | Knee | Move L hand to top of jo, look behind, and thrust to rear, knee high while rotating hips 180 degrees and facing to rear. (RH) |
| 6* | Tsuki and guard | Chest | Step forward off the line with L foot and tsuki. Kiai. Slide to R rear in guard position. (LH) |
| 7 | Yokomen | Head | Step forward with R foot. Strike yokomen. (RH) |
| 8 | Gyaku yokomen | Head | Step across with L foot, jo in guard position, gyaku yokomen while swinging R foot behind. (LH) |
| 9 | Turn to rear and strike down | Opponent’s weapon | Turn to R, shifting R foot/L foot off the line. Strike downward with jo tip slightly above horizontal. (RH) |
| 10 | Thrust | Chest | Slide forward and tsuki. (RH) |
| 11 | Shomen | Head | Step forward with L foot. Strike shomen. (LH) |
| 12 | Tsuki and guard | Chest, head | Switch hands, slide L forward off the line and tsuki. Slide to R rear in guard position. (LH) |
| 13* | Yokomen and thrust to L rear | Knee | Step back L foot and strike yokomen and kiai. R hand to tip of jo and thrust to L rear knee high. (RH) |
| 14 | Upper cut | Chin | Step forward L foot, sweep jo upwards, turning hips to R (LH) |
| 15 | Thrust | Chest | Slide forward with L foot and thrust, same hand grip. (LH) |
| 16 | Tsuki and guard | Chest, head | Release jo with R hand and flip jo. Slide L forward off the line and tsuki. Withdraw to R rear in guard position. (LH) |
| 17* | Thrust to L rear kneeling | Knee | Step back L foot and strike yokomen. Skip back, R hand to tip of jo and thrust to L rear while kneeling and kiai, L knee down and looking behind. (R knee up kneeling) |
| 18 | Sweep | Knee | Step forward with L foot and sweep jo horizontally knee high (LH) |
| 19 | Thrust | Knee | Slide forward with L foot, thrust to knee, same hand grip. (LH) |
| 20 | Tsuki | Chest | Release jo with R hand and flip jo. Slide L forward off the line and tsuki. (LH) |
| 21 | Upper cut | Chin | Step to R with R foot, then step back L foot upper cut with rear of jo. (RH) |
| 22* | Tsuki | Chest | Flip jo. Slide R forward off the line, tsuki and kiai. (RH) |