{i} long wooden stick which is 4 foot (1.2 meters) long used in certain Japanese martial arts; girlfriend or boyfriend, person's sweetheart (Scottish use)
Wooden staff, about 4 feet by 15/16" Commonly made of white oak The jo originated as a walking stick It is unclear how it became incorporated into aikido Many jo movements come from traditional Japanese spear- fighting, others may have come from jo-jutsu, but many seem to have been innovated by the founder
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